The 2016 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the opening round of the championship took place at the County Convention on 13 December 2015. The championship began on 21 May 2016 and ended on 9 October 2016.
On 9 October 2016, Bandon won the championship following a 1-20 to 1-14 defeat of Fermoy in the final. This remains their only championship title in the grade.
Fermoy's Liam Coleman was the championship's top scorer with 3-51.
Format change
The 2016 championship saw the introduction of a new double-elimination format. Each team would now be guaranteed at least two games before exiting the championship.
Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the Premier Intermediate Championship, including 15 teams from the 2015 premier intermediate championship and one promoted from the 2015 intermediate championship.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Charleville
From Championship
Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship Newcestown
Results
Round 1
Round 2A
Round 2B
Round 3
Relegation play-offs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Scoring events
Widest winning margin: 21 points Mallow 5-22 – 0-16 Tracton (Round 2B) Most goals in a match: 8 Mallow 6-17 – 2-15 Watergrasshill (Round 3) Most points in a match: 41 Ballinhassig 3-23 - 0-18 Tracton (Round 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 6 Mallow 6-17 – 2-15 Watergrasshill (Round 3) Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 Kilworth 4-11 - 3-16 Fermoy (Round 1) Most points scored by a losing team: 21 Carrigaline 0-21 – 2-21 Mallow (Quarter-final)
Top scorers
Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Liam ColemanFermoy3-516078.572Ronan CrowleyBandon3-354458.803Dillon CahillCloyne0-373757.204Fintan O'LearyBallinhassig1-323548.755Noel McNamaraKilworth3-233248.00Seán HayesMallow3-233256.206Ronan WalshTracton0-292939.667Shane O'ReganWatergrasshill1-252839.338Chris O'LearyValley Rovers1-232638.66Rob O'SheaCarrigaline0-262638.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Noel McNamaraKilworth3-0514Fermoy2Seán HayesMallow2-0713TractonFintan O'LearyBallinhassig1-1013TractonMark ColemanBlarney1-1013Courcey RoversRonan CrowleyBandon1-1013Fermoy3Liam ColemanFermoy1-0912KilworthLiam ColemanFermoy1-0912CloyneLiam ColemanFermoy1-0912CloyneShane O'ReganWatergrasshill0-1212Bandon4Ronan WalshTracton0-1111KanturkRob O'SheaCarrigaline0-1111Mallow
Miscellaneous
Bandon completed a hurling-football double by also winning the Cork Intermediate Football Championship. It was also the first time that the club gained promotion to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship. Fermoy earned the unwanted distinction of completing a losing double when they also finished as runners-up in the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship. Losing both finals to Bandon. Ronan Crowley's tally of 1-10 remains a record individual score for a final.
References
External links
2017 Cork PIHC results