The 2011 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 26 June 2011. The championship ran from 22 July to 16 October 2011.
Dates | 22 July – 16 October 2011 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | ||
Champions | Ballyduff (23rd title) Ally O'Connor (captain) Jerry Wallis (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Crotta O'Neill's Paddy Williams (captain) Mike Lynch (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 13 | ||
Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) | ||
Points scored | 299 (23 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Shane Nolan (4-37) | ||
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Ballyduff were the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 16 October 2011 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyduff and Crotta O'Neill's, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 39 years. Ballyduff won the match by 2–11 to 0–15 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a second title in succession.[2][3]
Shane Nolan was the championship's top scorer with 4-37.
Results
editRound 1
edit22 July 2011 Round 1 | Ballyduff | 4-16 - 0-10 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
P Boyle (3-1), B O'Sullivan (0-9, 8f), M Boyle (1-3), G O'Brien (0-1), A O'Connor (0-1), PJ Connolly (0-1). | Report | J Flaherty (0-7, 6f), J Griffin (0-1), E Galvin (0-1), R Heffernan (0-1). |
23 July 2011 Round 1 | St Brendan's | 1-13 - 3-08 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
J Egan (1-5, 4f, 1 '65), K Dineen (0-2), D Wallace (0-2), B Sullivan (0-1), D Dineen (0-1), A Dineen (0-1), C Wallace (0-1). | Report | K Hanafin (2-0), J O'Connor (1-0), M Hanafin (0-2), A Healy (0-2, 1f), D Ryall (0-2), N Roche (0-1), B Leen (0-1). |
24 July 2011 Round 1 | Causeway | 1-07 - 1-12 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
C Harty (1-3), JM Dooley (0-1), E Fitzgerald (0-1), J Fitzgerald (0-1), C Dineen (0-1). | Report | M Slattery (0-7, 4f), F Flaherty (1-2), J Crean (0-1), T O'Connor (0-1), S Colgan (0-1). |
24 July 2011 Round 1 | Kilmoyley | 2-20 - 1-08 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
S Brick (1-10, 05f, 0-1 '65'), A McCarthy (1-3, 0-1f), M Regan (0-2), P O'Sullivan (0-2), D Collins (0-2), A Royle (0-1). | Report | S Weir (1-3), S Nolan (0-4, 3f, 1 '65'), C Lynch (0-1). |
Round 2A
edit12 August 2011 Round 2A | Abbeydorney | 2-06 - 2-08 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
B Leen 1-4, K Hanafin 1-0, B Donovan 0-1 free, A Healy 0-1 | M Slattery 2-4 (0-4 frees), S Dunne 0-2, R Kenny and J Crean 0-1 each |
13 August 2011 Round 2A | Kilmoyley | 0-12 - 0-16 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
A McCarthy (0-7,6f), D Collins (0-2), L Fitzell (0-1), P O'Sullivan (0-1), S Maunsell (0-1). | B O'Sullivan (0-8,7f, 1 ‘65), PJ Connolly (0-2), M Boyle (0-2), G O'Brien (0-2), B O'Grady (0-1), JP Leahy (0-1). |
Round 2B
edit14 August 2011 Round 2B | Causeway | 1-11 - 3-07 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
JM Dooley 1-5 (1-4 frees, 0-1 '65), C Dineen and C Harty 0-2 each M Murphy and R Casey 0-1 each | S Nolan 2-5 (0-4 frees, 0-1 '45), D Carney 1-0, Mike Lynch and C Lynch 0-1 each |
14 August 2011 Round 2B | LIxnaw | 2-13 - 2-06 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
J Flaherty (0-7, 5F), S Power (1-1), R Heffernan (1-0), J Griffin (0-3), B Brosnan (0-2, 1f). | Report | N Sullivan (2-0), J Egan (0-3, 1f), J Galvin (0-1), S Leen (0-1f), E Corridan (0-1f). |
Quarter-final
edit2 September 2011 Quarter-final | Abbeydorney | 2-14 - 2-15 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
D O'Connell (0-7, 0-3 frees), K Hanafin (1-2), B Donovan (1-1), B Leen (0-1), K Dineen (0-1), A Healy (0-1), M Hanafin (0-1). | S Nolan (2-7, 0-5 frees), D Carney (0-2), M Lynch (0-2), S Weir (0-1), M Lynch (0-1), C Lynch (0-1), R Nolan (0-1). |
3 September 2011 Quarter-final | Kilmoyley | 2-12 - 2-14 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
S Maunsell 1-2, A Royle 1-1, S Brick 0-4 frees, D Collins 0-2, M Murnane, A McCarthy and L Fitzelle 0-1 each | J Flaherty 2-6 (0-4 frees, 0-1'65,) B Brosnan 0-3 (0-2 frees, 0-1 '65), J Griffin 0-2, F Fitzmaurice, S Power and K Power 0-1 each |
Semi-finals
edit25 September 2011 Semi-final | Ballyduff | 0-17 - 1-12 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
B O'Sullivan (0-9, 6f, 1 ' 65), PJ Connolly (0-3), M Boyle (0-3), B O'Grady (0-1), P Boyle (0-1). | Report | J Flaherty (1-8, 6f), R Heffernan (0-1), J Griffin (0-1), S Power (0-1), B Brosnan (0-1f). |
25 September 2011 Semi-final | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-10 - 0-06 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
S Nolan (0-8. 7f), D Carney (0-1), A Keane (0-1). | Report | M Slattery (0-4f), R Kenny (0-2). |
Final
edit16 October 2011 Final | Ballyduff | 2-11 - 0-15 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
B O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-6 frees, 0-1 ‘65), G O’Brien and A O’Carroll 1-0 each, P Boyle and P J Connolly 0-2 each. | Report | S Nolan 0-13 (0-11 frees), C Lynch and I McCarthy 0-1 each. |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 4-37 | 49 | 5 | 9.80 |
2 | James Flaherty | Lixnaw | 3-28 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
3 | Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 0-33 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
4 | Michael Slattery | Ballyheigue | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
5 | Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
6 | Kieran Hanafin | Abbeydorney | 4-02 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
Andy McCarthy | Kilmoyley | 1-11 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | |
8 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 3-04 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
9 | John Egan | St Brendan's | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Mikey Boyle | Ballyduff | 1-08 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
- Single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-07 | 13 | Abbeydorney |
Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 1-10 | 13 | Crotta O'Neill's | |
Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-13 | 13 | Ballyduff | |
4 | James Flaherty | Lixnaw | 2-06 | 12 | Kilmoyley |
5 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-05 | 11 | Causeway |
James Flaherty | Lixnaw | 1-08 | 11 | Ballyduff | |
7 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 3-01 | 10 | Lixnaw |
Michael Slattery | Ballyheigue | 2-04 | 10 | Abbeydorney | |
9 | Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 0-09 | 9 | Lixnaw |
Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 0-09 | 9 | Lixnaw |
References
edit- ^ "Ballyduff win their 22nd county hurling title". The Kerryman. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Wallace hails charges as Ballyduff forced to battle". Irish Examiner. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Kerry SHC: Ballyduff battle back to deny O'Neill's". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2023.