2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

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2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 July – 19 September 2021
Teams9
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
Champions Colours-of-Kerry.png Kilmoyley (26th title)
Flor McCarthy (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Runners-up Colours-of-Cavan.png St Brendan's
Stephen Leen (captain)
Tomás Moloney (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored31 (2.21 per match)
Points scored431 (30.79 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours-of-Cavan.png Cian Hussey (1-48)
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The 2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the group stage pairings took place on 15 July 2021. [1] The championship ran from 30 July to 19 September 2021.

Contents

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

The final was played on 19 September 2021 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and St Brendan's, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in six years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–14 to 1–11 to claim a record-breaking 26th championship title overall and a second title in succession. [3]

Cian Hussey was the championship's top scorer with 1-48.

Team changes

To championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Advance to knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Causeway 22004829194
St Brendan's 21013650-142
Ballyduff 20023742-50

Group 1 results

31 July 2021Round 1 Causeway 3-20 - 0-13 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
B Lyons 0-8, G Dooley 2-1, K Carmody 0-4, S Leahy 1-0, C Harty 0-3, G Leen 0-1, G Carey 0-1, A Feely 0-1, J Diggins 0-1.C Hussey 0-8, B O'Connor 0-2, F Mackessy 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1.
8 August 2021Round 2 Ballyduff 1-13 - 1-16 Causeway Austin Stack Park
P Boyle 0-9, A Boyle 1-1, M Boyle 0-1, D Moriarty 0-1, K Goulding 0-1.B Lyons 0-9, B Murphy 1-1, J Leahy 0-2, S Leahy 0-1, J Diggins 0-1, T Casey 0-1, G Dooley 0-1.
13 August 2021Round 3 St Brendan's 2-17 - 1-18 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
C Hussey 0-14 (0-7 frees, 0-1 ’65), F Mackessy 1-2, S Brosnan 1-1. Report P Boyle 0-14 (0-12 frees), A Boyle 1-0, K Goulding 0-2; M Boyle 0-1, K O’Connor 0-1.

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Advance to knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Kilmoyley 22006136254
Lixnaw 21013237-52
Ballyheigue 20023050-200

Group 2 results

30 July 2021Round 1 Kilmoyley 4-23 - 1-16 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
D Collins 1-11, M O'Connor 2-1, R Collins 1-2, J Brick 0-3, R Walsh 0-2, T Murnane 0-2, M Flaherty 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.N Guerin 0-8, P Carroll 1-0, C Walsh 0-3, M Leane 0-2, D Mahony 0-2, B O'Riordan 0-1.
7 August 2021Round 2 Ballyheigue 1-08 - 1-12 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
N Guerin 1-7, P Carroll 0-1.S Conway 0-9, J Buckley 1-2, R Galvin 0-1.
15 August 2021Round 3 Lixnaw 1-14 - 1-23 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
S Conway (0-7, 5f), J Buckley (1-0), M Kelliher (0-2), J Brosnan (0-1), B Brosnan (0-1), C O'Keeffe (0-1), E McCarthy 0-1. Report D Collins (0-9, 8f), D Nolan 1-1, J Brick (0-3), D McCarthy (0-2), A Royle 0-2, D Kennedy (0-1), F McCarthy (0-1), D Fitzell (0-1), M Flaherty (0-1), R Collins (0-1), R Walsh (0-1).

Group 3

Group 3 table

  Advance to knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Crotta O'Neill's 21104621253
Abbeydorney 2110323113
Dr Crokes 20022450-260

Group 3 results

1 August 2021Round 1 Abbeydorney 0-18 - 0-17 Dr Crokes Austin Stack Park
K O'Connor 0-7, D Scanlon 0-3, B O'Leary 0-2, A Maunsell 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, D Egan 0-1.M Heffernan 0-11, D Carroll 0-2, J Lenihan 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, C Bohane 0-1.
6 August 2021Round 2 Dr Crokes 1-04 - 3-23 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
A Murphy 1-0, M Heffernan 0-3, T Doyle 0-1.Declan O'Donoghue 2-2, S Nolan 0-6, D Hunt 1-1, B Mahony 0-4, Darragh O'Donoghue 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, D Quille 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1, P Quille 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, R Nolan 0-1.
14 August 2-21Round 3 Crotta O'Neill's 0-14 - 1-11 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
S Nolan ((0-7, 6f), B Mahony (0-2), Declan O'Donoghue (0-2), J Sheehan (0-1). Report K O'Connor (0-8, 6f, 2'65), M Slattery (1-0), J Sheehan (0-2), J Parker 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

21 August 2021Quarter-final Lixnaw 2-18 - 1-09 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
S Conway (0-7, 7f), J Buckley (0-4), S McElligott 1-0, J Brosnan (1-0), M Conway (0-3), B Brosnan (0-1), C O'Keeffe (0-1), M Kelliher (0-1), J Flaherty 0-1. Report K O'Connor (0-4, 2f, 1'65), J Sheehan (1-0), D Egan (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1), R O'Donovan (0-1), PJ Keane 0-1.
21 August 2021Quarter-final St Brendan's 1-16 - 0-18 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
C Hussey 1-13, F Mackessy 0-2, S O'Halloran 0-1. Report S Nolan 0-10, C Trant 0-2, D Hunt 0-2, B O'Mahony 0-2, Declan O'Donoghue 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.

Semi-finals

4 September 2021Semi-final Kilmoyley 0-17 - 0-16 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
D Collins (0-12, 9 frees), P O’Connor, M O’Connor, J Brick, R Walsh, D Nolan (0-1 each). Report S Conway (0-12, 10 frees, 1 S/L), B Brosnan (0-2), W Costello, S McElligott (0-1 each).
5 September 2021Semi-final St Brendan's 1-19 - 2-13 Causeway Austin Stack Park
C Hussey (0-8, 7 frees, 1 65), F Mackessy (1-5), S Brosnan (0-2), E Leen, B O’Connor, J Egan, K Hannafin (0-1 each). Report B Murphy (0-5, 4 frees), B Lyons, G Dooley (1-1 each), J Diggins (2 frees), C Harty, D Goggin (0-2 each).

Final

19 September 2021Final Kilmoyley 1-14 - 1-11 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
D Collins (0-6, 5 f’s), M O’Connor (1-1), P O’Connor, D Nolan and A Royle (0-2 each), J Brick (0-1). Report C Hussey (0-5, 3f), K Hanafin (1-0), F Mackessy and S Brosnan (0-2 each), P O’Sullivan and S O’Halloran (0-1 each).Referee: M Sexton (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Cian Hussey St Brendan's 1-4851510.20
2 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 1-3841410.25
3 Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-353548.75
4 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-2323211.50
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-232337.66
6Billy Lyons Causeway 1-182137.00
7 Fionán Mackessy St Brendan's 2-131953.80
Keith O'Connor Abbeydorney 0-191936.33
9Nathan Guerin Ballyheigue 1-151829.00
10Mark Heffernan Dr Crokes 0-141427.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Cian Hussey St Brendan's 1-1316 Crotta O'Neill's
2 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 1-1114 Ballyheigue
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-1414 St Brendan's
Cian Hussey St Brendan's 0-1414 Ballyduff
5 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-1212 Lixnaw
Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-1212 Kilmoyley
7Mark Heffernan Dr Crokes 0-1111 Abbeydorney
8Nathan Guerin Ballyheigue 1-0710 Lixnaw
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-1010 St Brendan's
10 Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-099 Ballyheigue
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-099 Causeway
Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-099 Lixnaw
Billy Lyons Causeway 0-099 Ballyduff

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