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.
Dates | 16 June – 6 August 2023 | ||
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Teams | 9 | ||
Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | ||
Champions | Crotta O'Neill's (10thth title) Bill Keane (captain) Brendan Mahony (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Lixnaw Conor O'Keeffe (captain) Barry Hennessy (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 14 | ||
Goals scored | 42 (3 per match) | ||
Points scored | 536 (38.29 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Shane Nolan (4-38) | ||
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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 | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Lixnaw | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 4 |
Ballyduff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 2 |
Ballyheigue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 56 | -33 | 0 |
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 | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Crotta O'Neill's | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 36 | 22 | 3 |
Abbeydorney | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 3 |
Dr Crokes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 69 | -35 | 0 |
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 | |||||
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Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
Kilmoyley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 4 |
Causeway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 2 |
St Brendan's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 0 |
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 |
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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 |
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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
- Murphy, Murt (6 August 2023). "Kerry SHC: Causeway and Kilmoyley drawn together in 'group of death'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- "Causeway regain Kerry SHC title with win over Ballyduff". Irish Examiner. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- "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.
- Stack, Damian (5 August 2023). "Crotta O'Neill's and Lixnaw's paths to the Kerry SHC final". The Kerryman. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- Murphy, Mortimer (6 August 2023). "Crotta O'Neills joy as 55-year Kerry wait ends". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 August 2023.