2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 14 October to 11 November 2001.

2001 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates14 October – 11 November 2001
Teams8
SponsorCredit Unions Tipperary
ChampionsBorder Toomevara (17th title)
Justin Cottrell (captain)
Seán Stack (manager)
Runners-upBorder Thurles Sarsfields
Johnny Enright (captain)
Paddy Doyle (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored26 (3.25 per match)
Points scored254 (31.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Johnny Enright (1-25)
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

Toomevara were the defending champions.[1]

On 11 November 2001, Toomevara won the title after a 1–22 to 1–13 defeat of Thurles Sarsfields in the final at Semple Stadium.[2] It was their 17th championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.

Results

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Quarter-finals

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14 October 2001 Quarter-final Thurles Sarsfields 2-16 - 1-12 Ballingarry Leahy Park
J Enright 0-11, L Corbett 1-1, J Lawlor 1-0, G O'Grady 0-2, P Lawlor 0-1, T Ruth 0-1. A Cleere 1-3, L Cahill 0-3, P Ivors 0-3, W Maher 0-1, D Shelly 0-1, D Lyons 0-1.
14 October 2001 Quarter-final Toomevara 2-16 - 2-16 Loughmore-Castleiney Páirc Shíleáin
P McGrath 1-2, K Dunne 0-4, Tommy Dunne 0-4, J O'Brien 0-4, M Bevans 1-0, F Devaney 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1. N Morris 0-7, P Ormonde 1-2, S Bohan 1-2, P McGrath 0-2, M Gleeson 0-2, M Webster 0-1.
14 October 2001 Quarter-final Cappawhite 2-15 - 1-13 Mullinahone Semple Stadium
E O'Neill 0-9, S Ryan 1-2, J Ryan 1-0, A O'Neill 0-2, P Julian 0-2. E Kelly 0-7, P Kelly 1-0, B O'Meara 0-2, E Carey 0-2, P Croke 0-2.
14 October 2001 Quarter-final Clonoulty-Rossmore 4-20 - 3-18 Nenagh Éire Óg Semple Stadium
D Ryan 3-4, D Quirke 0-7, A Kennedy 1-2, M Quirke 0-4, A Butler 0-1, T Butler 0-1, R Martin 0-1. D O'Meara 2-2, M Cleary 1-4, K Tucker 0-5, E Tucker 0-3, M Hackett 0-2, R Tomlinson 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1.
29 October 2001 Quarter-final replay Toomevara 1-16 - 0-16 Loughmore-Castleiney Páirc Shíleáin
Tommy Dunne 0-7, K Dunne 0-6, K Hall 1-0, M Bevans 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1. N Morris 0-8, M Webster 0-2, P McGrath 0-2, D Laffan 0-2, P Ormonde 0-1, T Ormonde 0-1.

Semi-finals

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28 October 2001 Semi-final Thurles Sarsfields 3-25 - 0-10 Cappawhite Semple Stadium
T Ruth 2-2, M O'Dowd 1-3, J Enright 0-5, G O'Grady 0-5, L Corbett 0-5, P Lawlor 0-4, C McIntyre 0-1. E O'Neill 0-6, P O'Neill 0-2, F Quinn 0-1, G Quinlan 0-1.
4 November 2001 Semi-final Toomevara 2-14 - 1-12 Clonoulty-Rossmore Semple Stadium
M Bevans 1-2, F Devaney 1-1, K Dunne 0-4, Tommy Dunne 0-4, J O'Brien 0-2, E Brislane 0-1. D Ryan 1-4, D Quirke 0-4, M Heffernan 0-1, M Quirke 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, A Butler 0-1.

Final

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11 November 2001 Final Toomevara 1-22 - 1-13 Thurles Sarsfields Semple Stadium
J O'Brien 1-5, K Dunne 0-7 (6f), Thomas Dunne 0-4 (1f, 1 line ball), Terry Dunne 0-2, P McGrath, M Bevans, T Delaney, P Hackett 0-1 each. Report J Enright 1-9 (1-8f), M O'Dowd 0-2, T Ruth, B Carroll 0-1 each. Referee: S Roche

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Johnny Enright Thurles Sarsfields 1-25 28 3 9.33
2 Ken Dunne Toomevara 0-21 21 4 5.25
3 Declan Ryan Clonoulty-Rossmore 4-08 20 2 10.00
4 Tommy Dunne Toomevara 0-10 19 4 4.75
5 John O'Brien Toomevara 1-12 15 4 3.75
Eugene O'Neill Cappawhite 0-15 15 2 7.50
Noel Morris Loughmore-Castleiney 0-15 15 2 7.50
8 Michael Bevans Toomevara 2-05 11 4 2.75
Dan Quirke Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-11 11 2 5.50
10 Tony Ruth Thurles Sarsfields 2-04 10 3 3.33
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Declan Ryan Clonoulty-Rossmore 3-04 13 Nenagh Éire Óg
2 Johnny Enright Thurles Sarsfields 1-09 12 Toomevara
3 Johnny Enright Thurles Sarsfields 0-11 11 Ballingarry
4 Eugene O'Neill Cappawhite 0-09 9 Mullinahone
5 Declan O'Meara Nenagh Éire Óg 2-02 8 Clonoulty-Rossmore
Tony Ruth Thurles Sarsfields 2-02 8 Cappawhite
John O'Brien Toomevara 1-05 8 Thurles Sarsfields
Noel Morris Loughmore-Castleiney 0-08 8 Toomevara
9 Michael Cleary Nenagh Éire Óg 1-04 7 Clonoulty-Rossmore
Declan Ryan Clonoulty-Rossmore 1-04 7 Toomevara
Noel Morris Loughmore-Castleiney 0-07 7 Toomevara
Eoin Kelly Mullinahone 0-07 7 Cappawhite
Dan Quirke Clonoulty-Rossmore 0-07 7 Nenagh Éire Óg
Tommy Dunne Toomevara 0-07 7 Loughmore-Castleiney
Ken Dunne Toomevara 0-07 7 Thurles Sarsfields

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Toom complete three in-a-row". Irish Independent. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ Breheny, Martin (12 November 2001). "Score-shy Toom still too strong for Thurles". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2018.