2002 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2002 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	17 July – 29 September 2002
Teams	10
Sponsor	AIB
Champions	Kilmoyley (18th title) Ian Brick (captain) John Meyler (manager)
Runners-up	Lixnaw Pat Dowling (captain) Seán Flaherty (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	54 (3.6 per match)
Points scored	332 (22.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Brick (2-20) Mike Conway (1-23)
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The 2002 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 9 April 2002. The championship ran from 17 July to 29 September 2002.

Kilmoyley were the defending champions. ^{[1] [2]}

The final was played on 29 September 2002 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Lixnaw, in what was their first meeting in the final in 19 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–16 to 2–07 to claim an 18th championship title overall and a second title in succession. ^{[3] [4]}

Shane Brick and Mike Conway were the championship's joint-top scorers.

Format change

Having previously operated using a straight knockout format, the championship introduced a "back door system" or second chance for defeated first round teams. All ten participating teams were drawn together in the first round, with the five defeated teams receiving a second chance. Four of these teams progressed to the second round, while one team received a bye to the quarter-finals.

Results

First round

Ballyduff v Kenmare

17 July 2002First round	Ballyduff	7-11 - 2-11	Kenmare	J. P. O'Sullivan Park
	B O'Sullivan 2-7, A Boyle 2-1, K Boyle 2-0, G O'Brien 1-0, A O'Grady 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, A O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Foley 1-5, F O'Brien 1-1, S Regan 0-3, J Wharton 0-1, G O'Sullivan-Morgan 0-1.

Lixnaw v South Kerry

20 July 2002First round	Lixnaw	8-22 - 0-04	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	R Thornton 3-0, C Fitzmaurice 2-3, J Griffin 2-3, M Conway 1-6, T McKenna 0-3, J Maher 0-2, K Dowling 0-2, A Cronin 0-1, D McElligott 0-1, P Cronin 0-1.		J Dunphy 0-3, E Touhy 0-1.

Ballyheigue v Crotta O'Neill's

20 July 2002First round	Ballyheigue	2-13 - 3-10	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	M Slattery 0-6, B O'Sullivan 1-2, M Lucid 1-1, J Griffin 0-1, N Flahive 0-1, D Casey 0-1, N Kilbride 0-1.		P McGrath 2-1, D Carney 1-3, P Cronin 0-4, M Keane 0-1, B Mahony 0-1.

Abbeydorney v Kilmoyley

21 July 2002First round	Abbeydorney	0-10 - 1-17	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	B O'Donovan 0-6, I McCarthy 0-1.		S Brick 1-10, C Walsh 0-3, M Regan 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2.

St Brendan's v Causeway

21 July 2002First round	St Brendan's	1-08 - 3-08	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	P Hussey 0-5, C Flaherty 1-0, J Egan 0-1, P Healy 0-1, D Leen 0-1.		JM Dooley 2-5, S Goggin 1-1, C Dineen 0-1, S Harty 0-1.

Ballyheigue v Crotta O'Neill's

30 July 2002First round replay	Ballyheigue	1-05 - 0-13	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	M Lucid 1-1, J Healy 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, N Gilbride 0-1, WJ Leen 0-1.		P Cronin 0-4, D Carney 0-3, S Twomey 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Mahony 0-1, J Edwards 0-1, M Keane 0-1.

Second round

St Brendan's v Abbeydorney

2 August 2002Second round	St Brendan's	3-07 - 2-09	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	J Egan 2-4, C Flaherty 1-0, S Flaherty 0-1, D Leen 0-1, D Clifford 0-1.		B Donovan 2-2, T Maunsell 0-3, I McCarthy 0-3, M Hannafin 0-1.

Ballyheigue v Kenmare

3 August 2022Second round	Ballyheigue	1-13 - 1-11 (aet)	Kenmare	Austin Stack Park
	WJ Leen 0-6, J Casey 1-0, J Griffin 0-3, N Flahive 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Foley 0-6, F O'Brien 1-0, J Wharton 0-2, P Randles 0-1, C Cremin 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Ballyduff v Crotta O'Neill's

14 August 2002Quarter-final	Ballyduff	0-14 - 2-06	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	B O'Sullivan 0-6, M Hennessy 0-2, L Boyle 0-2, A Boyle 0-1, G O'Brien 0-1, P O'Rourke 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		P Cronin 0-5, M Keane 1-1, D Kearney 1-0.

Kilmoyley v South Kerry

16 August 2002Quarter-final	Kilmoyley	2-27 - 1-07	South Kerry	FitzGerald Stadium
	O Diggins 1-5, B Brick 1-3, M Regan 0-4, C Walsh 0-4, R Gentleman 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-2, M Collins 0-2, D Young 0-2, T Murnane 0-1, B Harris 0-1.		E Tuohy 1-2, T Harrington 0-2, G Moroney 0-2, S Morris 0-1.

Lixnaw v Causeway

17 August 2002Quarter-final	Lixnaw	1-18 - 3-06	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	M Conway 0-6, R Thornton 1-2, A Cronin 0-2, J Maher 0-2, K Dowling 0-2, T McKenna 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, J Griffin 0-1.		JM Dooley 3-2, A Whyte 0-2, M Dillane 0-1, C Dineen 0-1.

Ballyheigue v St Brendan's

18 August 2002Quarter-final	Ballyheigue	0-13 - 2-04	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	J Griffin 0-5, N Stack 0-3, D Casey 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, M Lucid 0-1, WJ Leen 0-1, N Gilbride 0-1.		M Casey 1-0, P Healy 1-0, J Egan 0-2, P Healy 0-2.

Semi-finals

Lixnaw v Ballyduff

6 September 2002Semi-final	Lixnaw	1-14 - 0-07	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	M Conway 0-8, C Fitzmaurice 1-1, K Dowling 0-3, R Thornton 0-1, J Maher 0-1.		B O'Sullivan 0-5, D O'Connor 0-1, J Bunyan 0-1.

Kilmoyley v Ballyheigue

14 September 2002Semi-final	Kilmoyley	2-13 - 2-08	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	M Murnane 1-1, M Regan 1-1, P O'Sullivan 0-4, S Brick 0-4, C Walsh 0-1, B Brick 0-1, D Young 0-1.		M Slattery 1-5, J Healy 1-0, A Murphy 0-2, J Griffin 0-1.

Final

Kilmoyley v Lixnaw

29 September 2002Final	Kilmoyley	1-16 - 2-07	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	S Brick 1-6, M Murnane 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, B Brick 0-2, D Young 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, M Regan 0-1, R Gentleman 0-1.		T McKenna 2-1, M Conway 0-3, P O'Connell 0-2, J Maher 0-1.	Referee: P Sheehy (Causeway)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	2-20	26	3	8.66
	Mike Conway	Lixnaw	1-23	26	4	6.50
3	Bobby O'Sullivan	Ballyduff	2-18	24	3	8.00
4	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	5-07	22	2	11.00
5	Roibeárd Thornton	Lixnaw	4-03	15	3	5.00
6	Brian O'Donovan	Abbeydorney	2-08	14	2	7.00
	Mike Foley	Kenmare	1-11	14	2	7.00
	Mike Slattery	Ballyheigue	1-11	14	3	4.66
9	Cillian Fitzmaurice	Lixnaw	3-04	13	4	3.25
	John Egan	St Brendan's	2-07	13	2	6.60
	Pádraig Cronin	Crotta O'Neill's	0-13	13	3	4.66

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Bobby O'Sullivan	Ballyduff	2-07	13	Kenmare
	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	1-10	13	Abbeydorney
3	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	3-02	11	Lixnaw
	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	2-05	11	St Brendan's
5	John Egan	St Brendan's	2-04	10	Abbeydorney
6	Roibeárd Thornton	Lixnaw	3-00	9	South Kerry
	Cillian Fitzmaurice	Lixnaw	2-03	9	South Kerry
	John Griffin	Lixnaw	2-03	9	South Kerry
	Mike Conway	Lixnaw	1-06	9	South Kerry
	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	1-06	9	Lixnaw

References

1. "Diggins hits late winner". The Kerryman. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "Glory days in Kilmoyley". Irish Independent. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Magnificent Kilmoyley!". The Kerryman. 4 October 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. "Kilmoyley retain Kerry SHC crown". Hogan Stand. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2023.