2023 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 135th staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022. The championship ran from 6 June to 15 October 2023.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the [2022 County Cork|Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship|defending champions], however, they were beaten by Sarsfields in the [|semi-finals]. 27-time champions Glen Rovers' relegation brought an end to 97 years of top tier hurling for the club.
The [|final] was played on 15 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Sarsfields and Midleton, in what was second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 10 years. Sarsfields won the match by 0–21 to 0–19 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in nine years.
Ben Cunningham was the championship's [|top scorer] with 1-58.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Fr. O'Neill's

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

Na Piarsaigh

Participating teams

Clubs

Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain
Bishopstown	Bishopstown	Maroon and white	Glen O'Callaghan Martin Hayes
Blackrock	Blackrock	Green and yellow	Jamie Harrington	Niall Cashman Kevin O'Keeffe
Charleville	Charleville	Red and white	Mark Foley	Jack Meade
Douglas	Douglas	Green, white and black	Denis O'Riordan	Donnchadh Murphy
Erin's Own	Glounthaune	Blue and red	Martin Bowen
Fr. O'Neill's	Ballymacoda	Green and red	Dave Colbert Bryan Sweeney	Declan Dalton John Millerick
Glen Rovers	Blackpool	Green, black and yellow	Richie Kelleher	Stephen McDonnell
Kanturk	Kanturk	White and green	Tom Walsh	Lorcán McLoughlin
Midleton	Midleton	Black and white	Micheál Keohane	Conor Lehane
Newtownshandrum	Newtownshandrum	Green and yellow		Tim O'Mahony
Sarsfields	Glanmire	Blue, black and white	Johnny Crowley
St. Finbarr's	Togher	Blue and yellow	Ger Cunningham	Billy Hennessy

Divisions and colleges

Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain
Avondhu	North Cork	Black and yellow	Joe O'Brien	Jack Twomey Stephen Condon
Carbery	West Cork	Purple and yellow	Joe Ryan	Michael Cahalane
Carrigdhoun	Southeast Cork	Red and white		Cormac Desmond
Duhallow	Duhallow	Orange and black	Donal O'Mahoney	Jack Murphy
Imokilly	East Cork	Red and white	Denis Ring	John Cronin Ciarán O'Brien
Muskerry	Mid Cork	Green and white	Diarmuid Kirwan	Fenton Denny
University College Cork	College Road	Red and black	Tom Kenny	Seán Daly

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	1-58	61	5	12.20
2	Aaron Myers	Sarsfields	2-51	57	6	9.50
3	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	2-37	43	4	10.75
4	Shane Kingston	Douglas	2-36	42	4	10.50
5	Jamie Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	4-28	40	3	13.33
6	Stephen Condon	Avondhu	2-32	38	5	7.60
6	Declan Dalton	Fr O'Neill's	2-24	30	3	10.00
8	Conor Lehane	Midleton	0-29	29	4	7.25
9	Eoghan Murphy	Erin's Own	0-27	27	3	9.00
9	Jack Doyle	Charleville	0-27	27	4	6.75

;In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	0-18	18	Kanturk
2	Aaron Myers	Sarsfields	2-10	16	Newtownshandrum
2	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-13	16	Bishopstown
4	Jamie Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	2-09	15	Kanturk
4	Jamie Coughlan	Newtownshandrum	1-12	15	St Finbarr's
6	Shane Kingston	Douglas	1-11	14	Erin's Own
6	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	1-11	14	Sarsfields
6	Ben Cunningham	St Finbarr's	0-14	14	Newtownshandrum
9	Declan Dalton	Fr O'Neill's	1-10	13	Erin's Own
9	Shane Kingston	Douglas	1-10	13	Imokilly

Miscellaneous

Sarsfields qualify for the final for the first time since 2015.
Sarsfields win the title for the first time since 2014.
27-time champions Glen Rovers' relegation brought an end to 97 years of top tier hurling for the club.