1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates4 July - 29 August 1965
Teams14
Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Mooncoin (12th title)
Joe Dunphy (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Kerry.svg Bennettsbridge
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored64 (4.57 per match)
Points scored210 (15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cavan.svg Ollie Walsh (10-04)
1964 (Previous)(Next) 1966

The 1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship ran from 4 July to 29 August 1965.

Contents

Bennettsbridge entered the championship as the defending champions. [1]

The final was played on 29 August 1965 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Mooncoin and Bennettsbridge, in what was their first meeting in the final in 10 years. Mooncoin won the match by 2–08 to 1–08 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in 29 years. [2] [3] It remains their last championship triumph. [4]

Thomastown's Ollie Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 10–04.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

From Championship

Regraded to the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

First round

4 July 1965First round Glenmore 1-08 - 1-05 Tullogher Mullinavat Grounds
P Fitzgerald 1-2, M Cass 0-3, M Cody 0-1, P Power 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.J Murphy 1-0, T Doolan 0-2, B O’Neill 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)
4 July 1965First round St. Lachtain's 2-12 - 1-10 Lisdowney Nowlan Park
S Buckley 0-7, P Lacey 1-1, J Dooley 1-0, J Teehan 0-2, S Rafferty 0-1, D Butler 0-1.M Fogarty 0-4, M Ryan 1-0, B White 0-3, M Carroll 0-3.Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)
4 July 1965First round St. Senan's 5-06 - 1-05 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
P Hoban 2-0, N Williams 1-1, J Walsh 1-1, N O’Neill 1-0, S Cooke 0-3, C Knox 0-1.A Comerford 0-5, J McCarthy 1-0.
4 July 1965First round Thomastown 7-16 - 0-08 Slieverue Mullinavat Grounds
O Walsh 6-2, T. Walsh 0-9, V Kirby 0-2, J Blanchfield 0-1, J Delaney 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.P Atkins 0-2, P Walsh 0-2, G Donavan 0-1, N Power, M Murphy 0-1, W Murphy 0-1.Referee: J Sutton (Glenmore)
4 July 1965First round Mooncoin 2-00 - 0-05
(match abandoned)
Tullaroan Nowlan Park
4 July 1965First round Rower-Inistioge 6-10 - 4-05 James Stephens Thomastown Grounds
E Keher 1-4, T Murphy 1-2, D White 1-1, B Murphy 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, P Freeney 0-1.S Delaney 2-0, P Dowling 1-0, D Brennan 1-0, S Leahy 0-2, J Ayers 0-2, M Leahy 0-1.Referee: J Brennan (Young Irelands)
11 July 1965First round Bennettsbridge 3-06 - 1-08 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
T Kelly 1-3, L Cleere 1-1, M McCarthy 1-0, P Moran 0-1, J Bennett 0-1.S Coogan 1-4, N Holland 0-2, M Coogan 0-1, P Dowd 0-1.
18 July 1965First round replay Mooncoin 2-07 - 0-02 Tullaroan Nowlan Park
J Dunphy 2-4, N Doyle 0-2, B O’Keeffe 0-1.B Fitzgerald 0-1, J Clohosey 0-1.

Second round

18 July 1965Second round St. Lachtain's 2-08 - 2-05 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
S Buckley 0-7, J Cullinane 1-0, M Dalton 1-0, J Manogue 0-1.T Murphy 2-0, E Keher 0-5.
18 July 1965Second round Bennettsbridge 6-10 - 2-05 Éire Óg Nowlan Park
N Skehan 2-1, P Treacy 2-0, T Kelly 1-2, S Carroll 0-5, P Moran 1-0, J Bennett 0-1.T O’Connell 1-2, S. O’ Brien 1-0, P Nolan 0-2, O Harrington 0-1, PJ Garvan 0-1.Referee: T Ryall (Graig)
18 July 1965Second round Thomastown 3-05 - 1-04 Glenmore Piltown Grounds
O Walsh 3-1, T Walsh 0-2, S Delaney 0-1, V Kirby 0-1.P Fitzgerald 1-2, R Dowling 0-2.Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)
25 July 1965Second round Mooncoin 4-13 - 1-04 St. Senan's Piltown Grounds
J Dunphy 2-3, C Dunne 0-7, T Walsh 2-0, M Conway 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, J Howley 0-1.P Hoban 1-1, S Cooke 0-3, J Walsh 0-1.

Semi-finals

8 August 1965Semi-final Bennettsbridge 2-11 - 1-14 Thomastown Nowlan Park
T Kelly 1-6, P. Treacy 1-0, P Moran 0-3, N Skehan 0-1, J Kinsella 0-1O Walsh 1-1, B O’Sullivan 0-2, P Cushen 0-1.Referee: J Sutton (Glenmore)
8 August 1965Semi-final Mooncoin 2-11 - 1-06 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park
C Dunne 0-5, M Conway 0-3, T Walsh 1-0, B O Keeffe 1-0, N Doyle 0-2, J Dunphy 0-1.S Buckley 0-4, P Lacey, D Butler, J Cullinane 0-1.Referee: J Brennan (Young Irelands)

Final

29 August 1965Final Mooncoin 2-08 - 1-08 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park
C Dunne 0-6, J Dunphy 1-1, T Walsh 1-0, M Conway 0-1.T Kelly 1-2, P Moran 0-5, J Bennett 0-1.Referee: P Johnston

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Ollie Walsh Thomastown 10-0434311.33
2Tony Kelly Bennettsbridge 4-132546.25
3 Joe Dunphy Mooncoin 5-092346.00
4 Seán Buckley St. Lachtain's 0-181836.00
Claus Dunne Mooncoin 0-181844.50
6Tom Walsh Mooncoin 4-001243.00
Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge 1-091226.00
Paddy Moran Bennettsbridge 1-091243.00
9 Tommy Murphy Rower-Inistioge 3-021125.50
Tom Walsh Thomastown 0-111133.66
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Ollie Walsh Thomastown 6-0218 Slieverue
2 Ollie Walsh Thomastown 3-0110 Glenmore
Joe Dunphy Mooncoin 2-0410 Tullaroan
4 Joe Dunphy Mooncoin 2-039 St. Senan's
Tony Kelly Bennettsbridge 1-069 Thomastown
Tom Walsh Thomastown 0-099 Slieverue
7 Noel Skehan Bennettsbridge 2-017 Éire Óg
Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge 1-047 James Stephens
Séamie Coogan Erin's Own 1-047 Bennettsbridge
Seán Buckley St. Lachtain's 0-077 Lisdowney
Seán Buckley St. Lachtain's 0-077 Rower-Inistioge
Claus Dunne Mooncoin 0-077 St. Senan's

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