2006 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

2006 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates26 April 2006 – 22 October 2006
Teams24
SponsorEvening Echo
Champions Erin's Own (2nd title)
Timmy Kelleher (captain)
Martin Bowen (manager)
Runners-up Cloyne
Diarmuid O'Sullivan (captain)
Seán Motherway (manager)
Relegated Delaneys
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored88 (2.32 per match)
Points scored976 (25.68 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paudie O'Sullivan (4-25)
2005 (Previous) (Next) 2007

The 2006 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2006 Round 1 fixtures took place on 11 December 2005. The championship began on 26 April 2006 and ended on 22 October 2006.

Newtownshandrum were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cloyne at the semi-final stage.[1][2]

On 22 October 2006, Erin's Own won the championship following a 2–19 to 3–14 defeat of Cloyne in the final.[3] This was their second championship title overall ad their first title since 1992.

Cloyne's Paudie O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 4-25.

  1. ^ "Newtown sweep to victory". Irish Times. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (16 October 2006). "Revenge so sweet for Cloyne". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Paradise regained for Erin's Own". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2017.