2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

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2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Dates29 June – 27 July 2002
Teams8
Champions Colours of Laois.svg Laois (3rd title)
John Lyons (captain)
Séamus Plunkett (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
Points scored156 (26 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Laois.svg David Cuddy (4-18)
1996 (Previous)(Next) 2003

The 2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1974. The championship ran from 29 June to 27 July 2002.

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Derry were the defending champions, however, they exited the championship after failing to field a team in their quarter-final game against Kerry.. [1]

The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 27 July 2002 between Laois and Wicklow, in what was their first ever meeting in the All-Ireland final. Laois won the match by 2-20 to 2-07 to claim their third All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 23 years. [2] [3]

Laois's David Cuddy was the championship's top scorer with 4-18.

Results

All-Ireland quarter-finals

29 June 2002Quarter-final Kerry w/o - scr. Derry
29 June 2002Quarter-final Roscommon 3-07 - 2-19 Westmeath Duggan Park
D Mulvey 1-3, D Lohan 1-1, T Lennon 1-0, M Cunniffe 0-2, M Connaughton 0-1.A Mitchell 1-4, J Shaw 0-7, D Carty 1-0, R Whelan 0-3, V Bateman 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, B Kennedy 0-1, S Morley 0-1.
30 June 2002Quarter-final Carlow 1-05 - 1-09 Wicklow O'Moore Park
R Foley 1-2, B Lawler 0-3.D Hyland 1-4, L Glynn 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, D Curran 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, W O'Gorman 0-1.
3 July 2002Quarter-final Laois 2-21 - 1-11 Carlow Dr Cullen Park
D Cuddy 2-6, PJ Peacock 0-4, J Young 0-4, O Dowling 0-3, T Fitzgerald 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, C Coonan 0-1.D Ryan 0-4, D Nolan 0-4, S Gleeson 1-0, A McAndrew 0-1, C Buggy 0-1, C Boran 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

13 July 2002Semi-final Laois 3-14 - 0-19 Westmeath O'Moore Park
D Cuddy 2-3, J Young 0-5, F O'Sullivan 1-1, O Dowling 0-2, C Cuddy 0-1, PJ Peacock 0-1, C Coonan 0-1.J Shaw 0-8, A Mitchell 0-3, D McCormack 0-3, R Whelan 0-2, O Devine 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, J Gavigan 0-1.
13 July 2002Semi-final Wicklow 2-13 - 2-10 Kerry O'Moore Park
D Hyland 0-9, J O'Neill 1-1, W O'Gorman 1-1, J Murphy 0-1, L Glynn 0-1.J Healy 1-1, M Slattery 0-4, S Brick 1-0, M Conway 0-2, B Brick 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, D Young 0-1.

All-Ireland final

27 July 2002Final Laois 2-21 - 2-07 Wicklow Semple Stadium
D Cuddy 0-9, J Young 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-0, O Dowling 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-3, D Rooney 0-2, PJ Peacock 0-2.D Hyland 1-5, W O'Gorman 1-0, J O'Neill 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1David Cuddy Laois 4-1830310.00
2 Don Hyland Wicklow 2-182438.00
3 John Shaw Westmeath 0-151527.50
4 James Young Laois 0-141427.00
5 Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 1-071025.00

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References

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