The 2000 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 12 December 1999. The championship began on 6 May 2000 and ended on 22 October 2000.

On 22 October 2000, Douglas won the championship after a 3-08 to 2-04 defeat of Aghada in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It remains their only championship title in the grade.

Aghada's Richie Lewis was the championship's top scorer with 3-41.

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Results

First round

6 May 2000 First roundSt. Finbarr's2-09 - 1-11BandonRiverstick
A Furey 1-2, N Horgan 1-1, K McTiernan 0-2, F Lehane 0-1, E Griffin 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, N Hosford 0-1.J Nyhan 0-5, K Hurley 1-1, D Burke 0-2, D O'Donoghue 0-2, N O'Rourke 0-1.
6 May 2000 First roundKilbrittain1-18 - 0-12InniscarraCloughduv
D O'Connell 1-10 O Sexton 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-2, E Sheehy 0-2, D Long 0-1, D McSweeney 0-1.S Holland 0-4, D O'Leary 0-3, J Olden 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-2, T Aherne 0-1.
7 May 2000 First roundBride Rovers2-15 - 1-12NewcestownPáirc Uí Rinn
J O'Driscoll 0-8, T Broderick 0-4, P Murphy 1-0, B Murphy 1-0, D Ryan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, R Cahill 0-1.P Kenneally 1-7, O O'Donovan 0-3, D Collins 0-1, A Geasley 0-1.
7 May 2000 First roundBlarney3-14 - 0-15YoughalCaherlag
A Shanahan 1-3, R McNamara 1-1, J Hurley 0-4, T Harrington 1-0, D McCarthy 0-2, D McSweeney 0-2, S O'Donoghue 0-1, E McCarthy 0-1.O Coleman 0-6, B Coleman 0-2, P Coyne 0-1, D Coyne 0-1, D Ring 0-1, A Foley 0-1, O O'Brien 0-1, A Geary 0-1, K Coleman 0-1.
7 May 2000 First roundCarrigtwohill5-09 - 2-13AghabullogueMayfield
N Kidney 2-0, M Fitzgerald 1-3, S O'Farrell 1-2, J O'Connor 1-0, N McCarthy 0-3, D Healy 0-1.J Healy 0-7, D Twomey 1-2, D O'Leary 0-4, T Tarrant 1-0.
12 May 2000 First roundDouglas3-09 - 2-06TractonCarrigaline
E Sharkey 1-1, T Twomey 1-0, W Coveney 1-0, B Boyle 0-2, C Horgan 0-1, G Wade 0-1, G McLoughlin 0-1, P Barry 0-1, D Twohig 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1.P Kingston 1-0, M Kingston 1-0, H Sisk 0-2, F Walsh 0-2, F Lynch 0-1, R Cronin 0-1.
13 May 2000 First roundCloughduv3-06 - 6-13MallowBanteer
K Murray 1-4, L Drummy 1-0, J O'Leary 1-0, T Barry-Murphy 0-1, D Corkery 0-1.P Dineen 3-1, R O'Connell 1-6, J Hayes 1-1, T O'Riordan 1-0, R Galvin 0-3, B Carey 0-1, S Buckley 0-1.
13 May 2000 First roundÉire Óg2-11 - 0-13BallymartleChurch Road
J Malone 0-7, M Sheehan 1-1, M Long 1-1, N Brennan 0-1, P Bradley 0-1.G Cummins 0-6, P Coughlan 0-3, C Sheehan 0-2, F Murphy 0-1, A McCarthy 0-1.
14 May 2000 First roundNa Piarsaigh0-09 - 3-05Valley RoversPáirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
T O'Sullivan 0-6, T Coleman 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Gardiner 0-1.J Hurley 2-0, C O'Donovan 1-1, E Collins 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-1.
15 May 2000 First roundKilleagh1-11 - 1-07CobhSt. Catherine's Park
J Deane 0-8, J Collins 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, D Irwin 0-1.V O'Rourke 1-0, M Daly 0-3, D Barrett 0-3, G Morgan 0-1.
19 May 2000 First roundAghada2-13 - 2-06St. Vincent'sPáirc Uí Chonaill
V Morrissey 2-1, R Lewis 0-6, T O'Keeffe 0-3, D Devoy 0-2, G Melvin 0-1.C Hartnett 1-2, K Goulding 1-0, A Buckley 0-3, J Canniffe 0-1.
19 May 2000 First roundDelanys2-15 - 1-12Glen RoversPáirc Uí Rinn
B Egan 1-6, J Egan 1-5, G O'Neill 0-2, J O'Driscoll 0-1, K Foley 0-1.P Burke 0-6, J Coughlan 0-4, P Power 1-0, N Harte 0-2.
2 June 2000 First roundArgideen Rangers1-14 - 1-04MilfordBallyanley
B Harte 1-1, M Walsh 0-4, M O'Callaghan 0-3, B Hennessy 0-3, J Crowley 0-1, E Harrington 0-1, M Foley 0-1.D O'Brien 1-3, R Geary 0-1.

Second round

10 June 2000 Second roundInniscarra3-09 - 1-12YoughalRivertsown Sportsfield
S Holland 1-2, P O'Riordan 1-1, J O'Mahony 1-0, D Holland 0-2, T Ahern 0-1, J Olden 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, J Lynch 0-1.S O'Connell 1-3, E Coleman 0-4, A Murphy 0-2, B Hogan 0-1, JP Joyce 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.
10 June 2000 Second roundSt. Vincent's4-09 - 3-11CloughduvOvens
A Buckley 1-7, B Healy 1-2, J Buckley 1-0, J Canniffe 1-0.K Murray 1-6, J Barry-Murphy 2-0, J Grainger 0-2, T Barry-Murphy 0-2, L Drummy 0-1.
10 June 2000 Second roundTracton0-11 - 0-11MilfordMallow
F Walsh 0-5, J Kingston 0-2, H Sisk 0-1, M Kingston 0-1, T Collins 0-1, P Kingston 0-1.M Morrissey 0-4, S Curtin 0-3, D O'Brien 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, N Geary 0-1.
11 June 2000 Second roundNewcestown2-13 - 2-09CobhPáirc Uí Rinn
P Kenneally 0-8, P Condon 1-2, N O'Sullivan 1-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, E O'Donovan 0-1.D Barrett 0-5, V O'Rourke 1-0, M Meaney 1-0, P Sloane 0-2, P Meaney 0-1, M Daly 0-1.
11 June 2000 Second roundAghabullogue1-12 - 1-10Glen RoversBallyanley
J Kelleher 1-1, P Kelleher 0-4, J Healy 0-3, Denis O'Leary 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, N Buckley 0-1.Colin Buckley 1-1, P Burke 0-4, G O'Riordan 0-3, J Coughlan 0-1, J Williams 0-1.
11 June 2000 Second roundBandon2-19 - 4-14BallymartlePáirc Uí Ríogáin
D O'Donoghue 0-7, R Sweetnam 1-2, J Burke 0-3, G O'Donovan 1-0, D Burke 0-2, K Hurley 0-2, M Mehigan 0-2, J O'Regan 0-1.G Cummins 2-6, P Coughlan 1-5, A McCarthy 1-1, N Sheehan 0-2.
4 July 2000 Second round replayTracton3-09 - 1-11MilfordMallow
J Kingston 2-1, M Kingston 1-0, F Walsh 0-3, M Quinn 0-2, H Sisk 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1.M Morrissey 0-8, J Cremin 1-1, R Geary 0-1, S O'Gorman 0-1.

Third round

22 July 2000 Third roundBlarney5-11 - 3-04Na PiarsaighDelanys GAA Grounds
R McNamara 4-0, A Shanahan 1-3, S O'Donoghue 0-2, C Sheehan 0-2, D McCarthy 0-2, J Downey 0-1, J Hurley 0-1.S Óg Ó hAilpín 1-1, T Coleman 1-0, M Mullins 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3.
16 July 2000 Third roundAghada1-15 - 2-06Argideen RangersPáirc Uí Rinn
R Lewis 0-10, D Creedon 1-0, R Dwane 0-2, K O'Keeffe 0-1, M Lewis 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1.M O'Callaghan 1-1, M Foley 1-1, M Walsh 0-3, B Harte 0-1.
16 July 2000 Third roundKilleagh1-15 - 0-11Éire ÓgBlackrock
J Deane 1-4, M Landers 0-4, D Irwin 0-2, A Budds 0-2, L Collins 0-2, G Scully 0-1.T Cronin 0-7, F Sheehan 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, P Bradley 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.
16 July 2000 Third roundKilbrittain4-09 - 2-11NewcestownCharlie Hurley Park
D O'Connell 1-4, O Sexton 2-0, D McSweeney 1-0, E Sheehy 0-3, N Crowley 0-1, D Long 0-1.P Kenneally 0-9, P Condon 2-2.

Fourth round

15 July 2000 Fourth roundSt. Vincent's1-14 - 0-16St. Finbarr'sBallinlough
A Buckley 0-9, B Healy 1-2, C Hartnett 0-1, J Canniffe 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.B O'Shea 0-5, K McTiernan 0-2, N Hosford 0-2, F Lehane 0-2, D Hurley 0-2, E Griffin 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, P Forde 0-1.
16 July 2000 Fourth roundDouglas0-12 - 0-06BallymartleMinane Bridge
R O'Hara 0-4, B Boyle 0-3, G McLoughlin 0-2, M Coveney 0-1, K Hogan 0-1, D Larkin 0-1.G Cummins 0-4, J Tobin 0-1, P Deasy 0-1.
21 July 2000 Fourth roundMallow2-14 - 0-09Valley RoversBlarney
R O'Connell 0-8, P Dineen 1-3, J Hayes 1-0, T O'Riordan 0-1, M Buckley 0-1, P Buckley 0-1.E Collins 0-5, A Crowley 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-1, A Quirke 0-1.
22 July 2000 Fourth roundInniscarra3-09 - 1-12Bride RoversRiverstown Sportsfield
S Holland 0-6, J Olden 1-2, J Hogan 1-1, D Holland 1-0.J O'Driscoll 0-6, T Broderick 1-0, P Cotter 0-3, P Murphy 0-2, Brian Murphy 0-1.
23 July 2000 Fourth roundAghada4-12 - 2-16CarrigtwohillCloyne
R Lewis 1-6, R Dwane 1-1, K O'Keeffe 1-1, V Morrissey 1-1, T O'Keeffe 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1.M Fitzgerald 0-6, S McCarthy 1-1, J O'Connor 1-1, S Farrell 0-3, J Barrett 0-3, N McCarthy 0-1, J Roche 0-1.
23 July 2000 Fourth roundKilleagh0-13 - 1-09AghabulloguePáirc Uí Rinn
J Deane 0-6, G Scully 0-4, M Landers 0-2, A Budd 0-1.D O'Leary 1-5, E Twomey 0-2, D Twomey 0-1, P Kelleher 0-1.
23 July 2000 Fourth roundDelanys2-11 - 2-05TractonShanbally
D Quinlan 1-2, K Foley 1-2, J Egan 0-4, B Egan 0-1, T Kiely 0-1, G Healy 0-1.F Walsh 1-2, M Quinn 1-0, J Kingston 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1.
5 August 2000 Fourth roundKilbrittain0-14 - 1-09BlarneyCloughduv
D O'Connell 0-6, T Brennan 0-3, O Sexton 0-1, D McSweeney 0-1, D Long 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, D Hickey 0-1.A Shanahan 0-5, T Harrington 1-0, R McNamara 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, J Downey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

6 August 2000 Quarter-finalAghada2-14 - 2-10St. Vincent'sRiverstown Sportsfield
R Lewis 0-6, T O'Keeffe 1-2, D Creedon 1-1, G Melvin 0-2, D Devoy 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, JP O'Connor 0-1.A Buckley 0-6, J Buckley 1-2, JP Murphy 1-0, K Goulding 0-1, J Canniffe 0-1.
20 August 2000 Quarter-finalDelanys3-16 - 5-08KilleaghPáirc Uí Chonaill
J Egan 1-8, K Foley 1-2, J O'Driscoll 1-1, M McElhinney 0-3, G Healy 0-1, B Egan 0-1.J Deane 2-3, L Collins 1-3, M Landers 1-1, A Leahy 1-0, J O'Connor 0-1.
25 August 2000 Quarter-finalMallow2-09 - 1-11InniscarraGrenagh
P Dineen 1-6, F McCormack 1-0, R Sheehan 0-1, R Galvin 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.J Hogan 1-1, S Holland 0-3, P Riordan 0-3, D O'Leary 0-1, T Ahern 0-1, D Holland 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1.
1 September 2000 Quarter-finalDouglas0-12 - 0-09KilbrittainCloughduv
B Boyle 0-4, P Barry 0-3, T Twomey 0-2, G Wade 0-1, D Twohig 0-1, G McLoughlin 0-1.D O'Connell 0-4, P Sexton 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, D Hickey 0-1.

Semi-finals

16 September 2000 Semi-finalDouglas1-14 - 0-16DelanysPáirc Uí Chaoimh
R O'Hara 1-1, T Twomey 0-4, P Barry 0-4, G McLoughlin 0-2, B Boyle 0-2, K Hogan 0-1.J Egan 0-4, B Egan 0-3, D Quinlan 0-3, M McElhinney 0-2, K Foley 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, K Egan 0-1.
23 September 2000 Semi-finalAghada1-10 - 0-13MallowPáirc Uí Chaoimh
R Lewis 0-6, T O'Keeffe 1-1, V Morrissey 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1.R O'Connell 0-6, P Dineen 0-3, T O'Riordan 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, B Carey 0-1.
8 October 2000 Semi-final replayAghada4-10 - 1-16MallowPáirc Uí Chaoimh
V Morrissey 2-3, D Creedon 2-0, R Lewis 0-5, G Melvin 0-1, D Devoy 0-1.R O'Connell 0-9, F McCormack 1-0, J Walsh 0-3, M Buckley 0-2, B Carey 0-1, D Kerrisk 0-1.

Final

22 October 2000 FinalDouglas3-08 - 2-04AghadaPáirc Uí Chaoimh
B Boyle 1-3, R Gunn 1-0, R O'Hara 1-0, T Twomey 0-3, K Hogan 0-1, G McLoughlin 0-1.R Lewis 2-2, D Devoy 0-1, V Morrissey 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Richie LewisAghada3-415077.14
2Ray O'ConnellMallow1-293248.00
3Joe DeaneKilleagh3-213047.50
Dan O'ConnellKilbrittain2-243047.50
5Pa DineenMallow5-132847.00
Anthony BuckleySt. Vincent's1-252847.00
7James EganDelanys2-212739.00
Pat KenneallyNewcestown1-242739.00
9Vincent MorrisseyAghada5-082373.28
10Ger CumminsBallymartle2-162237.33

In a single game

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Dan O'ConnellKilbrittain1-1013Inniscarra
2Ross McNamaraBlarney4-0012Na Piarsaigh
Ger CumminsBallymartle2-0612Bandon
4James EganDelanys1-0811Killeagh
5Pa DineenMallow3-0110Cloughduv
Pat KenneallyNewcestown1-0710Bride Rovers
Anthony BuckleySt. Vincent's1-0710Cloughduv
Richie LewisAghada0-1010Argideen Rangers
9Joe DeaneKilleagh2-039Delanys
Vincent MorrisseyAghada2-039Mallow
Ray O'ConnellMallow1-069Cloughduv
Barry EganDelanys1-069Glen Rovers
Kevin MurrayCloughduv1-069St. Vincent's
Richie LewisAghada1-069Carrigtwohill
Pa DineenMallow1-069Inniscarra
Anthony BuckleySt. Vincent's0-099St. Finbarr's
Pat KenneallyNewcestown0-099Kilbrittain
Ray O'ConnellMallow0-099Aghada