The 1988 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 100th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 1 May 1988 and ended on 16 October 1988.
Midleton entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Blackrock in the second round.
The final was played on 16 October 1988 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in seven years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 3–18 to 2–14 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a first title in four years.
Brian Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Erin's Own
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Brian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's2-293548.752Finbarr DelaneyBlackrock3-253456.803Mick MullinsNa Piarsaigh2-131936.334Pat HorganGlen Rovers2-121844.505Éamonn O'DonoghueBlackrock2-101653.206Ger O'RiordanGlen Rovers1-121535.007Tim FinnSt. Finbarr's2-081452.80Eoin KavanaghBlackrock2-081452.809Mick BarrySt. Finbarr's3-041352.60Tomás MulcahyGlen Rovers3-041343.25Tim BurkeDuhallow2-0713113.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Tim BurkeDuhallow2-0713SarsfieldsBrian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's1-1013Blackrock3Brian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's0-1212Blackrock4Éamonn O'DonoghueBlackrock2-0511Sarsfields5Finbarr DelaneyBlackrock2-0410MidletonFinbarr DelaneyBlackrock1-0710St. Finbarr's7Ger O'RiordanGlen Rovers1-069St. Finbarr'sMick MullinsNa Piarsaigh1-069Carrigdhoun9Donald O'LearyCloughduv2-028CarrigdhounTeddy McCarthySarsfields2-028DuhallowTomás MulcahyGlen Rovers2-028AvondhuMick MullinsNa Piarsaigh1-058CarberySéamus StritchMilford1-058Erin's OwnKieran KingstonCarrigdhoun1-058Na Piarsaigh
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