The 2006 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2006 Round 1 fixtures took place on 11 December 2005. The championship began on 26 April 2006 and ended on 22 October 2006.
Newtownshandrum were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cloyne at the semi-final stage.
On 22 October 2006, Erin's Own won the championship following a 2–19 to 3–14 defeat of Cloyne in the final. This was their second championship title overall ad their first title since 1992.
Cloyne's Paudie O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 4-25.
Teams Changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballinhassig
From Championship
Declined to field a team Seandún
Personnel and general information
TeamColoursManager(s)CaptainLast winAvondhuYellow and blackJoe O'BrienWill Twomey1996BallinhassigBlue and whitePeter BrennanDiarmuid ColemanMartin ColemanBlackrockGreen and yellowDave KeaneAlan Browne2002Bride RoversGreen, white and goldJack RussellBrendan WalshCarrigdhounRed and whiteCastlelyonsGreen and goldJohn MolloyFinnan WatersCarberyPurple and yellow1994Cork Institute of TechnologyRed and whiteJohn MeylerKeith RickenCloyneRed and blackSeán MotherwayDiarmuid O'SullivanDelanysGreen, white and goldMartin KnoxMark O'DriscollDouglasGreen, while and blackJohn HorganDuhallowOrange and blackGer AhernErin's OwnBlue and redMartin BowenTimmy Kelleher1992Glen RoversGreen, yellow and blackTomás MulcahyPaddy Cunningham1989ImokillyRed and whiteRonan DwaneGer O'Leary1998KilleaghGreen and whiteTeddy McCarthyBugsy BarryMidletonBlack and whiteSeán O'BrienAlan Cahill1991MuskerryGreen and whiteMark KennyNa PiarsaighYellow and blackChristy ConneryDave Gardiner1995NewtownshandrumGreen and yellowSimon MorrisseyPhil Noonan2005SarsfieldsBlue, white and blackJohn Barry1957St. Catherine'sPurple and yellowGerry FitzgeraldJunior SheehanSt. Finbarr'sBlue and goldJimmy Barry-MurphyKevin Murray1993University College CorkBlack and redPaddy CrowleyDara McSweeney1970
Results Round 1
Round 2
Relegation section
Divisional/colleges section
Round 3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Paudie O'SullivanCloyne4-253757.202Maurice O'SullivanCIT1-323548.753Eoghan MurphyErin's Own1-313456.80Mickey O'ConnellMidleton0-343448.504Diarmuid O'SullivanCloyne3-192855.605Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum1-212438.006Conor CusackCloyne6-052354.607Joe DeaneKilleagh1-192237.338Jerome O'DriscollBride Rovers0-222245.509Adrian CoughlanBlackrock0-212137.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Diarmuid O'SullivanCloyne3-0716Midleton2Neil RonanAvondhu2-0814CIT3Eoghan MurphyErin's Own1-1013Cloyne4Maurice O'SullivanCIT1-0912Avondhu5Stephen P. O'SullivanNa Piarsaigh2-0511DelanysJohn AndersonGlen Rovers1-0811DelanysPaudie O'SullivanCloyne1-0811Erin's OwnMickey O'ConnellMidleton0-1111CloyneTimmy McCarthyCastlelyons0-1111DelanysAdrian CoughlanBlackrock0-1111Castlelyons
Miscellaneous Erin's Own won the championship for the first time since 1992. The semi-final between Cloyne and Newtownshandrum was abandoned after just 11 minutes because of a waterlogged Páirc Uí Chaoimh pitch. Cloyne became the first team since Ballincollig in 1943 to lose three successive finals. Ballinhassig return to the senior championship for the first time since 1976
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