The 2019 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 6 July to 25 August 2019.
| Dates | 6 July – 25 August 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | ||
| Champions |  Causeway (8th title)Muiris Delaney (captain) Stephen Goggin (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  LixnawMichael Conway (captain) Mark Foley (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 29 (1.93 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 478 (31.87 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Shane Nolan (5-44) | ||
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Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 25 August 2019 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Causeway and Lixnaw, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 37 years. Causeway won the match by 2–13 to 1–13 to claim a record-equalling eighth championship title overall and a first title in 21 years.[2][3]
Shane Nolan was the championship's top scorer with 5-44.
Results
editRound 1
edit| 6 July 2019 Round 1 | St Brendan's | 1-21 - 1-19 (aet) | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| J Egan (1-3; 0-2f), T Hannafin (0-6, 4f, 1 '65'), S O'Halloran (0-3), B O'Connor (0-2), N O'Driscoll (0-2), K Hannifin (0-2), D Dineen (0-1), D Griffin (0-1), T Moloney (0-1). | Report | PJ Keane (1-7; 0-6 f), M O'Leary (0-4), S O'Sullivan, (0-3), K O'Connor, (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1), B O'Leary (0-1), M Slattery (0-1). |
| 6 July 2019 Round 1 | Lixnaw | 3-25 - 0-13 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
| S Conway (3-11; 0-7f, 0-2 '65'), R Galvin (0-3), S McElligott (0-2), J Wallace (0-2), C Sheehy (0-2), J Griffin (0-2), J McKenna (0-1), R Heffernan (0-1), J Galvin (0-1). | Report | P Lucid (0-11; 5f, 1 '65'), M Leane (0-1 free), J Casey (0-1). |
| 7 July 2019 Round 1 | Causeway | 0-20 - 0-11 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| B Barrett (0-7, 5f), C Harty (0-5), B Lyons (0-2), G Dooley (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), J Diggins (0-1), A Fealy (0-1). | Report | M O'Connor (0-9, 7f), D Collins (0-1), D Fitzell (0-1), M Flaherty (0-1). |
| 7 July 2019 Round 1 | Ballyduff | 1-20 - 1-20 (aet) | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| P Boyle (1-8, 5f), M Boyle (0-5), L Boyle (0-2), D O'Carroll (0-1), D Goulding (0-1), P O'Carroll (0-1), J Goulding (0-1), A O'Connor (0-1). | Report | S Nolan (0-14; 9f, 1 '65'), J Conway (1-3), R Nolan (0-1), P Quill (0-1), T Blonde McElligott 0-1. |
| 19 July 2019 Round 1 replay | Ballyduff | 0-10 - 1-16 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| P Boyle 0-5, J Goulding 0-2, E Ross 0-1, M Boyle 0-1, A Boyle 0-1. | S Nolan 0-11, J Conway 0-4, Declan O'Donoghue 1-0, B Mahony 0-1. |
Round 2A
edit| 27 July 2019 Round 2A | St Brendan's | 1-18 - 2-15 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| J Egan 0-8, N Driscoll 1-0, C Healy 0-2, T Hannafin 0-1, K Hannafin 0-1, S O'Halloran 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1, J Wallace 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, C Hussey 0-1, M Davis 0-1. | S Nolan 2-10, D Hunt 0-2, J Conway 0-2, B Mahony 0-1. |
| 28 July 2019 Round 2A | Lixnaw | 1-20 - 0-13 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| S Conway 0-13, J Wallace 1-3, S McElligott 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, J McKenna 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. | B Lyons 0-3, K Carmody 0-3, D Goggin 0-2, B Barrett 0-1, J Diggins 0-1, C Harty 0-1, G Dooley 0-1, P McGrath 0-1. |
| 5 August 2019 Round 2A replay | St Brendan's | 2-11 - 1-13 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| C Hussey 2-1, J Egan 0-4, D Griffin 0-3, T Hannafin 0-2, T Moloney 0-1. | S Nolan 1-9, D Hunt 0-2, J Conway 0-2. |
Round 2B
edit| 27 July 2019 Round 2B | Ballyduff | 4-30 - 0-07 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
| J Goulding 1-11, P Boyle 1-7, A Boyle 2-3, E Daly 0-3, E Ross 0-2, D Goulding 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. | P Lucid 0-3, M Leane 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, G Galway 0-1, B O'Riordan 0-1. |
| 28 July 2019 Round 2B | Abbeydorney | 1-16 - 3-21 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| PJ Keane 0-10, A Healy 1-0, M O'Leary 0-3, K O'Connor 0-1, B Donovan 0-1, R Donovan 0-1. | M O'Connor 1-8, K McCarthy 2-0, J Brick 0-6, D Collins 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-1, T Murnane 0-1, R Collins 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
edit| 10 August 2019 Quarter-final | Causeway | 0-19 - 0-08 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
| B Barrett 0-11, C Harty 0-2, D Goggin 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-2. | P Boyle 0-4, E Ross 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1. |
| 10 August 2019 Quarter-final | Kilmoyley | 1-19 - 1-11 (aet) | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| M O'Connor 0-11, D Collins 1-1, M Flaherty 0-2, J Brick 0-2, P Godley 0-1, R Collins 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. | S Nolan 1-10, R Nolan 0-1. |
Semi-finals
edit| 17 August 2019 Semi-final | Causeway | 1-16 - 0-13 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
| B Barrett 0-8, G Dooley 1-0, B Murphy 0-2, P McGrath 0-2, Joseph Diggins 0-2, C Harty 0-1, D Goggin 0-1. | J Egan 0-8, D Griffin 0-2, B O'Connor 0-1, C Healy 0-1, S o'Halloran 0-1. |
| 17 August 2019 Semi-final | Lixnaw | 0-15 - 0-12 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| S Conway 0-4, R Heffernan 0-3, R Galvin 0-2, J McKenna, J Wallace 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, B McAuliffe 0-1. | M O'Connor 0-7, J Brick 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1. |
Final
edit| 25 August 2019 Final | Causeway | 2-13 - 1-13 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
| C Harty 2-2; B Barrett 0-7 (4f, 2 '65); B Murphy 0-2; G Dooley, D Goggin 0-1 each. | Report | S Conway 1-12 (10f, 1-0 pen); M Conway 0-1. | Referee: M Sexton (Limerick) |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 5-44 | 59 | 5 | 11.80 |
| 2 | Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 4-40 | 52 | 4 | 13.00 |
| 3 | Maurice O'Connor | Kilmoyley | 1-35 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 4 | Brandon Barrett | Causeway | 0-34 | 34 | 5 | 6.80 |
| 5 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 2-24 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 6 | John Egan | St Brendan's | 1-23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 7 | P. J. Keane | Abbeydorney | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Colum Harty | Causeway | 2-11 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
| 9 | Jack Goulding | Lixnaw | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 10 | Jordan Conway | Crotta O'Neill's | 1-11 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| Philip Lucid | Ballyheigue | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 3-11 | 20 | Ballyheigue |
| 2 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-16 | 16 | St Brendan's |
| 3 | Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 1-12 | 15 | Causeway |
| 4 | Jack Goulding | Lixnaw | 1-11 | 14 | Ballyheigue |
| Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-14 | 14 | Ballyduff | |
| 6 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 1-10 | 13 | Kilmoyley |
| Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 0-13 | 13 | Causeway | |
| 8 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 1-09 | 12 | St Brendan's |
| 9 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 1-08 | 11 | Crotta O'Neill's |
| Maurice O'Connor | Kilmoyley | 1-08 | 11 | Abbeydorney | |
| Philip Lucid | Ballyheigue | 0-11 | 11 | Lixnaw | |
| Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-11 | 11 | Ballyduff | |
| Brandon Barrett | Causeway | 0-11 | 11 | Ballyduff | |
| Maurice O'Connor | Kilmoyley | 0-11 | 11 | Crotta O'Neill's |
References
edit- ^ "Conway is star man for Lixnaw on day referee requires Garda escort at finale". Irish Independent. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Kerry SHC final: Causeway bridge 21-year gap". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Harty the giant for Causeway as they dethrone champions Lixnaw". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.