The 2011 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 102nd 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 2010. The championship began on 27 May 2011 and ended on 2 October 2011.

On 2 October 2011, Bandon won the championship following a 2-14 to 0-07 defeat of Fr. O'Neill's in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1974.

Bandon's Ronan Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 1-39.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Relegated to the City Junior A Hurling Championship

Results

First round

27 May 2011 First roundAghada0-11 - 3-13BallygarvanPáirc Uí Rinn
T O'Keeffe 0-4, C Fleming 0-3, E Savage 0-2, JP O'Connor 0-1, W Leahy 0-1.M Kennefick 0-8, D McCarthy 2-1, K Ashman 1-1, S White 0-2, T Quilligan 0-1.
3 June 2011 First roundCobh2-07 - 0-16FermoyPáirc Lios gCúl
C Spriggs 2-2, B Aherne 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, L Greaney 0-1, A O'Rourke 0-1.J Hutchings 0-6, T Clancy 0-4, D Murphy 0-1, P Shanahan 0-1, M Flynn 0-1, R O'Callaghan 0-1, T Gumbridge 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
4 June 2011 First roundSt. Catherine's1-11 - 1-17BandonChurch Road
K Dineen 0-5, B Mulcahy 1-1, S Kearney 0-2, P Roche 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1.R Crowley 0-11, J McCarthy 1-1, D Crowley 0-2, J Hickey 0-1, E O'Donovan 0-1, R Payne 0-1.
4 June 2011 First roundFr. O'Neill's4-16 - 2-20 (aet)MeelinMallow GAA Complex
E Conway 1-6, G O'Leary 0-8, B Murphy 2-0, K Hegarty 1-0, E Holland 0-2.E Brosnan 1-10, J O'Callaghan 1-0, J Curtin 0-3, L Collins 0-2, W Murphy 0-2, DJ O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1, W Buckley 0-1.
4 June 2011 First roundBarryroe0-11 - 1-11DripseyCloughduv
K Griffin 0-6, A Fleming 0-2, T Harrington 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-1.D O'Sullivan 0-4, A Buckley 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-3, D Buckley 0-2, S Burke 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.
5 June 2011 First roundKilworth1-17 - 1-10BlackrockRathcormac
P Lynch 0-9, N McNamara 1-0, B Tobin 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, N O'Brien 0-1, L Whelan 0-1, D McNamara 0-1, W Condon 0-1.E O'Farrell 0-4, A Browne 1-0, M Drummond 0-2, G Magnier 0-2, K O'Keeffe 0-2.
10 June 2011 First roundMilford2-11 - 0-24Éire ÓgMourne Abbey
P O'Regan 2-2, E Dillon 0-6, J O'Brien 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1.J Dineen 0-7, C Sheehan 0-7, D Goulding 0-6, EC Murphy 0-2, F O'Rourke 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.
11 June 2011 First roundDromina1-12 - 0-21KanturkPáirc Mhic Ghiobúin
A O'Shaughnessy 0-5, J Jordan 1-0, P Hayes 0-3, G Hayes 0-1, M Naughton 0-1, J Hamilton 0-1, J Finn 0-1.L McLoughlin 0-10, A Walsh 0-4, J Healy 0-4, W Burke 0-1, I Walsh 0-1, A Nash 0-1.

Second round

17 June 2011 Second roundAghada2-13 - 0-15BlackrockClonmult Memorial Park
T O'Keeffe 0-5, P O'Neill 1-0, W Leahy 1-0, T Wall 0-3, C Fleming 0-3, E Healy 0-2.M Ahern 0-7, D Gosnell 0-4, A Browne 0-2, M Drummond 0-1, C Kilcoyne 0-1.
17 June 2011 Second roundDromina2-07 - 2-15MeelinFr. Kelleher Park
A O'Shaughnessy 2-5, M Naughten 0-1, J Delea 0-1.E Brosnan 2-11, L Collins 0-2, J Curtin 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1.
19 June 2011 Second roundCobh1-15 - 0-19St. Catherine'sJamesy Kelleher Park
B Ahern 0-9, W Drake 1-0, E Wilson 0-2, L Greaney 0-1, A Walley 0-1, C Spriggs 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.K Dineen 0-8, K Morrison 0-4, D Mangan 0-4, S Kearney 0-1, P Roche 0-1, S Fitzgerald 0-1.
26 June 2011 Second roundMilford0-15 - 4-07BarryroeCoachford Sportsfield
E Dillon 0-5, P O'Regan 0-2, S O'Connell 0-2, D Hannigan 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, T Flynn 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, L Kenneally 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.M O'Brien 2-1, K Griffin 0-5, J O'Donovan 1-0, P Fleming 1-0, D o'Sullivan 0-1.

Third round

2 July 2011 Third roundDromina3-09 - 1-17BlackrockMallow GAA Complex
P Hayes 2-2, J Finn 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 0-3, M Naughton 0-1, G Hayes 0-1, J Delee 0-1, J Jordan 0-1.S O'Keeffe 1-5, A Browne 0-4, G Magnier 0-3, M Donoghue 0-2, C Kilcoyne 0-1, D Cremin 0-1, D Gosnell 0-1.
2 July 2011 Third roundCobh1-06 - 2-13MilfordPáirc Uí Rinn
A O'Rourke 1-1, B Aherne 0-3, E Wilson 0-1, S Ryan 0-1.S O'Connell 0-7, T Flynn 1-2, P O'Brien 1-0, P Kirwan 0-2, B Geary 0-1, R Villiers 0-1.

Relegation playoff

31 July 2011 Relegation playoffDromina2-11 - 1-11CobhCastletownroche
P Hayes 0-6, J Finn 1-1, J Hamilton 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 0-3, J Delee 0-1.B Aherne 0-6, G Meaney 1-0, C Spriggs 0-2, A O'Rourke 0-2, E Wilson 0-1.

Fourth round

23 July 2011 Fourth roundFermoy0-15 - 1-17MilfordKildorrery
B O'Sullivan 0-12, J Hutchings 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, K Morrison 0-1.S O'Connell 0-7, S Carroll 1-2, A Watson 0-3, E Dillon 0-2, T Flynn 0-1, P O'Regan 0-1, P Kirwan 0-1.
23 July 2011 Fourth roundSt. Catherine's0-13 - 1-10BlackrockClonmult Memorial Park
K Dineen 0-7, B Mulcahy 0-2, K Morrison 0-1, S Kearney 0-1, S Cotter 0-1, R O'Connell 0-1.D Gosnell 0-7, P Deasy 1-1, S O'Keeffe 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.
6 August 2011 Fourth roundKilworth1-17 - 1-18KanturkPáirc Mhic Ghiobúin
L Whelan 1-4, N McNamara 0-7, S O'Brien 0-1, B Tobin 0-1, W Condon 0-1, N Byrne 0-1, J Moakley 0-1, J Cahill 0-1.A Walsh 1-8, L McLoughlin 0-8, D Kenneally 0-1, C Burke 0-1.
6 August 2011 Fourth roundBandon2-12 - 2-11DripseyBrinny Sportsfield
R Crowley 1-6, M Sugrue 1-0, R Payne 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, D Crowley 0-1, C Dullea 0-1.D O'Riordan 0-7, P O'Riordan 1-0, G Murphy 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, A Buckley 0-1.
7 August 2011 Fourth round replaySt. Catherine's2-16 - 2-10BlackrockClonmult Memorial Park
B Mulcahy 1-2, P Cotter 1-1, D Mangan 0-4, R O'Connell 0-3, S Cotter 0-2, P Roche 0-2, K Morrison 0-1, S Kearney 0-1.P Deasy 0-8, D Moran 2-0, C Kilcoyne 0-1, P Bennett 0-1.
7 August 2011 Fourth roundBarryroe0-15 - 1-11Éire ÓgBrinny Sportsfield
K Griffin 0-6, M O'Brien 0-3, P Collins 0-1, A Fleming 0-1, J O'Donovan 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, D Harrington 0-1, G Coleman 0-1.J Dineen 0-4, M O'Shea 1-0, E Murphy 0-3, K Hallissey 0-2, J Malone 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1.
14 August 2011 Fourth roundMeelin0-14 - 1-14AghadaMallow GAA Complex
E Brosnan 0-5, J Forrest 0-4, S O'Riordan 0-2, DJ O'Sullivan 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, W Murphy 0-1.T O'Keeffe 0-7, T Wall 1-1, G Melvin 0-2, P O'Neill 0-2, W Leahy 0-1, C Fleming 0-1.

Quarter-finals

6 August 2011 Quarter-finalFr. O'Neill's2-21 - 2-15BallygarvanRiverstown
G O'Leary 2-10, E Conway 0-5, E Holland 0-3, R Cullinane 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1, W Joyce 0-1.M Kennefick 2-6, G White 0-3, M O'Callaghan 0-2, G Spillane 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, K Ashman 0-1.
14 August 2011 Quarter-finalKanturk0-12 - 1-14St. Catherine'sCastletownroche
L McLoughlin 0-6, A Walsh 0-2, J Healy 0-2, D Kenneally 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1.P Roche 1-4, K Dineen 0-6, S Kearney 0-2, R O'Connell 0-1, B Mulcahy 0-1.
14 August 2011 Quarter-finalBarryroe1-07 - 0-11MilfordPáirc Uí Rinn
K Griffin 0-4, C Healy 1-0, A Fleming 0-1, D Harrington 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.S O'Connell 0-5, E Dillon 0-3, T Flynn 0-1, P O'Regan 0-1, H O'Gorman 0-1.
21 August 2011 Quarter-finalAghada0-12 - 0-12BandonChurch Road
T O'Keeffe 0-6, C Fleming 0-3, P O'Neill 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, S Wall 0-1.R Crowley 0-4, D Crowley 0-2, M Sugrue 0-2, D Lucey 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, R Payne 0-1, A Johnson 0-1.
3 September 2011 Quarter-finalAghada0-10 - 1-20BandonPáirc Uí Rinn
T O'Keeffe 0-6, C Fleming 0-1, G Melvin 0-1, S Wall 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1.R Crowley 0-7, M Sugrue 0-5, N O'Rourke 1-1, N Paghan 0-4, E O'Donovan 0-1, A Johnson 0-1, J Harrington 0-1.

Semi-finals

3 September 2011 Semi-finalFr. O'Neill's2-15 - 0-18MilfordPáirc Uí Rinn
E Conway 2-4, G O'Leary 0-7, L Swayne 0-2, E Holland 0-1, W Joyce 0-1.S O'Connell 0-6, T Flynn 0-2, H O'Gorman 0-2, E Dillon 0-2, L Kenneally 0-1, P O'Regan 0-1, A Watson 0-1, S Carroll 0-1, R Villiers 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.
10 September 2011 Semi-finalBandon1-11 - 1-05St. Catherine'sPáirc Uí Rinn
R Crowley 0-5, A Johnson 1-0, J Hickey 0-2, J McCarthy 0-2, R Payne 0-1, N O'Rourke 0-1.S Kearney 1-0, D Mangan 0-2, S Colfer 0-1, R Clancy 0-1, K Morrison 0-1.

Final

2 October 2011 FinalBandon2-14 - 0-07Fr. O'Neill'sPáirc Uí Chaoimh
J McCarthy 2-0, R Crowley 0-6 (2fs, 1 65), J Hickey 0-3, D Crowley, M Sugrue 0-2 each, P Payne 0-1.L Swayne, B Murphy 0-2 each, N Griffin, G O’Leary, E McCarthy 0-1 each.Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ronan CrowleyBandon1-394267.00
2Éamonn BrosnanMeelin3-2635311.66
3Ger O'LearyFr. O'Neill's2-263248.00
4Trevor O'KeeffeAghada0-282855.60
Seánie O'ConnellMilford0-282864.66
5Kevin DineenSt. Catherine's0-262646.50
6Eoin ConwayFr. O'Neill's3-152446.00
Lorcán McLoughlinKanturk0-242438.00
6Andrew O'ShaughnessyDromina2-162245.50
7Kieran GriffinBarryroe0-212145.25

In a single game

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Éamonn BrosnanMeelin2-1117Dromina
2Ger O'LearyFr. O'Neill's2-1016Ballygarvan
3Éamonn BrosnanMeelin1-1013Fr. O'Neill's
4Mark KennefickBallygarvan2-0612Fr. O'Neill's
Brian O'SullivanFermoy0-1212Milford
5Andrew O'ShaughnessyDromina2-0511Meelin
Aidan WalshKanturk1-0811Kilworth
Ronan CrowleyBandon0-1111St. Catherine's
6Eoin ConwayFr. O'Neill's2-0410Milford
Lorcán McLoughlinKanturk0-1010Dromina