2007 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2007 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	8 August – 7 October 2007
Teams	9
Sponsor	AIB
Champions	Lixnaw (7th title) Pat Dowling (captain) Éamonn Cregan (manager)
Runners-up	Kilmoyley Billy Brick (captain) Anthony Day (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	26 (3.25 per match)
Points scored	185 (23.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michael Conway (3-15)
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The 2007 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 106th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the preliminary and quarter-final rounds took place on 2 July 2007. The championship ran from 8 August to 7 October 2007.

Ballyduff entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilmoyley in the quarter-finals. ^{[1] [2]}

The final was played on 7 October 2007 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Kilmoyley, in what was their first meeting in the final in four years. Lixnaw won the match by 1–12 to 2–06 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[3] [4]}

Lixnaw's Michael Conway was the championship's top scorer with 3-15.

Results

Preliminary round

St Brendan's v South Kerry

8 August 2007Preliminary round	St Brendan's	1-20 - 1-07	South Kerry	Austin Stack Park
	J Egan 1-5, A Dineen 0-5, T Hanafin 0-5, T Mooloney 0-2, D Dineen 0-1, S Flaherty 0-1, C Flaherty 0-1.		P Randles 0-5, B D'Arcy 1-0, S Morris 0-1, J Bergin 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St Brendan's v Ballyheigue

24 August 2008Quarter-final	St Brendan's	1-17 - 4-13	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	J Egan (1-7, 1-0f), T Hannafin (0-7, 6f), D Dineen (0-2), D Wallace (0-1).	Report	B O'Sullivan (4-4, 1-1 ?65?s, 0-3f), J Griffin (0-3), J Crean (0-2), R Kenny (0-2, 1 sideline), N Stack (0-1), M Slattery (0-1).

Kilmoyley v Ballyduff

25 August 2007Quarter-final	Kilmoyley	2-12 - 0-07	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	S Brick 0-5, B Brick 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, I Brick 0-1, C Harris 0-1, M Murnane 0-1, T Murnane 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, S Maunsell 0-1.		B O'Sullivan 0-4, G O'Brien 0-1, T O'Rourke 0-1, G O'Grady 0-1.

Lixnaw v Crotta O'Neill's

28 August 2007Quarter-final	Lixnaw	2-17 - 1-11	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	M Conway 2-4, J Flaherty 0-8, K Dowling 0-2, P Lyons 0-2, F Fitzmaurice 0-1.		A Keane 1-5, I McCarthy 0-4, C McElligott 0-1, D Galvin 0-1.

Abbeydorney v Causeway

1 September 2007Quarter-final	Abbeydorney	3-09 - 2-14	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	K Dineen 1-1, K Hanafin 0-4, I Maunsell 0-4, B Sheehan 1-0, B O'Donovan 1-0.		JM Dooley 1-4, JJ Canty 1-2, C Harty 0-2, S Sheehan 0-2, C Flynn 0-2, C Dineen 0-1, F Carroll 0-1.

Semi-finals

Kilmoyley v Ballyheigue

9 September 2007Semi-final	Kilmoyley	1-15 - 2-02	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	S Brick 1-7, M Murnane 0-3, C Harris 0-1, T Murnane 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, B Brick 0-1, S Maunsell 0-1.		B O'Sullivan 2-0, J Casey 0-1, J Griffin 0-1.

Lixnaw v Causeway

9 September 2007Semi-final	Lixnaw	1-15 - 2-08	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	M Conway 1-5, J Flaherty 0-6, P Lyons 0-3, S Power 0-1.		JJ Canty 1-1, JM Dooley 0-4, A White 1-0, S Sheehan 0-1, C Harty 0-1, D Dineen 0-1.

Final

Lixnaw v Kilmoyley

7 October 2007Final	Lixnaw	1-12 - 2-06	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	M Conway 0-6, C Fitzmaurice 1-0, J Griffin 0-1, P Lyons 0-1, P Galvin 0-1, T Galvin 0-1, J Flaherty 0-1, E Galvin 0-1.		S Brick 0-5, J McCarthy 1-0, J Murnane 1-0, B Brick 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Michael Conway	Lixnaw	3-15	24	3	8.00
2	Bobby O'Sullivan	Ballyheigue	6-04	22	2	11.00
3	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	1-17	20	3	6.66
4	John Egan	St Brendan's	2-12	18	2	9.00
5	James Flaherty	Lixnaw	0-15	15	3	5.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Bobby O'Sullivan	Ballyheigue	4-04	16	St Brendan's
2	Michael Conway	Lixnaw	2-04	10	Crotta O'Neill's
	John Egan	St Brendan's	1-07	10	Ballyheigue
	Shane Brick	Kilmoyley	1-07	10	Ballyheigue
5	Michael Conway	Lixnaw	1-05	8	Causeway
	John Egan	St Brendan's	1-05	8	South Kerry
	Andrew Keane	Crotta O'Neill's	1-05	8	Lixnaw
	James Flaherty	Lixnaw	0-08	8	Crotta O'Neill's
9	John Mike Dooley	Causeway	1-04	7	Abbeydorney
	Tim Hannafin	St Brendan's	0-07	7	Ballyheigue

References

1. "Ballyduff take Kerry crown". Irish Independent. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "Ballyduff triumph in Kerry hurling decider". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Lixnaw take the title in surprise win". Irish Independent. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. "Senior County Hurling finals". RTÉ Sport. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2023.