| Dates | 3 May – 20 September 1953 | ||
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| Teams | 11 | ||
| Champions |  Newtownshandrum (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up |  Glen Rovers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 9 | ||
| Goals scored | 78 (8.67 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 92 (10.22 per match) | ||
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The 1953 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 44th 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 18 January 1953. The championship ran from 3 May to 20 September 1953.
The final was played on 20 September 1953 at Mallow Sportsfield, between Newtownshandrum and Glen Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Newtownshandrum won the match by 0–05 to 0–04 to claim their first ever championship title.