1999 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

1999 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	19 June – 10 October 1999
Teams	11
Sponsor	AIB
Champions	Lixnaw (5th title) Trevor McKenna (captain) Jerry Molyneaux (manager)
Runners-up	Crotta O'Neill's Denis Mahony (captain) Tom Kenny (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	53 (4.08 per match)
Points scored	235 (18.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)	John Mike Dooley (5-14)
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The 1999 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 20 April 1999. The championship ran from 19 June to 10 October 1999.

Causeway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Crotta O'Neill's in the semi-finals. ^{[1] [2]}

The final, a replay, was played on 10 October 1999 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Crotta O'Neill's, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 14 years. Lixnaw won the match by 0–09 to 1–05 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 14 years. ^{[3] [4]}

Causeway's John Mike Dooley was the championship's top scorer with 5-14.

Results

Preliminary round

Kenmare v St Pat's

19 June 1999Preliminary round	Kenmare	1-09 - 1-09	St Pat's	FitzGerald Stadium
	TP O'Connor 1-1, S O'Regan 0-4, S O'Shea 0-3, P Randles 0-1.		G McGuinness 1-2, M Flynn 0-3, S O'Shea 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, T Hourigan 0-1, L Moloney 0-1.

Austin Stacks v Abbeydorney

19 June 1999Preliminary round	Austin Stacks	0-02 - 7-18	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	P Teehan 0-1, J O'Regan 0-1.		L o'Sullivan 1-7, B Sheehan 2-1, D Nolan 1-3, T Maunsell 1-3, I McCarthy 1-1, G Maunsell 1-0, T O'Halloran 0-3.

Kilmoyley v Lixnaw

23 July 1999Preliminary round	Kilmoyley	2-06 - 2-09	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	D Young 2-0, S Brick 0-2, I Brick 0-2, M Regan 0-1, C Walsh 0-1.		P O'Connell 0-7, M Kelliher 2-0, J Maher 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.

Kenmare v St Pat's

24 July 1999Preliminary round replay	Kenmare	2-17 - 1-08	St Pat's	Fr Breen Park
	S O'Regan 0-7, TP O'Connor 0-4, P O'Shea 1-0, D Clifford 1-0, S O'Shea 0-2, E Hussey 0-2, L Lynch 0-1, P Randles 0-1.		P Landers 1-1, M Flynn 0-4, J Dunphy 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, T McGuinness 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Crotta O'Neill's v Ballyheigue

6 August 1999Quarter-final	Crotta O'Neill's	3-11 - 3-08	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	M Carlton 1-7, D Mahony 1-0, P McGrath 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, B O'Mahony 0-2.		G O'Sullivan 2-1, B O'Sullivan 1-3, WJ Leen 0-2, K O'Sullivan 0-1, E Flahive 0-1.

Causeway v Abbeydorney

7 August 1999Quarter-final	Causeway	3-09 - 2-12	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	JM Dooley 1-5, H McEnery 1-1, JJ Canty 1-0, S Sheehan 0-2, T Burke 0-1.		T Maunsell 1-4, K Hannafin 1-2, L O'Sullivan 0-3, I Maunsell 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1, A Healy 0-1.

Ballyduff v Lixnaw

8 August 1999Quarter-final	Ballyduff	1-06 - 1-08	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	B O'Sullivan 0-5, J Carroll 1-0, F Whelan 0-1.		P O'Connell 0-5, P Galvin 1-0, P Cronin 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, M Conway 0-1.

Kenmare v St Brendan's

8 August 1999Quarter-final	Kenmare	0-11 - 3-10	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	L Lynch 0-4, S McIntyre 0-4, S O'Shea 0-2, J Wharton 0-1.		J Brennan 3-0, D Leen 0-4, P Healy 0-3, D Clifford 0-2, T O'Halloran 0-1.

Causeway v Abbeydorney

20 August 1999Quarter-final replay	Causeway	3-08 - 0-09	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	JM Dooley 2-2, L Harty 1-1, S Sheehan 0-2, S Harty 0-1, C Harty 0-1, G Barrett 0-1.		I Maunsell 0-3, T O'Connell 0-2, T Maunsell 0-1, D Nolan 0-1, K Hannafin 0-1, L McCarthy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Lixnaw v St Brendan's

28 August 1999Semi-final	Lixnaw	5-06 - 3-03	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	J Maher 2-2, P O'Connell 1-1, M Conway 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, M Kelleher 0-1, P Galvin 0-1.		P Healy 2-1, F Fitzgerald 1-0, E Corridan 0-1, D Leen 0-1.

Crotta O'Neill's v Causeway

19 September 1999Semi-final	Crotta O'Neill's	3-13 - 2-13	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	M Carlton 0-7, B O'Mahony 2-1, P McGrath 1-0, S Twomey 0-3, P Cronin 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		JM Dooley 2-7, S Sheehan 0-3, L Harty 0-2, C Harty 0-1.

Final

Lixnaw v Crotta O'Neill's

3 October 1999Final	Lixnaw	2-08 - 2-08	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	M Conway 1-2, P O'Connell 1-0, P Cronin 0-3, P Galvin 0-2, E Fitzmaurice 0-1.		J Edwards 2-0, M Carleton 0-4, S Twomey 0-2, B O'Mahony 0-1, D Mahony 0-1.

Final replay

Lixnaw v Crotta O'Neill's

10 October 1999Final replay	Lixnaw	0-09 - 1-05	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	P O'Connell 0-3, M Conway 0-3, P Cronin 0-2, P Galvin 0-1.		M Carlton 1-2, S Twomey 0-2, B O'Mahony 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	5-14	29	3	9.66
2	Michael Carlton	Crotta O'Neill's	2-20	26	4	6.50
3	Pat O'Connell	Lixnaw	2-16	22	5	4.40
4	Tony Maunsell	Abbeydorney	2-08	14	3	4.66
5	Mike Conway	Lixnaw	2-07	13	5	2.60
	Liam O'Sullivan	Abbeydorney	1-10	13	3	4.33

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	2-07	13	Crotta O'Neill's
2	Liam O'Sullivan	Abbeydorney	1-07	10	Austin Stacks
	Michael Carlton	Crotta O'Neill's	1-07	10	Ballyheigue
4	John Brennan	St Brendan's	3-00	9	Kenmare
5	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	2-02	8	Abbeydorney
	John Maher	Lixnaw	2-02	8	St Brendan's
	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	1-05	8	Abbeydorney
8	Brendan Mahony	Crotta O'Neill's	2-01	7	Causeway
	Gerry O'Sullivan	Ballyheigue	2-01	7	Crotta O'Neill's
	Phil Healy	St Brendan's	2-01	7	Lixnaw
	Barry Sheehan	Abbeydorney	2-01	7	Austin Stacks
	Tony Maunsell	Abbeydorney	1-04	7	Causeway
	Pat O'Connell	Lixnaw	0-07	7	Kilmoyley
	Seán O'Regan	Kenmare	0-07	7	St Pat's
	Michael Carlton	Crotta O'Neill's	0-07	7	Causeway

References

1. "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "Causeway - 1-14, Crotta O'Neills - 2-10". Irish Times. 12 October 1998. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Lixnaw - 2-8, Crotta O'Neills - 2-8". Irish Times. 4 October 1999. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. "Club History". Crotta O'Neill's GAA website. Retrieved 7 August 2023.