2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

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2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates16 June – 26 August 2018
Teams8
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
Champions Colours-of-Kerry.png Lixnaw (8th title)
Darragh Shanahan (captain)
Fergus Fitzmaurice (manager)
Runners-up Colours-of-Kerry.png Kilmoyley
Daniel Collins (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored24 (1.85 per match)
Points scored379 (29.15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours-of-Kerry.png Shane Conway (1-58)
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The 2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th 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 30 May 2018. [1] The championship ran from 16 June to 26 August 2018.

Contents

Ballyduff were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilmoyley in the semi-finals. [2] [3] [4]

The final was played on 26 August 2018 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 0–12 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in four years. [5] [6]

Lixnaw's Shane Conway was the championship's top scorer with 1-58.

Results

Round 1

16 June 2018Round 1 Lixnaw 0-16 - 1-12 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-12, R Heffernan 0-2, S McElligott 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1.D Collins 1-9, J Brick 0-3.
16 June 2018Round 1 Ballyduff 4-19 - 3-07 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
P Boyle 0-10, A Boyle 3-0, J Goulding 1-5, D O'Carroll 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1, J Hussey 0-1, M Boyle 0-1.E Egan 1-1, PJ Keane 1-0, N Roche 1-0, M Slattery 0-3, J O'Connor 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1.
17 June 2018Round 1 Ballyheigue 1-09 - 1-15 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
P Lucid 1-5, D Walsh 0-2, R Kenny 0-1, K Reidy 0-1.S Nolan 0-10, J Conway 1-1, B Mahony 0-2, R Nolan 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1.
17 June 2018Round 1 Causeway 0-19 - 0-15 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
B Barrett 0-10, J Leahy 0-4, B Murphy 0-2, J Diggins 0-1, A Fealy 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.J Egan 0-7, D Griffin 0-3, B O'Connor 0-2, E Leen 0-1, D Finnegan 0-1, F Mackessey 0-1.

Round 2A

30 June 2018Round 2A Crotta O'Neill's 0-16 - 2-13 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
S Nolan 0-11, J Conway 0-3, B Mahony 0-1, Darragh O'Donoghue 0-1.J Goulding 2-5, P Boyle 0-5, E Ross 0-1, M Boyle 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1.
1 July 2018Round 2A Causeway 2-15 - 0-12 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
D Goggin 1-3, B Barrett 0-6, G Dooley 1-2, B Murphy 0-2, J Leahy 0-1, K Carmody 0-1.S Conway 0-8, D Shanahan 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, J Wallace 0-1, M Conway 0-1.

Round 2B

30 June 2018Round 2B Ballyheigue 1-11 - 3-18 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
M Leane 1-2, P Lucid 0-4, G Galway 0-2, S Colgan 0-2, R Kenny 0-1.M O'Connor 1-3, J Brick 1-2, D Collins 0-4, S Maunsell 0-4, C Fitzell 1-0, J McElligott 0-3, K McCarthy 0-1, R Collins 0-1.
1 July 2018Round 2B Abbeydorney 0-11 - 0-17 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
M Slattery 0-4, M O'Leary 0-2, S Sullivan 0-1, PJ Keane 0-1, A Healy 0-1, D Egan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.J Egan 0-5, C Hussey 0-4, F Mackessey 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, D Griffin 0-2, T Moloney 0-1, P Kearney 0-1.

Quarter-finals

27 July 2018Quarter-final Crotta O'Neill's 2-11 - 1-15 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
S Nolan 0-5, J Conway 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-2, T O'Connor 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, R Nolan 0-1.D Collins 0-5, S Maunsell 1-0, J Brick 0-3, T Murnane 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, K Regan 0-2, J McElligott 0-1.
28 July 2018Quarter-final Lixnaw 0-21 - 2-12 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-11, M Conway 0-4, J Griffin 0-2, G Stackpoole 0-1, S McElligott 0-1, R Heffernan 0-1, J McKenna 0-1.F Mackessey 0-4, J Wallace 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, C Hussey 0-2, J Egan 0-2, T Moloney 0-2, D Griffin 0-1, P Kearney 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 August 2018Semi-final Causeway 0-15 - 1-17 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
B Barrett (0-8 0-5 frees, 0-2 '65's), J Diggins (0-2), T Barrett (0-1), C Harty (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), K Carmody (0-1) B Murphy (0-1). Report S Conway (1-14 0-9 frees, 0-1 '65') M Conway (0-1), B Brosnan (0-1), J Flaherty (0-1).
12 August 2018Semi-final Ballyduff 0-19 - 0-20 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
P Boyle (0-10, 7f), J Goulding (0-3), J O'Sullivan (0-2), P O'Carroll (0-1), M Boyle (0-1), A Boyle (0-1), L Boyle (0-1). Report J McElligott (0-5), J Brick (0-4), D Collins (0-3f), M O'Connor (0-2), R Collins (0-1), T Murnane (0-1).

Final

26 August 2018Final Lixnaw 1-12 - 0-12 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
Lixnaw: S Conway 0-13 (8f), J Griffin 1-0, S McElligott, M Conway and C Sheehy 0-1 each Report D Collins 1-8 (7f), M O'Connor 1-0, K Regan 0-2, J McElligott 0-1

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Shane Conway Lixnaw 1-5861512.20
2 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 2-293557.00
3 Jack Goulding Ballyduff 3-132237.33
4 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-262638.66
5 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-252538.33
6Brandon Barrett Causeway 0-242438.00
7Jordan Brick Kilmoyley 1-121553.00
8 John Egan St Brendan's 0-141434.66
9Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 2-071352.60
10Philip Lucid Ballyheigue 1-091226.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Shane Conway Lixnaw 1-1417 Causeway
2 Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-1313 Kilmoyley
3 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 1-0912 Lixnaw
Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-1212 Kilmoyley
5 Jack Goulding Ballyduff 2-0511 Crotta O'Neill's
Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 1-0811 Lixnaw
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-1111 Ballyduff
Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-1111 St Brendan's
9 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-1010 Kilmoyley
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-1010 Ballyheigue
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-1010 Abbeydorney
Brandon Barrett causeway 0-1010 St Brendan's

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  2. ↑ "Boyle blitz delivers a famous Ballyduff win". The Kerryman. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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