2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	27 July 2001 – 14 October 2001
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Champions	O'Loughlin Gaels (1st title); Andy Comerford (captain)
Runners-up	Graigue-Ballycallan
Relegated	John Locke's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	37 (2.64 per match)
Points scored	315 (22.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nigel Skehan (1-31)
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The 2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.

Graigue-Ballycallan were the defending champions.^[1]

On 14 October 2001, O'Loughlin Gaels won the title after a 1–17 to 1–06 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the final at Nowlan Park.^[2] It was their first ever championship title.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dunnamaggin

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Clara

Results

First round

27 July 2001 First round	Graigue-Ballycallan	3-07 - 1-12	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Ronan 1-3, M Hoyne 1-0, E Brennan 1-0, J Young 0-2, G Cleere 0-1, D Cleere 0-1.		DJ Carey 1-1, P O'Neill 0-4, C Carter 0-3, S Byrne 0-2, E Farrell 0-1, J Carey 0-1.

28 July 2001 First round	Dicksboro	1-16 - 1-09	John Locke's	Thomastown
	D O'Neill 0-9, J O'Gorman 1-1, D Beirne 0-2, S Morrissey 0-2, D O'Gorman 0-1, C O'Loughlin 0-1.		R Jackman 0-4, A Power 1-0, J Power 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, J Gormley 0-1.

28 July 2001 First round	Dunnamaggin	2-09 - 1-08	James Stephens	Thomastown
	R Cahill 0-6, K O'Shea 1-1, K Moore 1-0, M O'Neill 0-1, N McCormack 0-1.		B McEvoy 0-6, T O'Dowd 1-0, P Barry 0-1, E McCormack 0-1.

29 July 2001 First round	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-15 - 0-11	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	H Shefflin 0-12, B Aylward 0-1, P Reid 0-1, D Hoyne 0-1.		E Behan 0-4, L Ryan 0-3, J Garrett 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, P Quinlan 0-1, J Delaney 0-1.

Relegation play-offs

8 September 2001 Final	Fenians	2-09 - 1-07	John Locke's	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	L Ryan 1-1, K Power 0-4, P Quinlan 1-0, B Ryan 0-2, B Power 0-1, J Garrett 0-1.		J O'Neill 0-5, PJ Cody 1-0, A Power 0-1, R Jackman 0-1.

Quarter-finals

31 August 2001 Quarter-final

Glenmore

0-12 - 1-09

Dicksboro

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

1 September 2001 Quarter-final	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-18 - 2-12	Dunnamaggin	John Locke Park, Callan
	N Skehan 0-10, B Dowling 0-2, S Dowling 0-2, A Geoghegan 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, J Comerford 0-1.		C Herity 0-8, N McCormack 1-0, N Lahart 1-0, E Kennedy 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1, R Cahill 0-1.

2 September 2001 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	2-18 - 3-11	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Buggy 1-8, M Coogan 1-2, D Byrne 0-3, G Byrne 0-2, B Young 0-2, M Owens 0-1.		E Reid 1-1, T Shefflin 1-1, H Shefflin 0-4, P Shefflin 1-0, P Reid 0-3, B Aylward 0-1, L Farrell 0-1.

2 September 2001 Quarter-final	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-12 - 1-08	Tullaroan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Hoyne 1-3, A Ronan 0-3, D Cleere 0-3, E Brennan 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, T Dermody 0-1.		L Keoghan 1-2, J Coogan 0-5, B Teehan 0-1.

8 September 2001 Quarter-final replay	Glenmore	1-16 - 4-06	Dicksboro	Thomastown
	R Heffernan 0-12, P Fitzgerald 1-1, PJ O'Connor 0-2, S Vereker 0-1.		B Dalton 2-1, D Beirne 1-0, A Barry 1-0, D O'Neill 0-3, D O'Gorman 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1.

8 September 2001 Quarter-final replay	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-16 - 1-10	Dunnamaggin	John Locke Park, Callan
	M Comerford 1-3, N Skehan 0-6, B Kelly 1-1, A Geoghegan 0-2, A Comerford 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, B Dowling 0-1, S Dowling 0-1.		R Cahill 0-5, S Ryan 1-1, K Moore 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2.

Semi-finals

30 September 2001 Semi-final	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-12 - 0-11	Glenmore	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Skehan 0-6, A Geoghegan 0-2, S Dowling 0-2, J Comerford 0-1, B Kelly 0-1.		P Mullally 0-5, S Dollard 0-2, R Heffernan 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, R Mullally 0-1.	Referee: D O'Sullivan (John Locke's)

30 September 2001 Semi-final	Graigue-Ballycallan	3-10 - 2-08	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Ronan 0-6, M Hoyne 1-1, E Brennan 1-0, J Ryall 1-0, D Cleere 0-1, J Hoyne 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.		D Buggy 1-6, E Rothwell 1-0, M Coogan 0-1, B Young 0-1.	Referee: P Dunphy (Carrigeen)

Final

14 October 2001 Final	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-17 - 1-06	Graigue-Ballycallan	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Skehan 1-9 (0-7 fs), J Comerford 0-2, A Geoghegan 0-2 (1f), A Comerford, B Kelly, M Comerford and B Dowling 0-1 each.		A Ronan 1-5 (all fs), D Cleere 0-1 (f).	Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-31	34	4	8.50
2	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	2-17	23	4	5.75
3	David Buggy	Erin's Own	2-14	20	2	10.00
4	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-16	16	2	8.00
5	Ray Heffernan	Glenmore	0-14	14	2	7.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-09	12	Graigue-Ballycallan
	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-12	12	Fenians
	Ray Heffernan	Glenmore	0-12	12	Dicksboro
2	David Buggy	Erin's Own	1-08	11	Ballyhale Shamrocks
3	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-10	10	Dunnamaggin
4	David Buggy	Erin's Own	1-06	9	Graigue-Ballycallan
4	Dan O'Neill	Dicksboro	0-09	9	John Locke's
5	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	1-05	8	O'Loughlin Gaels
5	Colin Herity	Dunnamaggin	0-08	8	O'Loughlin Gaels
6	Brendan Dalton	Dicksboro	2-01	7	Glenmore

References

^ "Graigue-Ballycallan pointedly superior". Irish Independent. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
^ Hogan, Vincent (15 October 2001). "Gaels blow up a storm to capture first crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[1] "Graigue-Ballycallan pointedly superior". Irish Independent. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[2] Hogan, Vincent (15 October 2001). "Gaels blow up a storm to capture first crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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