2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates | 30 July – 19 September 2021 | ||
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Teams | 9 | ||
Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | ||
Champions | Kilmoyley (26th title) Flor McCarthy (captain) John Meyler (manager) | ||
Runners-up | St Brendan's Stephen Leen (captain) Tomás Moloney (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 14 | ||
Goals scored | 31 (2.21 per match) | ||
Points scored | 431 (30.79 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | 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.
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
[edit]To championship
[edit]Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group 1
[edit]Group 1 table
[edit]Advance to knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Causeway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 4 |
St Brendan's | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 2 |
Ballyduff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 0 |
Group 1 results
[edit]31 July 2021 Round 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 2021 Round 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 2021 Round 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
[edit]Group 2 table
[edit]Advance to knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Kilmoyley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 4 |
Lixnaw | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 2 |
Ballyheigue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 0 |
Group 2 results
[edit]30 July 2021 Round 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 2021 Round 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 2021 Round 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
[edit]Group 3 table
[edit]Advance to knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Crotta O'Neill's | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 21 | 25 | 3 |
Abbeydorney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 3 |
Dr Crokes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 0 |
Group 3 results
[edit]1 August 2021 Round 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 2021 Round 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 2-21 Round 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
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]21 August 2021 Quarter-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 2021 Quarter-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
[edit]4 September 2021 Semi-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 2021 Semi-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
[edit]19 September 2021 Final | 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
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Cian Hussey | St Brendan's | 1-48 | 51 | 5 | 10.20 |
2 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 1-38 | 41 | 4 | 10.25 |
3 | Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 0-35 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
4 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 0-23 | 23 | 2 | 11.50 |
Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 | |
6 | Billy Lyons | Causeway | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
7 | Fionán Mackessy | St Brendan's | 2-13 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
Keith O'Connor | Abbeydorney | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 | |
9 | Nathan Guerin | Ballyheigue | 1-15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
10 | Mark Heffernan | Dr Crokes | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
- Single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Cian Hussey | St Brendan's | 1-13 | 16 | Crotta O'Neill's |
2 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 1-11 | 14 | Ballyheigue |
Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 0-14 | 14 | St Brendan's | |
Cian Hussey | St Brendan's | 0-14 | 14 | Ballyduff | |
5 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 0-12 | 12 | Lixnaw |
Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 0-12 | 12 | Kilmoyley | |
7 | Mark Heffernan | Dr Crokes | 0-11 | 11 | Abbeydorney |
8 | Nathan Guerin | Ballyheigue | 1-07 | 10 | Lixnaw |
Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-10 | 10 | St Brendan's | |
10 | Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 0-09 | 9 | Ballyheigue |
Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 0-09 | 9 | Causeway | |
Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 0-09 | 9 | Lixnaw | |
Billy Lyons | Causeway | 0-09 | 9 | Ballyduff |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hurling Championship format revealed". Kerry Sports Hub. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Kerry SHC: Late goal secures 26th Kerry crown for John Meyler's Kilmoyley". Irish Examiner. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Crokes Crowned County Intermediate Hurling Champions". Radio Kerry. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2024.