The 2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 29 June 2020.[1] A straight knockout format was used for the first time in a number of years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship ran from 14 August to 20 September 2020.
| Dates | 14 August – 20 September 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | ||
| Champions |  Kilmoyley (25th title)John B. O'Halloran (captain) John Meyler (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  CausewayBryan Murphy (captain) Stephen Goggin (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 7 | ||
| Goals scored | 8 (1.14 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 214 (30.57 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Maurice O'Connor (3-15) | ||
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Causeway entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 20 September 2020 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 13 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–12 to 1–14 to claim a record-equalling 25th championship title overall and a first title in four years.[3]
Kilmoyley's Maurice O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 3-15.
Results
editQuarter-finals
edit| 14 August 2020 Quarter-final | Ballyheigue | 0-15 - 1-20 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
| N Guerin (0-8, 7 frees), M Leane (0-5), C Casey and C Walsh (0-1 each). | Report | P Boyle (0-12, 0-6 frees), D Moriarty (1-3), K O’Connor and K Goulding (0-2 each), E Ross (0-1). |
| 15 August 2020 Quarter-final | St Brendan's | 0-12 - 0-15 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| K Hannafin 0-5, C Hussey 0-5, N O'Driscoll 0-1, T Moloney 0-1. | Report | M O'Connor 0-9, D Collins 0-2, T Murnane 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, J Brick 0-1, R Collins 0-1. |
| 16 August 2020 Quarter-final | Lixnaw | 0-19 - 1-18 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| S Conway 0-9, J Galvin 0-3, J Buckley 0-3, B Brosnan 0-1, M Kelliher 0-1, J Flaherty 0-1, J McKenna 0-1. | Report | PJ Keane 0-8, J Sheehan 1-2, B O'Leary 0-2, M O'Leary 0-2, D O'Leary 0-2, R ODonovan 0-1, T Ó hAiniféin 0-1. |
| 16 August 2020 Quarter-final | Causeway | 0-14 - 0-13 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| B Lyons 0-6, Joseph Diggins 0-2, T Casey 0-2, D Goggin 0-2, C Harty 0-1, Jason Diggins 0-1. | S Nolan 0-8, D Kennelly 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1, C Trant 0-1. |
Semi-finals
edit| 6 September 2020 Semi-final | Kilmoyley | 1-20 - 1-12 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| D Collins (0-10, 7 frees), M O’Connor (1-4), S Maunsell and P O’Connor (0-2 each), J Brick and K McCarthy (0-1 each). | Report | PJ Keane ( 0-5 frees), M Slattery ( 1-1), D O’Leary ( 0-3) M O’Leary, D Egan and T Ó hAiniféin 0-1 each. |
| 6 September 2020 Semi-final | Causeway | 1-19 - 0-11 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
| B Lyons (0-9, 5 frees), G Dooley (1-0), T Casey and C Harty (0-3 each), B Murphy (0-2), T Flynn (1 free) and D Goggin (0-1 each). | Report | P Boyle (3 frees), D Moriarty (2 frees) and M Boyle (0-3 each), E Ross and K Goulding (0-1 each). |
Final
edit| 20 September 2020 Final | Kilmoyley | 2-12 - 1-14 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| M O’Connor (2-2), D Collins (0-8, frees, 2 ‘65’s), M Flaherty and P O’Connor (0-1 each). | Report | B Barrett (1-3, 1-2 frees), S Leahy (0-3), B Lyons (1 free, 1’65), C Harty and D Goggin (0-2 each), Joe Diggins and K Carmody (0-1 each). | Referee: D O'Callaghan (Limerick) |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice O'Connor | Kilmoyley | 3-15 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 0-20 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 3 | Billy Lyons | Causeway | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 4 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 0-15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 5 | P. J. Keane | Abbeydorney | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 0-12 | 12 | Ballyheigue |
| 2 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 0-10 | 10 | Abbeydorney |
| 3 | Billy Lyons | Causeway | 0-09 | 9 | Ballyduff |
| Maurice O'Connor | Kilmoyley | 0-09 | 9 | St Brendan's | |
| Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 0-09 | 9 | Abbeydorney | |
| 6 | Maurice O'Connor | Kilmoyley | 2-02 | 8 | Causeway |
| Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 0-08 | 8 | Causeway | |
| Nathan Guerin | Ballyheigue | 0-08 | 8 | Ballyduff | |
| P. J. Keane | Abbeydorney | 0-08 | 8 | Lixnaw | |
| Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-08 | 8 | Causeway |
References
edit- ^ "Round 1 Draws for County Championship". Ballymacelligott GAA website. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Kerry SHC final: Causeway bridge 21-year gap". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.