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2023 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship

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2023 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship
Dates14 July - 15 October 2023
Teams6
SponsorLightning Protection Ireland
Champions Bray Emmets (9th title)
Marc Lennon (captain)
Paul Carley (manager)
Runners-upBorder Carnew Emmets
Justin House (captain)
RelegatedBorder Avondale/Barndarrig
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored49 (2.88 per match)
Points scored464 (27.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christy Moorehouse (2-57)
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

The 2023 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wicklow County Board in 1903. The championship ran from 14 July to 15 October 2023.

Bray Emmets entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 15 October 2023 at Echelon Park in Aughrim, between Bray Emmets and Carnew Emmets in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in three years.[2] Bray Emmets won the match by 2-16 to 2-08 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a record-breaking fifth successive title.[3][4]

Christy Moorehouse was the championship's top scorer with 2-57.

Group stage

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Group table

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  Knockout stage   Relegated

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Bray Emmets 5 5 0 0 117 54 63 10
Carnew Emmets 5 4 0 1 105 82 23 8
Kiltegan 5 3 0 2 107 87 20 6
Glenealy 5 2 0 3 87 89 -2 4
Éire Óg Greystones 5 1 0 4 51 114 -63 2
Avondale/Barndarrig 5 0 0 5 51 92 -41 0

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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23 September 2023 Semi-final Bray Emmets 2-17 - 0-08 Glenealy Echelon Park
Report
24 September 2023 Semi-final Carnew Emmets 0-14 - 1-11
Penalties:
3-1
Kiltegan Echelon Park
Report

Final

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15 October 2023 Final Bray Emmets 2-16 - 2-08 Carnew Emmets Echelon Park
C Moorehouse 0-8 (7f), E McCormack (1-2), B Nesbitt (0-2), D Maloney, D Masterson and D Maloney (0-1 each). Report P Doran (0-5, 4 frees), A Kinsella (1-0), A Myers (1-0), R, Fitzgerald (0- 2), J McGing, Jack Doyle, D Redmond (0-1 each) Referee: L Keenan Jnr (Aughtim)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Christy Moorehouse Bray Emmets 2-57 63 7 9.00
2 Seánie Germaine Kiltegan 4-35 47 6 7.83
3 Gavin Weir Glenealy 2-37 43 6 7.16
Pádraig Doran Carnew Emmets 1-40 43 7 6.14
5 Mark Murphy Kiltegan 3-13 22 6 3.66

References

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  1. ^ "Bray Emmets make no mistake at second attempt". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Can Carnew Emmets put a stop to Bray's impressive run?". Wicklow People. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Mark (15 October 2023). "Bray Emmets make history with Wicklow five in a row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Bray Emmets crowned Wicklow Senior hurling champs for fifth year running after victory over Carnew". Wicklow People. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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