The 2000 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2000 opening round fixtures took place on 12 December 1999. The championship began on 6 May 2000 and ended on 8 October 2000.

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Midleton in Round 3.

On 8 October 2000, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 0–14 to 0–11 defeat of Erin's Own in the final. This was their first championship title ever.

Imokilly's Joe Deane was the championship's top scorer with 6-32.

Team changes To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballincollig

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Joe DeaneImokilly6-3250510.002Neil RonanBallyhea4-374959.803Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum1-323557.004John CorcoranErin's Own2-283456.805Kevin MurrayMuskerry3-223147.756Declan MotherwayCloyne0-272755.407Jerry O'ConnorNewtownshandrum2-152154.20Eoin FitzgeraldCastlelyons0-212137.008Alan BrowneBlackrock1-1720210.009William DeasyCarbery4-071936.33

In a single game

Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Tom KennyMuskerry3-0413BallyheaKevin MurrayMuskerry3-0413Na Piarsaigh2Joe DeaneImokilly2-0612SarsfieldsNeil RonanBallyhea2-0612Seandún3Joe DeaneImokilly1-0811Erin's OwnAlan BrowneBlackrock0-1111BishopstownJohn CorcoranErin's Own0-1111Imokilly4William DeasyCarbery2-0410St. Catherine'sBarry EganSeandún1-0710BallyheaMickey O'ConnellMidleton1-0710BlackrockJohnny EnrightUCC1-0710NewtownshandrumJoe DeaneImokilly0-1010Cloyne

Miscellaneous

Muskerry qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship for the first time since 1970. The final featured a unique pairing as it was the first ever final between Erin's Own and Newtownshandrum. Erin's Own were appearing in only their second ever final while it was a first final for Newtownshandrum. Newtownshandrum win their first ever title.

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