1996 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
# 1996 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 1996 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 106th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 21 September 1996 and ended 27 October 1996.

Nenagh Éire Óg were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Lorrha-Dorrha in the first round of the North Championship.

On 27 October 1996, Boherlahan-Dualla won the championship after a 1–16 to 2–12 defeat of Toomevara in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their 11th championship title overall and their first title since 1941. It remains their last championship triumph.

## Qualification

| Division | Championship | Champions | Runners-up |
| - | - | - | - |
| Mid | Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Boherlahan-Dualla | Thurles Sarsfields |
| North | North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Newport | Lorrha |
| South | South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Ballingarry | Killenaule |
| West | West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Clonoulty-Rossmore | Cashel King Cormacs |

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Philip O'Dwyer | Boherlahan-Dualla | 6-10 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 2 | Kevin McCormack | Toomevara | 0-16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 3 | Timmy Moloney | Cashel King Cormacs | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Aidan Flanagan | Boherlahan-Dualla | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Johnny Enright | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 6 | T. J. Connolly | Cashel King Cormacs | 2-04 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Liam Nolan | Toomevara | 2-03 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Liam Cahill | Ballingarry | 1-05 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Michael Ferncombe | Boherlahan-Dualla | 1-05 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
| 8 | Michael Bevans | Toomevara | 1-05 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
| 8 | Ger Flanagan | Boherlahan-Dualla | 0-08 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Philip O'Dwyer | Boherlahan-Dualla | 4-03 | 15 | Cashel King Cormacs |
| 2 | Timmy Moloney | Cashel King Cormacs | 1-09 | 12 | Newport |
| 3 | Liam Cahill | Ballingarry | 1-05 | 8 | Boherlahan-Dualla |
| 3 | Johnny Enright | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-08 | 8 | Killenaule |
| 5 | Philip O'Dwyer | Boherlahan-Dualla | 1-04 | 7 | Ballingarry |
| 5 | Michael Ferncombe | Boherlahan-Dualla | 1-04 | 7 | Ballingarry |
| 5 | Kevin McCormack | Toomevara | 0-07 | 7 | Clonoulty-Rossmore |
| 8 | Séamus Quinn | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-00 | 6 | Killenaule |
| 8 | Kevin Kennedy | Toomevara | 2-00 | 6 | Boherlahan-Dualla |
| 8 | Tony Shelly | Killenaule | 1-03 | 6 | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 8 | T. J. Connolly | Cashel King Cormacs | 1-03 | 6 | Boherlahan-Dualla |
| 8 | Philip O'Dwyer | Boherlahan-Dualla | 1-03 | 6 | Toomevara |
| 8 | Aidan Flanagan | Boherlahan-Dualla | 0-06 | 6 | Toomevara |
| 8 | Ger Bradley | Newport | 0-06 | 6 | Cashel King Cormacs |

### Miscellaneous

* Boherlahan-Dualla win the title for the first time since 1941.
* Toomevara lose a final for the first time since 1961.
