2001 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2001 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	21 July – 30 September 2001
Teams	9
Sponsor	AIB
Champions	Kilmoyley (17th title) James McCarthy (captain) John Meyler (manager)
Runners-up	Ballyheigue Pat Harrington (captain) John Lucid (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	16 (2 per match)
Points scored	163 (20.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Brick (1-25)
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The 2001 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 100th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 4 April 2001. The championship ran from 21 July to 30 September 2001.

Ballyheigue were the defending champions. ^[1]

The final was played on 30 September 2001 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Ballyheigue, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 53 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–08 to 2–07 to claim their 17th championship title overall and a first title in 30 years. ^{[2] [3]}

Kilmoyley's Shane Brick was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.

Results

Preliminary round

Lixnaw v Kilmoyley

21 July 2001Preliminary round	Lixnaw	2-09 - 2-15	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	M Conway 1-4, P Galvin 1-1, J Griffin 0-2, E Galvin 0-1, A Cronin 0-1.		R Gentleman 1-2, S Brick 0-5, D Young 1-1, M Regan 0-4, O Diggin 0-1, C Harris 0-1, M Murnane 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Crotta O'Neill's v Ballyheigue

20 July 2001Quarter-final	Crotta O'Neill's	1-09 - 3-14	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	D Kearney 1-3, B O'Mahony 0-3, P Cronin 0-2, S Twomey 0-1.		B O'Sullivan 2-1, M Slattery 0-7, J Healy 1-2, E O'Sullivan 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, J Griffin 0-1.

St Brendan's v South Kerry

15 August 2001Quarter-final	St Brendan's	0-08 - 1-08	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	P Hussey 0-4, J Egan 0-2, S Flaherty 0-1, C Flaherty 0-1.		M Foley 1-4, TP O'Connor 0-2, J Dunphy 0-1, J Wharton 0-1.

Causeway v Abbeydorney

19 August 2001Quarter-final	Causeway	0-08 - 0-11	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	JM Dooley 0-3, S Harty 0-2, JJ Canty 0-2, C Harty 0-1.		I Maunsell 0-5, K Hanafin 0-1, M Hanafin 0-1, L McCarthy 0-1, T Maunsell 0-1, L O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1.

Ballyduff v Kilmoyley

19 August 2001Quarter-final	Ballyduff	0-10 - 0-13	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	B O'Sullivan 0-4, P O'Rourke 0-2, D O'Connor 0-2, A O'Grady 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1.		S Brick 0-8, M Regan 0-2, O Diggins 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, R Gentleman 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ballyheigue v Abbeydorney

31 August 2001Semi-final	Ballyheigue	0-10 - 0-07	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	B O'Sullivan 0-5, M Slattery 0-4, E Flahive 0-1.		I McCarthy 0-2, B Donovan 0-2, A Healy 0-1, K Hannafin 0-1, T Maunsell 0-1.

South Kerry v Kilmoyley

1 September 2001Semi-final	South Kerry	0-07 - 3-19	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	M Foley 0=5, P Randles 0-2.		R Gentleman 2-1, S Brick 0-7, M Regan 1-3, B Brick 0-4, C Walsh 0-2, S Griffin 0-2.

Final

Kilmoyley v Ballyheigue

30 September 2001Final	Kilmoyley	2-08 - 2-07	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	S Brick 1-5, B Brick 1-0, O Diggins 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, M Regan 0-1.		M Slattery 0-7, J Healy 1-0, A Murphy 1-0.	Referee: J Hennessy (Ballyduff)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	1-25	28	4	7.00
2	Mike Slattery	Ballyheigue	0-18	18	3	6.00
3	Richard Gentleman	Kilmoyley	3-04	13	3	4.33
	Micheál Regan	Kilmoyley	1-10	13	4	3.25
5	Bobby O'Sullivan	Ballyheigue	2-06	12	3	4.00
	Mike Foley	South Kerry	1-09	12	2	6.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	1-05	8	Ballyheigue
	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	0-08	8	Ballyduff
3	Bobby O'Sullivan	Ballyheigue	2-01	7	Crotta O'Neill's
	Richard Gentleman	Kilmoyley	2-01	7	South Kerry
	Mike Conway	Lixnaw	1-04	7	Kilmoyley
	Mike Foley	South Kerry	1-04	7	St Brendan's
	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	0-07	7	South Kerry
	Mike Slattery	Ballyheigue	0-07	7	Kilmoyley
	Mike Slattery	Ballyheigue	0-07	7	Crotta O'Neill's
10	David Kearney	Crotta O'Neill's	1-03	6	Ballyheigue
	Micheál Regan	Kilmoyley	1-03	6	South Kerry

References

1. "Fifth title for Ballyheigue". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2000. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "Diggins hits late winner". The Kerryman. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Glory days in Kilmoyley". Irish Independent. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2023.