2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

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2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates14 August – 20 September 2020
Teams8
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
Champions Colours-of-Kerry.png Kilmoyley (25th title)
John B. O'Halloran (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Runners-up Colours-of-Galway.png Causeway
Bryan Murphy (captain)
Stephen Goggin (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored8 (1.14 per match)
Points scored214 (30.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours-of-Kerry.png Maurice O'Connor (3-15)
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The 2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 29 June 2020. [1] A straight knockout format was used for the first time in a number of years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship ran from 14 August to 20 September 2020.

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Causeway entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

The final was played on 20 September 2020 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 13 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–12 to 1–14 to claim a record-equalling 25th championship title overall and a first title in four years. [3]

Kilmoyley's Maurice O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 3-15.

Results

Quarter-finals

14 August 2020Quarter-final Ballyheigue 0-15 - 1-20 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
N Guerin (0-8, 7 frees), M Leane (0-5), C Casey and C Walsh (0-1 each). Report P Boyle (0-12, 0-6 frees), D Moriarty (1-3), K O’Connor and K Goulding (0-2 each), E Ross (0-1).
15 August 2020Quarter-final St Brendan's 0-12 - 0-15 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
K Hannafin 0-5, C Hussey 0-5, N O'Driscoll 0-1, T Moloney 0-1. Report M O'Connor 0-9, D Collins 0-2, T Murnane 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, J Brick 0-1, R Collins 0-1.
16 August 2020Quarter-final Lixnaw 0-19 - 1-18 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-9, J Galvin 0-3, J Buckley 0-3, B Brosnan 0-1, M Kelliher 0-1, J Flaherty 0-1, J McKenna 0-1. Report PJ Keane 0-8, J Sheehan 1-2, B O'Leary 0-2, M O'Leary 0-2, D O'Leary 0-2, R ODonovan 0-1, T Ó hAiniféin 0-1.
16 August 2020Quarter-final Causeway 0-14 - 0-13 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
B Lyons 0-6, Joseph Diggins 0-2, T Casey 0-2, D Goggin 0-2, C Harty 0-1, Jason Diggins 0-1.S Nolan 0-8, D Kennelly 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1, C Trant 0-1.

Semi-finals

6 September 2020Semi-final Kilmoyley 1-20 - 1-12 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
D Collins (0-10, 7 frees), M O’Connor (1-4), S Maunsell and P O’Connor (0-2 each), J Brick and K McCarthy (0-1 each). Report PJ Keane ( 0-5 frees), M Slattery ( 1-1), D O’Leary ( 0-3) M O’Leary, D Egan and T Ó hAiniféin 0-1 each.
6 September 2020Semi-final Causeway 1-19 - 0-11 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
B Lyons (0-9, 5 frees), G Dooley (1-0), T Casey and C Harty (0-3 each), B Murphy (0-2), T Flynn (1 free) and D Goggin (0-1 each). Report P Boyle (3 frees), D Moriarty (2 frees) and M Boyle (0-3 each), E Ross and K Goulding (0-1 each).

Final

20 September 2020Final Kilmoyley 2-12 - 1-14 Causeway Austin Stack Park
M O’Connor (2-2), D Collins (0-8, frees, 2 ‘65’s), M Flaherty and P O’Connor (0-1 each). Report B Barrett (1-3, 1-2 frees), S Leahy (0-3), B Lyons (1 free, 1’65), C Harty and D Goggin (0-2 each), Joe Diggins and K Carmody (0-1 each).Referee: D O'Callaghan (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 3-152438.00
2 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-202036.66
3Billy Lyons Causeway 0-171735.66
4 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-151527.50
5P. J. Keane Abbeydorney 0-131326.50
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-1212 Ballyheigue
2 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-1010 Abbeydorney
3Billy Lyons Causeway 0-099 Ballyduff
Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 0-099 St Brendan's
Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-099 Abbeydorney
6Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 2-028 Causeway
Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-088 Causeway
Nathan Guerin Ballyheigue 0-088 Ballyduff
P. J. Keane Abbeydorney 0-088 Lixnaw
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-088 Causeway

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References

  1. ↑ "Round 1 Draws for County Championship". Ballymacelligott GAA website. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kerry SHC final: Causeway bridge 21-year gap". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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