1998 Cork Senior Hurling Championship


The 1998 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 1997. The championship ended on 1 November 1998.
Imokilly entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 1 November 1998, Imokilly won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-05 defeat of Blackrock in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their second in succession. It was the third year in-a-row that the championship title went to a divisional side.
Brian Cunningham of St. Finbarr's was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Brian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's3-233248.00
2Conor O'RiordanGlen Rovers1-242755.40
3Johnny EnrightUCC2-2026213.00
4Eoin FitzgeraldMuskerry3-132245.50
5Seánie McGrathGlen Rovers4-092154.20
5Colman MurphyCarbery1-192237.33
6Alan BrowneBlackrock2-142045.00
7Seánie McGrathGlen Rovers1-141753.40
8Barry EganSeandún0-161635.33
9Kevin MurrayMuskerry2-091527.50
9Adrian CoughlanBlackrock0-151543.75

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Johnny EnrightUCC1-1215Bishopstown
2Brian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's2-0511Carbery
2Kevin MurrayMuskerry2-0511St. Finbarr's
2Johnny EnrightUCC1-0811Na Piarsaigh
3Neil RonanBallyhea1-0710St. Catherine's
3Finbarr KellyMuskerry1-0710Midleton
3Eoin FitzgeraldImokilly1-0710St. Finbarr's
4Conor O'RiordanGlen Rovers1-069Sarsfields
4Seánie McGrathGlen Rovers1-069Sarsfields
4Brian CunninghamSt. Finbarr's0-099Muskerry
4Barry EganSeandún0-099Kilbrittain