The 2023 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 11 December 2022. The championship ran from 4 August to 28 October 2023.

The final, a replay, was played on 28 October 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blarney and Newcestown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Newcestown won the match by 3–17 to 0–24 to claim their first ever championship title in the grade.

Blarney's Shane Barrett was the championship's top scorer with 1-69.

Team changes To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship Na Piarsaigh

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Inniscarra

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship Fr. O'Neill's

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballymartle

Group A Group A table

TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffBride Rovers33005843156Killeagh3111655963Na Piarsaigh3111605643Inniscarra30034974-250

Group A results

Group B Group B table

TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffNewcestown32016959104Blarney3201747044Ballyhea31026371-82Courcey Rovers31026268-62

Group B results

Group C Group C table

TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCarrigtwohill32016550154Cloyne3201605914Fermoy32015657-14Mallow30035469-150

Group C results

Knockout stage

Bracket

Relegation playoff

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Shane BarrettBlarney1-6972710.282Eddie KenneallyNewcestown5-546979.853Pa O'CallaghanBallyhea2-3137312.334Dylan McCarthyKilleagh0-343448.505Pádraig HollandInniscarra4-213348.25Seán WalshCarrigtwohill2-273348.257Mark TobinMallow1-273047.508Richard O'SullivanNewcestown4-172974.14Brian O'SheaCloyne1-262947.2510Adam WalshBride Rovers0-282839.33

In a single game

Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Pa O'CallaghanBallyhea1-1417Blarney2Shane BarrettBlarney0-1414Ballyhea3Eddie KenneallyNewcestown1-1013BlarneyEddie KenneallyNewcestown1-1013Courcey Rovers5Mark TobinMallow1-0912CloynePa O'CallaghanBallyhea1-0912Courcey RoversSeán WalshCarrigtwohill1-0912MallowShane BarrettBlarney0-1212Courcey Rovers9Eddie KenneallyNewcestown1-0811CarrigtwohillEddie KenneallyNewcestown1-0811KilleaghShane BarrettBlarney0-1111NewcestownShane BarrettBlarney0-1111Cloyne

Miscellaneous

The semi-final between Bride Rovers and Blarney was declared void and a replay ordered after an objection by Blarney was upheld. Bride Rovers had 16 players on the pitch in the play that led to them winning an equalising free in the void match.

References

External links Cork GAA website