| Dates | 15 June 1996 – 3 November 1996 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 24 | ||
| Champions |  Newtownshandrum (4th title)John McCarthy (captain) Christy Morrissey (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  CloyneDeclan Motherway (captain) Jerry O'Sullivan (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 28 | ||
| Goals scored | 78 (2.79 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 623 (22.25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ben O'Connor (3-33) | ||
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The 1996 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 10 December 1995. The championship began on 15 June 1996 and ended on 3 November 1996.
On 3 November 1996, Newtownshandrum won the championship after a 0-12 to 0-09 defeat of Cloyne in a final replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.[1] It was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since 1981.
Newtownshandrum's Ben O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 3-33.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (4 October 2005). "Old hat for Rockies, but Cloyne won't be put off by the occasion". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 October 2018.