The 1999 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 1999 opening round fixtures took place on 11 December 1998. The championship began on 5 June 1999 and ended on 31 October 1999. It was the last championship to be played using a straight knock-out format.
Imokilly were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the semi-final.
On 31 October 1999, Blackrock won the championship following a 3–17 to 0–8 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their 30th championship title and their first in 14 championship seasons.
University College Cork's Joe Deane was the championship's top scorer with 3-26.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Castlelyons
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Joe DeaneUCC3-263565.832Brian O'KeeffeBlackrock5-132855.603Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh3-1625212.50Alan BrowneBlackrock3-162555.005Timmy McCarthyCastlelyons1-192237.336Dave BennettUCC1-172054.007Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum0-191936.338Kevin MurrayMuskerry2-111728.50Jerome O'DriscollImokilly1-141735.6610John KingstonUCC2-091543.75Adrian CoughlanBlackrock1-121553.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh3-0615Bishopstown2John CorcoranErin's Own0-1111Cloyne3Kevin MurrayMuskerry1-0710MidletonJoe DeaneUCC1-0710CastlelyonsMickey O'ConnellMidleton0-1010MuskerryBen O'ConnorNewtownshandrum0-1010KilbrittainMark MullinsNa Piarsaigh0-1010Glen RoversJoe DeaneUCC0-1010Glen Rovers9Donal O'MahonyBishopstown1-069Na PiarsaighJerome O'DriscollImokilly1-069Newtownshandrum
Miscellaneous Blackrock win the title for the first time in 14 years. University College Cork qualified for the final for the first time since 1970. University College Cork miss out on the double after the football team won the SFC.
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