1998 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

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1998 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 July – 11 October 1998
Teams11
Sponsor AIB
Champions Colours of Galway.svg Causeway (7th title)
Maurice O'Carroll (captain)
Francie Dineen (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Mayo.svg Crotta O'Neill's
Brendan Mahony (captain)
Tom Cronin (manager)
Tom Kenny (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored36 (3.6 per match)
Points scored216 (21.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Mayo.svg Michael Carlton (1-23)
1997 (Previous)(Next) 1999

The 1998 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 24 February 1998. The championship ran from 10 July to 11 October 1998.

Contents

Ballyheigue entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway in the semi-finals. [1] [2]

The final was played on 11 October 1998 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Causeway and Crotta O'Neill's, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 19 years. Causeway won the match by 1–14 to 2–10 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in 11 years. [3]

Michael Carlton was the championship's top scorer with 1-23.

Results

Preliminary round

10 July 1998Preliminary round Austin Stacks 1-07 - 3-16 Kenmare FitzGerald Stadium
P Teehan 0-5, B Shanahan 1-0, K Kennedy 0-2.W Creedon 1-3, P Healy 1-2, L Hussey 1-1, M Foley 0-4, S O'Shea 0-3, L Lynch 0-2, TP O'Connor 0-1.
24 July 1998Preliminary round St Pat's 0-07 - 2-12 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
M Flynn 0-2, T Dunphy 0-1, B Darcy 0-1, L Moloney 0-1, T Hourigan 0-1, L Morris 0-1.P Healy 2-8, M Casey 0-2, D Leen 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1.
3 August 1998Preliminary round Lixnaw 1-07 - 2-17 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
P Galvin 1-3, J Maher 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, P Cronin 0-1.M Carlton 0-11, P Cronin 1-2, P McGarth 1-0, V Dooley 0-1, D Fuller 0-1, T Stack 0-1, B O'Mahony 0-1.

Quarter-finals

31 July 1998Quarter-final Abbeydorney 1-08 - 4-07 Causeway Austin Stack Park
I Maunsell 1-3, L O'Sullivan 0-2, T Maunsell 0-1, T O'Halloran 0-1, B Fealy 0-1.C Dineen 2-1, JJ Canty 1-2, S Harty 1-0, JM Dooley 0-2, H McEnery 0-2.
1 August 1998Quarter-final Kenmare 0-04 - 2-22 Ballyheigue FitzGerald Stadium
L Hussey 0-1, S O'Shea 0-1, M Foley 0-1, T Healy 0-1.G Frehill 1-4, M Slattery 0-7, J Griffin 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-3, G Lucid 0-3, M Lucid 0-2, L O'Mahony 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1.
7 August 1998Quarter-final Kilmoyley 3-11 - 4-10 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
O Diggins 0-9, C Walsh 1-1, J Walsh 1-0, M Murnane 1-0, S Fitzgerald 0-1.K Boyle 2-0, B O'Sullivan 0-6, P O'Rourke 1-1, M Murphy 1-0, M Hennessy 0-2, A O'Grady 0-1.
28 August 1998Quarter-final Crotta O'Neill's 3-09 - 1-08 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
S Twomey 1-2, M Carlton 0-5, P McGrath 1-0, V Dooley 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-2.D Leen 1-1, S Flaherty 0-2, T Healy 0-2, S Synott 0-1, E Leen 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1.

Semi-finals

6 September 1998Semi-final Causeway 2-11 - 2-09 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
C Dineen 1-1, C Harty 1-1, S Sheehan 0-2, JM Dooley 0-2, L Harty 0-2, T Burke 0-1, G Barrett 0-1, S Harty 0-1.M Slattery 0-4, M Lucid 1-0, B O'Sullivan 1-0, L O'Mahony 0-2, G Lucid 0-1, G Frehill 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1.
20 September 1998Semi-final Crotta O'Neill's 2-13 - 0-14 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
S Twomey 1-3, P McGrath 1-1, JP Hickey 0-3, B O'Mahony 0-2, M Carlton 0-2, V Dooley 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.B O'Sullivan 0-7, L Boyle 0-3, M Hennessy 0-2, K Boyle 0-1, P O'Rourke 0-1.

Final

11 October 1998Final Causeway 1-14 - 2-10 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
C Dineen 1-1, JJ Canty 0-4, T Burke 0-3, H McEnry 0-2, C Harty 0-2, JM Dooley 0-2.M Carlton 1-5, D Fitzmaurice 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-2, P Cronin 0-2, V Dooley 0-1.Referee: B Dunne (Ballyheigue)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Michael Carlton Crotta O'Neill's 1-232646.50
2Cyril Dineen Causeway 4-031535.00
3Philip Healy St Brendan's 2-0814114.00
4Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-131326.50
5Seán Twomey Crotta O'Neill's 2-051142.75
Mike Slattery Ballyheigue 0-111125.50
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Philip Healy St Brendan's 2-0814 St Pat's
2Michael Carlton Crotta O'Neill's 0-1111 Lixnaw
3Ollie Diggins Kilmoyley 0-099 Ballyduff
4Michael Carlton Crotta O'Neill's 1-058 Causeway
5Cyril Dineen Causeway 2-017 Abbeydorney
Gary Frehill Ballyheigue 1-047 Kenmare
Mike Slattery Ballyheigue 0-077 Kenmare
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-077 Crotta O'Neill's

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