2023 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 122nd staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the group stage pairings took place on 31 May 2023.[1] The championship ran from 16 June to 6 August 2023.

2023 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates16 June – 6 August 2023
Teams9
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
ChampionsBorder Crotta O'Neill's (10thth title)
Bill Keane (captain)
Brendan Mahony (manager)
Runners-upBorder Lixnaw
Conor O'Keeffe (captain)
Barry Hennessy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored42 (3 per match)
Points scored536 (38.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Shane Nolan (4-38)
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

Causeway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Crotta O'Neill's at the quarter-final stage.[2][3]

The final was played on 6 August 2023 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Crotta O'Neill's and Lixnaw, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 24 years.[4] Crotta O'Neill's won the match by 0–15 to 1–09 to claim their 10th championship title overall and a first title in 55 years.[5]

Shane Nolan was the championship's top scorer with 4-38.

Group A

Group A table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Lixnaw 22004928214
Ballyduff 21014836122
Ballyheigue 20022356-330

Group A results

16 June 2023 Round 1 Ballyduff 4-20 - 0-11 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
K Goulding (2-2), E Ross (1-4, 1-2 fs), D Moriarty (0-6, 5fs), P Boyle (1-0), K O’Connor and M Boyle (0-2 each), D O’Carroll, J O’Sullivan, K O’Carroll and K Boyle (f) (0-1 each. Report P Lucid (0-6, 2fs, 2; 65’s), F O’Sullivan (0-2, 1f), S O’Fuarain, G Slattery and N Guerin (0-1 each). Referee: C O'Regan (Cork)
25 June 2023 Round 2 Lixnaw 3-16 - 0-14 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-8, M Kelliher 1-2, R Heffernan 1-0, E Stack 1-0, D Conway 0-2, M Conway 0-1, J Brosnan 0-1, J McKenna 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. Report P Lucid 0-9, F O'Sullivan 0-3, T Gaynor 0-2.
2 July 2023 Round 3 Ballyduff 1-13 - 1-22 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
D Moriarty 0-5, K Goulding 1-0, E Ross 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1, K O'Carroll 0-1, J Enright 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1. Report S Conway 0-12, M Kelliher 1-2, J Buckley 0-4, E Stack 0-2, D Conway 0-1, J McKenna 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Crotta O'Neill's 21105836223
Abbeydorney 21104734133
Dr Crokes 20023469-350

Group B results

17 June 2023 Round 1 Abbeydorney 4-17 - 0-16 Dr Crokes Austin Stack Park
M O'Leary 2-6, O Maunsell 1-2, K Sheehan 1-1, B O'Leary 0-4, D O'Leary 0-2, D Egan 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1. Report M Heffernan 0-9, T Doyle 0-2, C Keating 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, M Lenihan 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.
23 June 2023 Round 2 Dr Crokes 1-15 - 4-28 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
M Heffernan (0-7, 5fs), C Keating (1-3), T Doyle (0-2), J Lenihan, M Lenihan and M Horgan (0-1 each). Report S Nolan (3-11, 6fs), Declan O’Donoghue (0-5), S Weir (1-1), Declan O’Donoghue (0-3), S McElligott, S O’Donoghue and D Nolan (0-2 each), C White and G Parker (0-1 each). Referee: D Copps (Cork)
30 June 2023 Round 3 Crotta O'Neill's 1-15 - 2-12 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
S Nolan (0-6, 4fs), G Parker (1-1), Darragh O’Donoghue (0-3), S McElligott (0-2), T O’Connor, K McKenna and S Weir (0-1 each). Report M O’Leary (0-9, 8fs), D Egan (1-1), M Slattery (1-0), N O’Mahony (0-2). Referee: M Sexton (Limerick)

Group C

Group C table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilmoyley 2200423484
Causeway 2101433942
St Brendan's 20023042-120

Group C results

17 June 2023 Round 1 Causeway 1-15 - 4-13 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
C Harty 0-6, B Barrett 0-5, G Dooley 1-1, G Mahoney 0-1, D Goggin 0-1, T Barrett 0-1. Report M O'Connor 3-3, D Collins 0-6, P Maunsell 1-0, D Nolan 0-2, R Collins 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. Referee: E Stapleton (Limerick)
25 June 2023 Round 2 St Brendan's 0-14 - 3-16 Causeway Austin Stack Park
F Egan 0-6, G Horan 0-4, E Leen 0-2, F Mackessy 0-2. Report B Barrett 0-7, C Harty 2-0, K Carmody 0-4, J Diggins 1-0, P McGrath 0-1, E Murphy 0-1, B Lyons 0-1, G Dooley 0-1, A White 0-1.
2 July 2023 Round 3 Kilmoyley 0-17 - 1-13 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
D Collins 0-10, R Monaghan 0-2, D Nolan 0-1, R Collins 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, P Maunsell 0-1, J Brick 0-1. Report F Egan 0-4, G Horan 1-0, F Mackessy 0-3, D Griffin 0-3, S Brosnan 0-2, F Horgan 0-1. Referee: N Malone (Clare)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

14 July 2023 Quarter-final Abbeydorney 1-15 - 2-19 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
M O’Leary (0-10, 7 fs), B O’Leary (1-1), N O’Mahony (0-2), D O’Leary and J Sheehan (0-1 each) Report P Boyle (1-7, 5fs, 1’65), A O’Connor (1-1), K O’Carroll, K Goulding, D Moriarty (0-2 each), E Ross, J O’Sullivan, D O’Carroll, M Boyle and J Enright (0-1 each) Referee: C O'Regan (Cork)
15 July 2023 Quarter-final Causeway 3-18 - 2-21
Penalties:
3-2
Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
G Dooley (2-0), Joseph Diggins (0-6), B Barrett (1-3, 1-0 pen, 1f), K Carmody (0-5 frees), G Leen (0-2), P McGrath and M Murphy (0-1 each). Report S Nolan (1-11, 8fs), S McElligott (1-1), S Weir and B Mahony (1f) (0-2 each), T O’Connor, R Mahony, Declan and Darragh O’Donoghue and B Keane (0-1 each). Referee: E Stapleton (Limerick)

Semi-finals

22 July 2023 Semi-final Lixnaw 0-17 - 1-12 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
S Conway (0-9, 7fs), D Conway (0-2), C Sheehy, M Kelliher, J Griffin, J Buckley, R Heffernan, J Galvin (0-1 each). Report P Boyle (0-7, 5fs), K Goulding 1-0, D Moriarty (0-2, 1s/l), A O’Connor, D Slattery, E Ross (0-1 each). Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)
22 July 2023 Semi-final Kilmoyley 0-16 - 2-11 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
D Collins (0-7, all frees), M O’Connor, J Brick, R Monahan (0-2 each), P O Connor, D Nolan, R Walsh (0-1 each). Report S Nolan (0-6, 5f), S McElligott, J McKenna (1-0 each ), D O’Donoghue, S Weir (0-2 each), B Mahony (0-1). Referee: N Malone (Clare)

Final

6 August 2023 Final Lixnaw 1-09 - 0-15 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
M Kelliher (1-2), S Conway (0-4, 1s/l, 2fs, 2 65s), J Buckley, J Brosnan and R Heffernan (0-1 each). Report S Nolan (0-2, frees) and J Conway (0-4 each), S McElligott (0-3), C Trant (0-2), B Mahony and Darragh O’Donoghue (0-1 each). Referee: C O'Regan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 4-38 50 5 10.00
2 Shane Conway Lixaw 0-33 33 4 8.25
3 Michael O'Leary Abbeydorney] 2-25 31 3 10.33
4 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-23 23 3 7.66
5 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 2-14 20 3 6.66
6 Brandon Barrett Causeway 1-15 18 3 6.00
7 Kevin Goulding Ballyduff 4-04 16 4 4.00
Mikey Kelliher Lixnaw 3-07 16 4 4.00
Mark Heffernan Dr Crokes 0-16 16 2 8.00
10 Philip Lucid Ballyheigue 0-15 15 2 7.50
Dylan Moriarty Ballyduff 0-15 15 4 3.75
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 3-11 20 Dr Crokes
2 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 1-11 14 Causeway
3 Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 3-03 12 Causeway
Michael O'Leary Abbeydorney 2-06 12 Dr Crokes
Shane Conway Lixaw 0-12 12 Ballyduff
6 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 1-07 10 Abbeydorney
Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-10 10 St Brendan's
Michael O'Leary Abbeydorney 0-10 10 Ballyduff
9 Shane Conway Lixaw 0-09 9 Ballyduff
Mark Heffernan Dr Crokes 0-09 9 Abbeydorney
Michael O'Leary Abbeydorney 0-09 9 Crotta O'Neill's
Philip Lucid Ballyheigue 0-09 9 Lixnaw

Miscellaneous

  • Crotta O'Neill's reached the championship final for the first time since 2011.
  • The championship decider between Crotta O'Neill's and Lixnaw was the first meeting of these two sides since the 1999 final.
  • Crotta O'Neill's won the championship for the first time since 1968.

References

  1. Murphy, Murt (6 August 2023). "Kerry SHC: Causeway and Kilmoyley drawn together in 'group of death'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. "Causeway regain Kerry SHC title with win over Ballyduff". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  3. "O'Sullivan the hero as Crotta O'Neills knock champions Causeway out of Kerry SHC in dramatic penalty shoot-out". The Kerryman. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. Stack, Damian (5 August 2023). "Crotta O'Neill's and Lixnaw's paths to the Kerry SHC final". The Kerryman. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. Murphy, Mortimer (6 August 2023). "Crotta O'Neills joy as 55-year Kerry wait ends". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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