2019 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2019 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	6 July – 25 August 2019
Teams	8
Sponsor	Garvey's SuperValu
Champions	Causeway (8th title); Muiris Delaney (captain); Stephen Goggin (manager)
Runners-up	Lixnaw; Michael Conway (captain); Mark Foley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	29 (1.93 per match)
Points scored	478 (31.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Nolan (5-44)
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The 2019 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 6 July to 25 August 2019.

Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

The final was played on 25 August 2019 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Causeway and Lixnaw, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 37 years. Causeway won the match by 2–13 to 1–13 to claim a record-equalling eighth championship title overall and a first title in 21 years.^[2]^[3]

Shane Nolan was the championship's top scorer with 5-44.

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

6 July 2019 Round 1	St Brendan's	1-21 - 1-19 (aet)	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	J Egan (1-3; 0-2f), T Hannafin (0-6, 4f, 1 '65'), S O'Halloran (0-3), B O'Connor (0-2), N O'Driscoll (0-2), K Hannifin (0-2), D Dineen (0-1), D Griffin (0-1), T Moloney (0-1).	Report	PJ Keane (1-7; 0-6 f), M O'Leary (0-4), S O'Sullivan, (0-3), K O'Connor, (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1), B O'Leary (0-1), M Slattery (0-1).

6 July 2019 Round 1	Lixnaw	3-25 - 0-13	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway (3-11; 0-7f, 0-2 '65'), R Galvin (0-3), S McElligott (0-2), J Wallace (0-2), C Sheehy (0-2), J Griffin (0-2), J McKenna (0-1), R Heffernan (0-1), J Galvin (0-1).	Report	P Lucid (0-11; 5f, 1 '65'), M Leane (0-1 free), J Casey (0-1).

7 July 2019 Round 1	Causeway	0-20 - 0-11	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	B Barrett (0-7, 5f), C Harty (0-5), B Lyons (0-2), G Dooley (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), J Diggins (0-1), A Fealy (0-1).	Report	M O'Connor (0-9, 7f), D Collins (0-1), D Fitzell (0-1), M Flaherty (0-1).

7 July 2019 Round 1	Ballyduff	1-20 - 1-20 (aet)	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	P Boyle (1-8, 5f), M Boyle (0-5), L Boyle (0-2), D O'Carroll (0-1), D Goulding (0-1), P O'Carroll (0-1), J Goulding (0-1), A O'Connor (0-1).	Report	S Nolan (0-14; 9f, 1 '65'), J Conway (1-3), R Nolan (0-1), P Quill (0-1), T Blonde McElligott 0-1.

19 July 2019 Round 1 replay	Ballyduff	0-10 - 1-16	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	P Boyle 0-5, J Goulding 0-2, E Ross 0-1, M Boyle 0-1, A Boyle 0-1.		S Nolan 0-11, J Conway 0-4, Declan O'Donoghue 1-0, B Mahony 0-1.

Round 2A[edit]

27 July 2019 Round 2A	St Brendan's	1-18 - 2-15	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	J Egan 0-8, N Driscoll 1-0, C Healy 0-2, T Hannafin 0-1, K Hannafin 0-1, S O'Halloran 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1, J Wallace 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, C Hussey 0-1, M Davis 0-1.		S Nolan 2-10, D Hunt 0-2, J Conway 0-2, B Mahony 0-1.

28 July 2019 Round 2A	Lixnaw	1-20 - 0-13	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 0-13, J Wallace 1-3, S McElligott 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, J McKenna 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		B Lyons 0-3, K Carmody 0-3, D Goggin 0-2, B Barrett 0-1, J Diggins 0-1, C Harty 0-1, G Dooley 0-1, P McGrath 0-1.

5 August 2019 Round 2A replay	St Brendan's	2-11 - 1-13	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	C Hussey 2-1, J Egan 0-4, D Griffin 0-3, T Hannafin 0-2, T Moloney 0-1.		S Nolan 1-9, D Hunt 0-2, J Conway 0-2.

Round 2B[edit]

27 July 2019 Round 2B	Ballyduff	4-30 - 0-07	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	J Goulding 1-11, P Boyle 1-7, A Boyle 2-3, E Daly 0-3, E Ross 0-2, D Goulding 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		P Lucid 0-3, M Leane 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, G Galway 0-1, B O'Riordan 0-1.

28 July 2019 Round 2B	Abbeydorney	1-16 - 3-21	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	PJ Keane 0-10, A Healy 1-0, M O'Leary 0-3, K O'Connor 0-1, B Donovan 0-1, R Donovan 0-1.		M O'Connor 1-8, K McCarthy 2-0, J Brick 0-6, D Collins 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-1, T Murnane 0-1, R Collins 0-1.

Quarter-finals[edit]

10 August 2019 Quarter-final	Causeway	0-19 - 0-08	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	B Barrett 0-11, C Harty 0-2, D Goggin 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-2.		P Boyle 0-4, E Ross 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1.

10 August 2019 Quarter-final	Kilmoyley	1-19 - 1-11 (aet)	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	M O'Connor 0-11, D Collins 1-1, M Flaherty 0-2, J Brick 0-2, P Godley 0-1, R Collins 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		S Nolan 1-10, R Nolan 0-1.

Semi-finals[edit]

17 August 2019 Semi-final	Causeway	1-16 - 0-13	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	B Barrett 0-8, G Dooley 1-0, B Murphy 0-2, P McGrath 0-2, Joseph Diggins 0-2, C Harty 0-1, D Goggin 0-1.		J Egan 0-8, D Griffin 0-2, B O'Connor 0-1, C Healy 0-1, S o'Halloran 0-1.

17 August 2019 Semi-final	Lixnaw	0-15 - 0-12	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 0-4, R Heffernan 0-3, R Galvin 0-2, J McKenna, J Wallace 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, B McAuliffe 0-1.		M O'Connor 0-7, J Brick 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1.

Final[edit]

25 August 2019 Final	Causeway	2-13 - 1-13	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	C Harty 2-2; B Barrett 0-7 (4f, 2 '65); B Murphy 0-2; G Dooley, D Goggin 0-1 each.	Report	S Conway 1-12 (10f, 1-0 pen); M Conway 0-1.	Referee: M Sexton (Limerick)

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	5-44	59	5	11.80
2	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	4-40	52	4	13.00
3	Maurice O'Connor	Kilmoyley	1-35	38	4	9.50
4	Brandon Barrett	Causeway	0-34	34	5	6.80
5	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	2-24	30	4	7.50
6	John Egan	St Brendan's	1-23	26	4	6.50
7	P. J. Keane	Abbeydorney	1-17	20	2	10.00
8	Colum Harty	Causeway	2-11	17	5	3.40
9	Jack Goulding	Lixnaw	1-14	17	3	5.66
10	Jordan Conway	Crotta O'Neill's	1-11	14	4	3.50
10	Philip Lucid	Ballyheigue	0-14	14	2	7.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	3-11	20	Ballyheigue
2	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	2-16	16	St Brendan's
3	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	1-12	15	Causeway
4	Jack Goulding	Lixnaw	1-11	14	Ballyheigue
4	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-14	14	Ballyduff
6	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	1-10	13	Kilmoyley
6	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	0-13	13	Causeway
8	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	1-09	12	St Brendan's
9	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	1-08	11	Crotta O'Neill's
	Maurice O'Connor	Kilmoyley	1-08	11	Abbeydorney
	Philip Lucid	Ballyheigue	0-11	11	Lixnaw
	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-11	11	Ballyduff
	Brandon Barrett	Causeway	0-11	11	Ballyduff
	Maurice O'Connor	Kilmoyley	0-11	11	Crotta O'Neill's

References[edit]

^ "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: Causeway bridge 21-year gap". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Harty the giant for Causeway as they dethrone champions Lixnaw". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[1] "Conway is star man for Lixnaw on day referee requires Garda escort at finale". Irish Independent. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[2] "Kerry SHC final: Causeway bridge 21-year gap". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[3] "Harty the giant for Causeway as they dethrone champions Lixnaw". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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