2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates | 16 June – 26 August 2018 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | ||
Champions | ![]() Darragh Shanahan (captain) Fergus Fitzmaurice (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Daniel Collins (captain) John Meyler (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 13 | ||
Goals scored | 24 (1.85 per match) | ||
Points scored | 379 (29.15 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th 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 30 May 2018.[1] The championship ran from 16 June to 26 August 2018.
Ballyduff were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilmoyley in the semi-finals.[2][3][4]
The final was played on 26 August 2018 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Kilmoyley, in what was their first meeting in the final in four years. Lixnaw won the match by 1–12 to 0–12 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in four years.[5][6]
Lixnaw's Shane Conway was the championship's top scorer with 1-58.
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]16 June 2018 Round 1 | Lixnaw | 0-16 - 1-12 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
S Conway 0-12, R Heffernan 0-2, S McElligott 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1. | D Collins 1-9, J Brick 0-3. |
16 June 2018 Round 1 | Ballyduff | 4-19 - 3-07 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
P Boyle 0-10, A Boyle 3-0, J Goulding 1-5, D O'Carroll 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1, J Hussey 0-1, M Boyle 0-1. | E Egan 1-1, PJ Keane 1-0, N Roche 1-0, M Slattery 0-3, J O'Connor 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1. |
17 June 2018 Round 1 | Ballyheigue | 1-09 - 1-15 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
P Lucid 1-5, D Walsh 0-2, R Kenny 0-1, K Reidy 0-1. | S Nolan 0-10, J Conway 1-1, B Mahony 0-2, R Nolan 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1. |
17 June 2018 Round 1 | Causeway | 0-19 - 0-15 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
B Barrett 0-10, J Leahy 0-4, B Murphy 0-2, J Diggins 0-1, A Fealy 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. | J Egan 0-7, D Griffin 0-3, B O'Connor 0-2, E Leen 0-1, D Finnegan 0-1, F Mackessey 0-1. |
Round 2A
[edit]30 June 2018 Round 2A | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-16 - 2-13 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
S Nolan 0-11, J Conway 0-3, B Mahony 0-1, Darragh O'Donoghue 0-1. | J Goulding 2-5, P Boyle 0-5, E Ross 0-1, M Boyle 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1. |
1 July 2018 Round 2A | Causeway | 2-15 - 0-12 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
D Goggin 1-3, B Barrett 0-6, G Dooley 1-2, B Murphy 0-2, J Leahy 0-1, K Carmody 0-1. | S Conway 0-8, D Shanahan 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, J Wallace 0-1, M Conway 0-1. |
Round 2B
[edit]30 June 2018 Round 2B | Ballyheigue | 1-11 - 3-18 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
M Leane 1-2, P Lucid 0-4, G Galway 0-2, S Colgan 0-2, R Kenny 0-1. | M O'Connor 1-3, J Brick 1-2, D Collins 0-4, S Maunsell 0-4, C Fitzell 1-0, J McElligott 0-3, K McCarthy 0-1, R Collins 0-1. |
1 July 2018 Round 2B | Abbeydorney | 0-11 - 0-17 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
M Slattery 0-4, M O'Leary 0-2, S Sullivan 0-1, PJ Keane 0-1, A Healy 0-1, D Egan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. | J Egan 0-5, C Hussey 0-4, F Mackessey 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, D Griffin 0-2, T Moloney 0-1, P Kearney 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
[edit]27 July 2018 Quarter-final | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-11 - 1-15 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
S Nolan 0-5, J Conway 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-2, T O'Connor 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, R Nolan 0-1. | D Collins 0-5, S Maunsell 1-0, J Brick 0-3, T Murnane 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, K Regan 0-2, J McElligott 0-1. |
28 July 2018 Quarter-final | Lixnaw | 0-21 - 2-12 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
S Conway 0-11, M Conway 0-4, J Griffin 0-2, G Stackpoole 0-1, S McElligott 0-1, R Heffernan 0-1, J McKenna 0-1. | F Mackessey 0-4, J Wallace 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, C Hussey 0-2, J Egan 0-2, T Moloney 0-2, D Griffin 0-1, P Kearney 0-1. |
Semi-finals
[edit]12 August 2018 Semi-final | Causeway | 0-15 - 1-17 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
B Barrett (0-8 0-5 frees, 0-2 '65's), J Diggins (0-2), T Barrett (0-1), C Harty (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), K Carmody (0-1) B Murphy (0-1). | Report | S Conway (1-14 0-9 frees, 0-1 '65') M Conway (0-1), B Brosnan (0-1), J Flaherty (0-1). |
12 August 2018 Semi-final | Ballyduff | 0-19 - 0-20 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
P Boyle (0-10, 7f), J Goulding (0-3), J O'Sullivan (0-2), P O'Carroll (0-1), M Boyle (0-1), A Boyle (0-1), L Boyle (0-1). | Report | J McElligott (0-5), J Brick (0-4), D Collins (0-3f), M O'Connor (0-2), R Collins (0-1), T Murnane (0-1). |
Final
[edit]26 August 2018 Final | Lixnaw | 1-12 - 0-12 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
Lixnaw: S Conway 0-13 (8f), J Griffin 1-0, S McElligott, M Conway and C Sheehy 0-1 each | Report | D Collins 1-8 (7f), M O'Connor 1-0, K Regan 0-2, J McElligott 0-1 |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 1-58 | 61 | 5 | 12.20 |
2 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 2-29 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
3 | Jack Goulding | Ballyduff | 3-13 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
4 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-26 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
5 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
6 | Brandon Barrett | Causeway | 0-24 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
7 | Jordan Brick | Kilmoyley | 1-12 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
8 | John Egan | St Brendan's | 0-14 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
9 | Maurice O'Connor | Kilmoyley | 2-07 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
10 | Philip Lucid | Ballyheigue | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
- Single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 1-14 | 17 | Causeway |
2 | Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 0-13 | 13 | Kilmoyley |
3 | Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 1-09 | 12 | Lixnaw |
Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 0-12 | 12 | Kilmoyley | |
5 | Jack Goulding | Ballyduff | 2-05 | 11 | Crotta O'Neill's |
Daniel Collins | Kilmoyley | 1-08 | 11 | Lixnaw | |
Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-11 | 11 | Ballyduff | |
Shane Conway | Lixnaw | 0-11 | 11 | St Brendan's | |
9 | Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 0-10 | 10 | Kilmoyley |
Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-10 | 10 | Ballyheigue | |
Pádraig Boyle | Ballyduff | 0-10 | 10 | Abbeydorney | |
Brandon Barrett | causeway | 0-10 | 10 | St Brendan's |
References
[edit]- ^ "Garveys' SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship and the Round 1 Draw". Crotta O'Neill's GAA website. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Boyle blitz delivers a famous Ballyduff win". The Kerryman. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Kerry SHC final replay: Boyle is Ballyduff's hat-trick hero". The Kerryman. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "McElligott delivers the goods for Kilmoyley". The Kerryman. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "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: Stackpoole saves Lixnaw at the death". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.