The 2003 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 94th 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 8 December 2002. The championship began on 27 April 2003 and ended on 26 October 2003.

On 26 October 2003, Bride Rovers won the championship after a 1–15 to 1–05 defeat of Inniscarra in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It remains their only championship title in the grade.

Youghal's Eoin Coleman was the championship's top scorer with 0-31.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Regraded from the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Results

Preliminary round

27 April 2003 Preliminary roundAghabullogue1-13 - 3-03BallymartleCloughduv
D Twomey 1-5, P Kelleher 0-4, P O'Rourke 0-2, J Kelleher 0-1, E Twomey 0-1.G Cummins 2-1, J O'Mahony 1-0, R Dwyer 0-2.

First round

27 April 2003 First roundBlarney2-05 - 0-13Bride RoversWatergrasshill
R McNamara 1-1, A Shanahan 0-4, J Hurley 1-0.B Hazelwood 0-9, T Broderick 0-2, P Murphy 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1.
3 May 2003 First roundNewcestown0-16 - 2-09Nemo RangersSt. Mary's Park
A O'Sullivan 0-10, B O'Donovan 0-2, P Condon 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1.J Masters 1-5, S Calnan 1-0, A Cronin 0-3, P Morgan 0-1.
3 May 2003 First roundSt. Vincent's2-09 - 1-13MilfordCroke Memorial Park
F Murphy 1-1, A Buckley 0-4, C Barry 1-0, B Barry 0-1, T Hornibrook 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, C Hartnett 0-1.M Morrissey 1-9, J Cremin 0-2, A Sexton 0-1, N Geary 0-1.
5 May 2003 First roundCourcey Rovers2-09 - 0-11Valley RoversCarrigaline
N Murphy 0-6, S Hayes 1-1, M O'Donovan 1-0, S Twomey 0-2.R Butler 0-4, J Hurley 0-3, B Canty 0-2, A Quirke 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.
5 May 2003 First roundBandon2-14 - 2-11BishopstownBallinhassig
D Lucey 2-2, J Nyhan 0-7, J Burke 0-2, D Burke 0-1, T Bambury 0-1, J Hickey 0-1.D O'Mahony 1-6, E McCarthy 1-1, R Conway 0-3, B Healy 0-1.
8 May 2003 First roundBallinhassig1-18 - 2-11CarrigtwohillPáirc Uí Chonaill
J Mullaney 0-11, M Ahern 1-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2, T Coleman 0-2, D Duggan 0-1.D Healy 1-5, J Barrett 1-4, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1, Seán O'Farrell 0-1.
10 May 2003 First roundInniscarra1-11 - 3-04MallowChurch Road
D O'Riordan 0-6, D Holland 1-1, S Holland 0-3, J O'Mahony 0-1.R O'Connell 1-3, S Leahy 1-0, J Hayes 1-0, J Walsh 0-1.
10 May 2003 First roundAghada2-13 - 2-10YoughalCastlemartyr
V Morrissey 1-4, D Creedon 1-1, T O'Keeffe 0-3, P O'Neill 0-3, B Morrissey 0-2.M Ó Laochdha 2-0, E Coleman 0-5, B Coleman 0-2, Brendan Ring 0-2, J Grace 0-1.
10 May 2003 First roundCobh1-11 - 2-14BallymartlePáirc Shéamuis de Barra
P Sloane 1-3, G Meaney 0-3, B Ahern 0-2, J Griffin 0-1, R Meaney 0-1, D Barrett 0-1.J Tobin 2-1, B Dwyer 0-6, G Cummins 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, A McCarthy 0-1, R Dwyer 0-1, F Murphy 0-1.
10 May 2003 First roundÉire Óg2-12 - 0-18TractonPáirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
T Cronin 0-7, J Crowley 1-2, M Long 1-0, N Brennan 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1, J Malone 0-1.S O'Sullivan 0-5, K Lynch 0-5, M Kingston 0-2, N Collins 0-2, H Sisk 0-1, P Kingston 0-1, M Desmond 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.
11 May 2003 First roundGlen Rovers2-11 - 1-09BallincolligBallinora
C O'Keeffe 1-1, S Hackett 0-4, N Harte 1-0, K McCarthy 0-2, L Galvin 0-2, P O'Riordan 0-1, D Goggin 0-1.D Beale 1-5, P Ryan 0-1, F Kelly 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, R O'Doherty 0-1.
16 May 2003 First round replayÉire Óg1-07 - 0-12TractonPáirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
N Brennan 1-1, T Cronin 0-3, K Sheehan 0-2, D Crowley 0-1.K Lynch 0-6, S O'Sullivan 0-4, H Sisk 0-1, M Kingston 0-1.
17 May 2003 First roundKilbrittain1-08 - 0-11St. Finbarr'sJack Barrett Park
A Harrington 1-0, V O'Brien 0-3, D O'Connell 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, DP Hickey 0-1, D Hickey 0-1.K Kelleher 0-8, P McSweeney 0-2, V Cooney 0-1.
23 May 2003 First round replayKilbrittain0-10 - 1-09St. Finbarr'sJack Barrett Park
D O'Connell 0-7, F Hickey 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1, D McSweeney 0-1.G O'Regan 1-2, K Kelleher 0-5, R O'Mahony 0-1, P McSweeney 0-1.

Second round

17 May 2003 Second roundSt. Vincent's2-09 - 2-13Mallow
A Buckley 0-6, S Rea 1-1, B Barry 1-0, D O'Callaghan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.J Hayes 2-1, R O'Connell 0-4, A Ahern 0-2, R Sheehan 0-2, R Galvin 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, B Carey 0-1.
17 May 2003 Second roundBishpstown1-08 - 3-02Nemo RangersBrinny Sportsfield
D O'Mahony 1-4, S O'Neill 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, K Coughlan 0-1.A Cronin 2-0, S Calanan 1-1, P Morgan 0-1.
23 May 2003 Second round replayBishpstown1-14 - 1-10Nemo RangersBrinny Sportsfield
D O'Mahony 0-6, N Fehilly 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, A Corbett 0-2, R Conway 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1, C Doyle 0-1.J Masters 1-4, A Cronin 0-3, S Calnan 0-2, J Coogan 0-1.
23 May 2003 Second roundBallincollig0-16 - 2-12CarrigtwohillRiverstown Sportsfield
F Kelly 0-7, R Ryan 0-6, J Dwyer 0-2, T O'Leary 0-1.Seán O'Farrell 2-1, D Healy 0-6, Séamus O'Farrell 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.
24 May 2003 Second roundValley Rovers3-14 - 1-11Éire ÓgCloughduv
M Collins 1-2, J Hurley 0-5, A Quirke 1-1, R Fleming 1-0, E Manning 0-2, B Canty 0-2, K Collins 0-1, R Butler 0-1.T Cronin 1-5, P Coakley 0-2, N Brennan 0-2, K Sheehan 0-1, P O'Flynn 0-1.
31 May 2003 Second roundYoughal1-16 - 1-12CobhKilleagh
E Coleman 0-7, B Coleman 0-4, JP Joyce 1-0, D Ring 0-2, J Grace 0-1, M Ó Loachadha 0-1, M Downing 0-1.P Slaone 0-6, B Meaney 1-0, D Barrett 0-2, M Daly 0-2, R Meaney 0-1, O O'Connell 0-1.
21 June 2003 Second roundKilbrittain1-11 - 2-04BlarneyCloughduv
A Hayes 1-0, E Sheehy 0-3, M Holland 0-2, D O'Connell 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, D Deasy 0-1, O Sexton 0-1, J Deasy 0-1, P Sexton 0-1.A Shanahan 2-4.

Third round

21 June 2003 Third roundMallow2-09 - 3-09Bride RoversBallyhooly
P Dineen 0-7, T O'Riordan 1-1, R Galvin 1-0, F McCormack 0-1.S Ryan 1-1, D Ryan 1-1, Brian Murphy 1-0, J O'Driscoll 0-2, B Hazelwood 0-2, T Broderick 0-1, M Hogan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.
28 June 2003 Third roundCourcey Rovers2-10 - 1-11AghadaPáirc Uí Chaoimh
M O'Donovan 1-2, J Murphy 1-2, N Murphy 0-4, S Twomey 0-1, K Moloney 0-1.V Morrissey 0-8, S O'Keeffe 1-1, G Melvin 0-1, T O'Keeffe 0-1.
4 July 2003 Third roundTracton0-13 - 1-10Valley RoversPáirc Uí Ríogáin
D Walsh 0-3, K Lynch 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-3, N Collins 0-2, P Kingston 0-1, F Lynch 0-1.K Canty 1-0, R Butler 0-3, B Canty 0-3, J Hurley 0-2, E Manning 0-1, R Fleming 0-1.
5 July 2003 Third roundCarrigtwohill0-16 - 2-09NewcestownPáirc Uí Rinn
D Healy 0-7, J Barrett 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1, Seán O'Farrell 0-1, M Foley 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1.P Condon 1-2, B O'Donovan 1-2, A O'Sullivan 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-1, D Desmond 0-1.
5 July 2003 Third roundInniscarra2-13 - 1-07BallymartlePáirc Uí Rinn
D O'Riordan 2-10, D Holland 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.G Cummins 0-4, J Tobin 1-0, A McCarthy 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1, P Coughlan 0-1.
5 July 2003 Third roundYoughal2-16 - 0-10BandonCarrigaline
E Coleman 0-10, M Ó Laochdha 1-4, Brendan Ring 1-0, D Ring 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.J Hickey 0-3, J Burke 0-2, D Burke 0-2, J O'Regan 0-1, A Johnson 0-1, J Nyhan 0-1.
6 July 2003 Third roundKilbrittain1-11 - 2-19BallinhassigCharlie Hurley Park
E Sheehy 0-5, A Hayes 1-1, Daniel Hickey 0-2, V O'Brien 0-1, O Sexton 0-1, D McSweeney 0-1.S Dineen 0-5, D O'Sullivan 0-5, T Coleman 1-1, M Coleman 1-1, J O'Sullivan 0-2, M Ahern 0-2, J Mullaney 0-2, B Lombard 0-1.
13 July 2003 Third round replayTracton1-09 - 0-10Valley RoversPáirc Uí Ríogáin
M Ormond 1-0, K Lynch 0-2, F Lynch 0-2, M Kinsgton 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, H Sisk 0-1, F Walsh 0-1.E Manning 0-3, J Hurley 0-3, R Butler 0-2, M Kelleher 0-1, B Canty 0-1.
18 July 2003 Third roundMilford0-09 - 0-07Glen RoversPáirc Uí Shíocháin
M Morrissey 0-4, J Cremin 0-3, E Dillon 0-1, R Geary 0-1.S Hackett 0-3, N Harte 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, N Horgan 0-1.
20 July 2003 Third roundBishopstown1-11 - 1-09St. Finbarr'sBallinlough
E McCarthy 1-2, D O'Mahony 0-5, J Murphy 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.D O'Regan 1-1, B O'Driscoll 0-2, R McCarthy 0-2, S Barry 0-1, A Furey 0-1, P O'Callaghan 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1.

Fourth round

22 July 2003 Fourth roundBallinhassig0-15 - 1-05TractonShanbally
M Ahern 0-4, S Dineen 0-2, J Mullaney 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, M Coleman 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, D Dineen 0-1, T Coleman 0-1.K Lynch 0-4, F Walsh 1-0, M Kingston 0-1.
27 July 2003 Fourth roundAghabullogue1-12 - 2-08Courcey RoversPáirc Uí Chaoimh
F Foley 1-6, D O'Leary 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, D Twomey 0-1, J Kelleher 0-1.J Murphy 2-2, N Murphy 0-4, S Hayes 0-2.

Quarter-finals

23 August 2003 Quarter-finalAghabullogue0-14 - 0-11BallinhassigBallincollig
F Foley 0-7, D O'Leary 0-3, S Twomey 0-1, D Kiely 0-1, J Foley 0-1, P Kelleher 0-1.D Dineen 0-5, J Mullaney 0-2, M Coleman 0-1, J Holland 0-1, S Dineen 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.
21 September 2003 Quarter-finalYoughal1-16 - 1-10BishopstownSt. Catherine's Park
B Ring 1-3, D Ring 0-5, E Coleman 0-4, B Coleman 0-2, C Coleman 0-1, Barry Ring 0-1.S O'Neill 0-4, D O'Mahony 1-0, P Condon 0-1, R Conway 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, E McCarthy 0-1, N Fehily 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
27 September 2003 Quarter-finalBride Rovers4-15 - 0-08MilfordPáirc Uí Chaoimh
P Walsh 1-3, J O'Driscoll 1-2, B Murphy 1-2, S Ryan 1-2, B Hazelwood 0-5, P Cotter 0-1.N Morrissey 0-6, R Geary 0-1, N Geary 0-1.
4 October 2003 Quarter-finalInniscarra3-12 - 2-14CarrigtwohillPáirc Uí Rinn
S Holland 1-1, D O'Connell 1-1, D Holland 0-4, M O'Regan 1-0, J Hogan 0-3, D O'Riordan 0-1, P O'Riordan 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.D Healy 1-2, Seán O'Farrell 1-1, N McCarthy 0-4, M Fitzgerald 0-3, J Barrett 0-3, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1.

Semi-finals

4 October 2003 Semi-finalBride Rovers1-08 - 0-11YoughalSt. Catherine's Park
P Cotter 1-0, B Hazelwood 0-2, P Walsh 0-2, P Murphy 0-1, M Hogan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.E Coleman 0-4, B Ring 0-2, JP Joyce 0-2, C Coleman 0-1, D Ring 0-1, A Geary 0-1.
11 October 2003 Semi-final replayBride Rovers2-14 - 1-07YoughalSt. Catherine's Park
P Cotter 1-1, S Ryan 0-4, D Ryan 1-0, B Hazelwood 0-3, T Broderick 0-2, J O'Driscoll 0-2, M Hogan 0-1, P Walsh 0-1.B Ring 1-1, B Coleman 0-1, J Grace 0-1, JP Joyce 0-1, P Ó Laocha 0-1, D Ring 0-1, E Coleman 0-1.
12 October 2003 Semi-finalInniscarra3-09 - 3-08AghabulloguePáirc Uí Chaoimh
D O'Riordan 1-2, D O'Connell 1-2, J Hogan 1-2, D Holland 0-2, J Carey 0-1.F Foley 2-4, J Cummins 1-0 (og), N Buckley 0-1, D Kiely 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, E Twomey 0-1.

Final

26 October 2003 FinalBride Rovers1-15 - 1-05InniscarraPáirc Uí Chaoimh
P Walsh 1-1, J O'Driscoll 0-3, B Hazelwood 0-3, P Murphy 0-2, S Ryan 0-2, T Broderick 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, P Cotter 0-1.M O'Sullivan 1-1, D O'Riordan 0-2, P O'Riordan 0-1, D Holland 0-1.Referee: W Horgan (Bride Rovers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Eoin ColemanYoughal0-313165.16
2Diarmuid O'RiordanInniscarra3-213056.00
Donal O'MahonyBishopstown3-213056.00
3Finbarr FoleyAghabullogue3-172638.66
Derek HealyCarrigtwohill2-202646.50
4Barry HazelwoodBride Rovers0-242464.00
5Michael MorrisseyMilford1-192237.33
6Kieran LynchTracton0-202054.00
7Tim CroninÉire Óg1-151836.00
8John MullaneyBallinhassig0-171744.25

In a single game

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Diarmuid O'RiordanInniscarra2-1016Ballymartle
2Michael MorrisseyMilford1-0912St. Vincent's
3John MullaneyBallinhassig0-1111Carrigtwohill
4Adrian ShanahanBlarney2-0410Kilbrittain
Finbarr FoleyAghabullogue2-0410Inniscarra
Aidan O'SullivanNewcestown0-1010Nemo Rangers
Eoin ColemanYoughal0-1010Bandon
5Donal O'MahonyBishopstown1-069Bandon
Finbarr FoleyAghabullogue1-069Courcey Rovers
Barry HazelwoodBride Rovers0-099Blarney