2012 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

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2012 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates28 July – 7 October 2012
Teams8
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
Champions Colours-of-Limerick.png Ballyduff (24th title)
Aidan Boyle (captain)
P. J. O'Grady (manager)
Runners-up Colours-of-Kerry.png Lixnaw
Raymond Galvin (captain)
Thomas Fitzmaurice (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored28 (2.15 per match)
Points scored325 (25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours-of-Kerry.png Ricky Heffernan (0-38)
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The 2012 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The competition ran from 28 July to 7 October 2012.

Contents

Ballyduff were the defending champions. [1] [2]

The final was played on 7 October 2012 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyduff and Lixnaw, in what was their sixth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in two years. Ballyduff won the match by 1–15 to 1–09 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a third title in succession. [3] [4]

Lixnaw's Ricky Heffernan was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.

Results

Round 1

28 July 2012Round 1 St Brendan's 3-11 - 2-12 Causeway Austin Stack Park
T Moloney (2-1), D Dineen (1-0, 1 penalty), T Hanafin (0-6, 5f, 1 '65), D Wallace (0-2), K Orpen (0-1), J Galvin (0-1). Report P McGrath (0-8, 6f), JM Dooley (2-0), E Fitzgerald (0-2), R Casey (0-1), M Delaney (0-1).
29 July 2012Round 1 Ballyduff 0-13 - 0-10 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
T O'Rourke (0-5), B O'Sullivan (0-5, 3f), P Boyle (0-2), E Joy (0-1). Report M Slattery (0-6, 4f), J Crean (0-1), D Walsh (0-1), P Lucid (0-1), F Flaherty (0-1).
29 July 2012Round 1 Abbeydorney 2-09 - 1-11 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
D O'Connell (1-7, 6f, 1 penalty), K Hanafin (1-1), B O'Leary (0-1). Report R Heffernan (0-6f), M Conway (1-0, 1 penalty), J Griffin (0-2), E Galvin (0-1), C Fitzmaurice (0-1), J Flaherty (0-1).
29 July 2012Round 1 Kilmoyley 3-26 - 0-08 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
S Brick 0-9, A McCarthy 1-3, S Maunsell 0-6, D Collins 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, T Murnane 0-3, M Regan 0-2, D Fitzell 0-1, JB O'Halloran 0-1. Report S Nolan 0-6, I McCarthy 0-1, P Culhane 0-1.

Round 2A

3 August 2012Round 2A St Brendan's 0-13 - 3-13 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
T Hannifin (0-5, 4f, 1 '65'); D Dineen (0-4); D Wallace (0-2); T Wallace (0-1); A Dineen (0-1). Report A Boyle (3-1); B O'Sullivan (0-7, 6f); B O'Grady (0-2), P Boyle (0-2); PJ Connolly (0-1).
4 August 2012Round 2A Kilmoyley 1-15 - 1-12 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
S Brick (1-7, 1-2 frees, 0-1 65), D Collins (0-3); A Mccarthy (0-1), J Mccarthy (0-1), B Harris (0-1); S Maunsell (0-1), M Regan (0-1). Report D O'connell (1-7, 1-4 frees), B O'Donovan (0-2); B O'leary (0-1), PJ Keane (0-1), D O'leary (0-1).

Round 2B

3 August 2012Round 2B Ballyheigue 0-10 - 2-14 Causeway Austin Stack Park
M Slattery (0-6f); F Flaherty (0-2); D Walsh (0-1f); T O'Connor (0-1). Report P McGrath (1-9, 04f); JM Dooley (1-1, 0-1 '65'); P O'Grady (0-2); R Casey (0-1); J Leahy (0-1).
4 August 2012Round 2B Lixnaw 0-19 - 1-09 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
R Heffernan (0-11, 0-10 frees), C Fitzmaurice (0-2), J Flaherty (0-2), E Galvin (0-2), S Power (0-1); J Griffin (0-1). Report S Nolan (1-6, 1-5 frees), P Culhane (0-1), M Lynch (0-1), C Lynch (0-1).

Quarter-finals

13 August 2012Quarter-final Causeway 2-17 - 3-05 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
P McGrath (0-6, 4f), R Casey (1-1), C Harty (0-4), JM Dooley (1-0), T Flynn (0-1f), T Casey (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), A Fealy (0-1), P O'Grady (0-1), K Leahy (0-1). Report D O'Connell (2-3, 1-2f), D O'Leary (1-0), K Hanafin (0-1).
14 August 2012Quarter-final Lixnaw 0-13 - 0-11 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
R Heffernan 0-6, J Flaherty 0-3, J Griffin 0-2, S Power 0-1, C Fitzmaurice 0-1. Report T Hanafin 0-6, J Galvin 0-2, D Wallace 0-2, R Horgan 0-1.

Semi-final

1 September 2012Semi-final Lixnaw 0-14 - 0-12 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
R Heffernan 0-7 (0-6f), J Flaherty and C O’Brien 0-2 each, M Corridan, J Griffin and C Fitzmaurice 0-1 each Report S Brick 0-5 (0-2fs, 0-1’65), A McCarthy and S Maunsell 0-2 each, T Murnane, M Murnane, M Regan 0-1 each
2 September 2012Round 2A Ballyduff 1-14 - 1-10 Causeway Austin Stack Park
B O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-6f), A Boyle 1-1, P Boyle 0-3, K O’Connor, M Boyle and T O’Rourke 0-1. Report K Leahy 1-0, P McGrath 0-3 (0-2f), J Leahy 0-2 (0-165), T Flynn 0-1 1f, T Barrett, E Fitzgerald, C Harty and K Carmody 0-1.

Final

7 October 2012Final Ballyduff 1-15 - 1-09 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
B O’Sullivan 0-8 (0-5 frees. 0-1 ‘65), A Boyle 1-1, M Boyle 0-3, T O’Rourke 0-2, P Boyle 0-1. Report R Heffernan 0-8 frees, M Conway 1-0, J Flaherty 0-1.Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ricky Heffernan Lixnaw 0-383857.60
2 Darragh O'Connell Abbeydorney 4-172939.66
Paul McGrath Causeway 1-262947.25
4Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-272746.75
5 Shane Brick Kilmoyley 1-212438.00
6Aidan Boyle Ballyduff 5-031844.50
7Tim Hanafin St Brendan's 0-171735.66
8 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 1-121527.50
9 John Mike Dooley Crotta O'Neill's 4-011343.25
10 Michael Slattery Crotta O'Neill's 0-121226.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Paul McGrath Causeway 1-0912 Ballyheigue
2Ricky Heffernan Lixnaw 0-1111 Crotta O'Neill's
3Aidan Boyle Ballyduff 3-0110 St Brendan's
Darragh O'Connell Abbeydorney 1-0710 Kilmoyley
Darragh O'Connell Abbeydorney 1-0710 Lixnaw
Shane Brick Kilmoyley 1-0710 Abbeydorney
7 Darragh O'Connell Abbeydorney 2-039 Causeway
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 1-069 Lixnaw
Shane Brick Kilmoyley 0-099 Crotta O'Neill's
10Paul McGrath Causeway 0-088 St Brendan's
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-088 Lixnaw
Ricky Heffernan Lixnaw 0-088 Ballyduff

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