The 2010 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2010 opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 2009. The championship began on 1 May 2010 and ended on 10 October 2010.
Newtownshandrum were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Erin's Own in the quarter-finals.
On 29 August 2010, Blarney were relegated from the championship following a 1–14 to 1–12 defeat by Blackrock.
On 10 October 2010, Sarsfields won the championship following a 1–17 to 0–18 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their fourth championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Douglas
From Championship
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Castlelyons
Results Divisions/colleges section
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Relegation play-off
Round 4
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Patrick HorganGlen Rovers6-6280810.002Eoghan MurphyErin's Own1-384158.20Cian McCarthySarsfields0-414166.663Barry JohnsonBride Rovers1-293256.404Mark CreminBlarney1-252847.005Adrian MannixCIT3-182739.006Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum0-242454.807Conor DorrisGlen Rovers4-112382.87Stephen MoylanDouglas0-232345.758Brendan RingImokilly3-132237.33Diarmuid O'RiordanMuskerry1-192237.33Seán HennessyMidleton1-192245.50Joe DeaneKilleagh0-222237.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Robert O'DriscollSarsfields2-1016Blackrock2Adrian MannixCIT3-0615Muskerry3Patrick HorganGlen Rovers2-0814MidletonPatrick HorganGlen Rovers1-1114Bride Rovers4Barry JohnsonBride Rovers1-0912BlarneyPatrick HorganGlen Rovers1-0912St. Finbarr'sPatrick HorganGlen Rovers1-0912St. Finbarr's4Pa CroninBishopstown2-0511CloyneMark CreminBlarney1-0811BallinhassigMichael AhernBallinhassig1-0811Erin's OwnCian McCarthySarsfields0-1111Bride Rovers
Miscellaneous Sarsfield's qualify for three finals in a row for the first time. Douglas reached the semi-final stages of the championship for the first time ever. Glen Rovers qualified for the final for the first time since 1991.
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