2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

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2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates14 October – 11 November 2001
Teams8
SponsorCredit Unions Tipperary
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg Toomevara (17th title)
Justin Cottrell (captain)
Seán Stack (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Cavan.svg Thurles Sarsfields
Johnny Enright (captain)
Paddy Doyle (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored26 (3.25 per match)
Points scored254 (31.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Cavan.svg Johnny Enright (1-25)
2000 (Previous)(Next) 2002

The 2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 14 October to 11 November 2001.

Contents

Toomevara were the defending champions. [1]

On 11 November 2001, Toomevara won the title after a 1–22 to 1–13 defeat of Thurles Sarsfields in the final at Semple Stadium. [2] It was their 17th championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.

Results

Quarter-finals

14 October 2001Quarter-final Thurles Sarsfields 2-16 - 1-12 Ballingarry Leahy Park
J Enright 0-11, L Corbett 1-1, J Lawlor 1-0, G O'Grady 0-2, P Lawlor 0-1, T Ruth 0-1.A Cleere 1-3, L Cahill 0-3, P Ivors 0-3, W Maher 0-1, D Shelly 0-1, D Lyons 0-1.
14 October 2001Quarter-final Toomevara 2-16 - 2-16 Loughmore-Castleiney Páirc Shíleáin
P McGrath 1-2, K Dunne 0-4, Tommy Dunne 0-4, J O'Brien 0-4, M Bevans 1-0, F Devaney 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.N Morris 0-7, P Ormonde 1-2, S Bohan 1-2, P McGrath 0-2, M Gleeson 0-2, M Webster 0-1.
14 October 2001Quarter-final Cappawhite 2-15 - 1-13 Mullinahone Semple Stadium
E O'Neill 0-9, S Ryan 1-2, J Ryan 1-0, A O'Neill 0-2, P Julian 0-2.E Kelly 0-7, P Kelly 1-0, B O'Meara 0-2, E Carey 0-2, P Croke 0-2.
14 October 2001Quarter-final Clonoulty-Rossmore 4-20 - 3-18 Nenagh Éire Óg Semple Stadium
D Ryan 3-4, D Quirke 0-7, A Kennedy 1-2, M Quirke 0-4, A Butler 0-1, T Butler 0-1, R Martin 0-1.D O'Meara 2-2, M Cleary 1-4, K Tucker 0-5, E Tucker 0-3, M Hackett 0-2, R Tomlinson 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1.
29 October 2001Quarter-final replay Toomevara 1-16 - 0-16 Loughmore-Castleiney Páirc Shíleáin
Tommy Dunne 0-7, K Dunne 0-6, K Hall 1-0, M Bevans 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1.N Morris 0-8, M Webster 0-2, P McGrath 0-2, D Laffan 0-2, P Ormonde 0-1, T Ormonde 0-1.

Semi-finals

28 October 2001Semi-final Thurles Sarsfields 3-25 - 0-10 Cappawhite Semple Stadium
T Ruth 2-2, M O'Dowd 1-3, J Enright 0-5, G O'Grady 0-5, L Corbett 0-5, P Lawlor 0-4, C McIntyre 0-1.E O'Neill 0-6, P O'Neill 0-2, F Quinn 0-1, G Quinlan 0-1.
4 November 2001Semi-final Toomevara 2-14 - 1-12 Clonoulty-Rossmore Semple Stadium
M Bevans 1-2, F Devaney 1-1, K Dunne 0-4, Tommy Dunne 0-4, J O'Brien 0-2, E Brislane 0-1.D Ryan 1-4, D Quirke 0-4, M Heffernan 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, A Butler 0-1.

Final

11 November 2001Final Toomevara 1-22 - 1-13 Thurles Sarsfields Semple Stadium
J O'Brien 1-5, K Dunne 0-7 (6f), Thomas Dunne 0-4 (1f, 1 line ball), Terry Dunne 0-2, P McGrath, M Bevans, T Delaney, P Hackett 0-1 each. Report J Enright 1-9 (1-8f), M O'Dowd 0-2, T Ruth, B Carroll 0-1 each.Referee: S Roche

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Johnny Enright Thurles Sarsfields 1-252839.33
2Ken Dunne Toomevara 0-212145.25
3 Declan Ryan Clonoulty-Rossmore 4-0820210.00
4 Tommy Dunne Toomevara 0-101944.75
5 John O'Brien Toomevara 1-121543.75
Eugene O'Neill Cappawhite 0-151527.50
Noel Morris Loughmore-Castleiney 0-151527.50
8Michael Bevans Toomevara 2-051142.75
Dan Quirke Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-111125.50
10Tony Ruth Thurles Sarsfields 2-041033.33
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Declan Ryan Clonoulty-Rossmore 3-0413 Nenagh Éire Óg
2 Johnny Enright Thurles Sarsfields 1-0912 Toomevara
3 Johnny Enright Thurles Sarsfields 0-1111 Ballingarry
4 Eugene O'Neill Cappawhite 0-099 Mullinahone
5Declan O'Meara Nenagh Éire Óg 2-028 Clonoulty-Rossmore
Tony Ruth Thurles Sarsfields 2-028 Cappawhite
John O'Brien Toomevara 1-058 Thurles Sarsfields
Noel Morris Loughmore-Castleiney 0-088 Toomevara
9 Michael Cleary Nenagh Éire Óg 1-047 Clonoulty-Rossmore
Declan Ryan Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-047 Toomevara
Noel Morris Loughmore-Castleiney 0-077 Toomevara
Eoin Kelly Mullinahone 0-077 Cappawhite
Dan Quirke Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-077 Nenagh Éire Óg
Tommy Dunne Toomevara 0-077 Loughmore-Castleiney
Ken Dunne Toomevara 0-077 Thurles Sarsfields

Miscellaneous

References

  1. "Toom complete three in-a-row". Irish Independent. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. Breheny, Martin (12 November 2001). "Score-shy Toom still too strong for Thurles". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2018.