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2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 July – 19 September 2021
Teams9
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
ChampionsBorder Kilmoyley (26th title)
Flor McCarthy (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Runners-upBorder St Brendan's
Stephen Leen (captain)
Tomás Moloney (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored31 (2.21 per match)
Points scored431 (30.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Cian Hussey (1-48)
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The 2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th 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 15 July 2021.[1] The championship ran from 30 July to 19 September 2021.

Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 19 September 2021 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and St Brendan's, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in six years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–14 to 1–11 to claim a record-breaking 26th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3]

Cian Hussey was the championship's top scorer with 1-48.

Team changes[edit]

To championship[edit]

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 1[edit]

Group 1 table[edit]

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Causeway 2 2 0 0 48 29 19 4
St Brendan's 2 1 0 1 36 50 -14 2
Ballyduff 2 0 0 2 37 42 -5 0

Group 1 results[edit]

31 July 2021 Round 1 Causeway 3-20 - 0-13 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
B Lyons 0-8, G Dooley 2-1, K Carmody 0-4, S Leahy 1-0, C Harty 0-3, G Leen 0-1, G Carey 0-1, A Feely 0-1, J Diggins 0-1. C Hussey 0-8, B O'Connor 0-2, F Mackessy 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1.
8 August 2021 Round 2 Ballyduff 1-13 - 1-16 Causeway Austin Stack Park
P Boyle 0-9, A Boyle 1-1, M Boyle 0-1, D Moriarty 0-1, K Goulding 0-1. B Lyons 0-9, B Murphy 1-1, J Leahy 0-2, S Leahy 0-1, J Diggins 0-1, T Casey 0-1, G Dooley 0-1.
13 August 2021 Round 3 St Brendan's 2-17 - 1-18 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
C Hussey 0-14 (0-7 frees, 0-1 ’65), F Mackessy 1-2, S Brosnan 1-1. Report P Boyle 0-14 (0-12 frees), A Boyle 1-0, K Goulding 0-2; M Boyle 0-1, K O’Connor 0-1.

Group 2[edit]

Group 2 table[edit]

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilmoyley 2 2 0 0 61 36 25 4
Lixnaw 2 1 0 1 32 37 -5 2
Ballyheigue 2 0 0 2 30 50 -20 0

Group 2 results[edit]

30 July 2021 Round 1 Kilmoyley 4-23 - 1-16 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
D Collins 1-11, M O'Connor 2-1, R Collins 1-2, J Brick 0-3, R Walsh 0-2, T Murnane 0-2, M Flaherty 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. N Guerin 0-8, P Carroll 1-0, C Walsh 0-3, M Leane 0-2, D Mahony 0-2, B O'Riordan 0-1.
7 August 2021 Round 2 Ballyheigue 1-08 - 1-12 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
N Guerin 1-7, P Carroll 0-1. S Conway 0-9, J Buckley 1-2, R Galvin 0-1.
15 August 2021 Round 3 Lixnaw 1-14 - 1-23 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
S Conway (0-7, 5f), J Buckley (1-0), M Kelliher (0-2), J Brosnan (0-1), B Brosnan (0-1), C O'Keeffe (0-1), E McCarthy 0-1. Report D Collins (0-9, 8f), D Nolan 1-1, J Brick (0-3), D McCarthy (0-2), A Royle 0-2, D Kennedy (0-1), F McCarthy (0-1), D Fitzell (0-1), M Flaherty (0-1), R Collins (0-1), R Walsh (0-1).

Group 3[edit]

Group 3 table[edit]

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Crotta O'Neill's 2 1 1 0 46 21 25 3
Abbeydorney 2 1 1 0 32 31 1 3
Dr Crokes 2 0 0 2 24 50 -26 0

Group 3 results[edit]

1 August 2021 Round 1 Abbeydorney 0-18 - 0-17 Dr Crokes Austin Stack Park
K O'Connor 0-7, D Scanlon 0-3, B O'Leary 0-2, A Maunsell 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, D Egan 0-1. M Heffernan 0-11, D Carroll 0-2, J Lenihan 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, C Bohane 0-1.
6 August 2021 Round 2 Dr Crokes 1-04 - 3-23 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
A Murphy 1-0, M Heffernan 0-3, T Doyle 0-1. Declan O'Donoghue 2-2, S Nolan 0-6, D Hunt 1-1, B Mahony 0-4, Darragh O'Donoghue 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, D Quille 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1, P Quille 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, R Nolan 0-1.
14 August 2-21 Round 3 Crotta O'Neill's 0-14 - 1-11 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
S Nolan ((0-7, 6f), B Mahony (0-2), Declan O'Donoghue (0-2), J Sheehan (0-1). Report K O'Connor (0-8, 6f, 2'65), M Slattery (1-0), J Sheehan (0-2), J Parker 0-1.

Knockout stage[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

21 August 2021 Quarter-final Lixnaw 2-18 - 1-09 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
S Conway (0-7, 7f), J Buckley (0-4), S McElligott 1-0, J Brosnan (1-0), M Conway (0-3), B Brosnan (0-1), C O'Keeffe (0-1), M Kelliher (0-1), J Flaherty 0-1. Report K O'Connor (0-4, 2f, 1'65), J Sheehan (1-0), D Egan (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1), R O'Donovan (0-1), PJ Keane 0-1.
21 August 2021 Quarter-final St Brendan's 1-16 - 0-18 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
C Hussey 1-13, F Mackessy 0-2, S O'Halloran 0-1. Report S Nolan 0-10, C Trant 0-2, D Hunt 0-2, B O'Mahony 0-2, Declan O'Donoghue 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.

Semi-finals[edit]

4 September 2021 Semi-final Kilmoyley 0-17 - 0-16 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
D Collins (0-12, 9 frees), P O’Connor, M O’Connor, J Brick, R Walsh, D Nolan (0-1 each). Report S Conway (0-12, 10 frees, 1 S/L), B Brosnan (0-2), W Costello, S McElligott (0-1 each).
5 September 2021 Semi-final St Brendan's 1-19 - 2-13 Causeway Austin Stack Park
C Hussey (0-8, 7 frees, 1 65), F Mackessy (1-5), S Brosnan (0-2), E Leen, B O’Connor, J Egan, K Hannafin (0-1 each). Report B Murphy (0-5, 4 frees), B Lyons, G Dooley (1-1 each), J Diggins (2 frees), C Harty, D Goggin (0-2 each).

Final[edit]

19 September 2021 Final Kilmoyley 1-14 - 1-11 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
D Collins (0-6, 5 f’s), M O’Connor (1-1), P O’Connor, D Nolan and A Royle (0-2 each), J Brick (0-1). Report C Hussey (0-5, 3f), K Hanafin (1-0), F Mackessy and S Brosnan (0-2 each), P O’Sullivan and S O’Halloran (0-1 each). Referee: M Sexton (Limerick)

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Cian Hussey St Brendan's 1-48 51 5 10.20
2 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 1-38 41 4 10.25
3 Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-35 35 4 8.75
4 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-23 23 2 11.50
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-23 23 3 7.66
6 Billy Lyons Causeway 1-18 21 3 7.00
7 Fionán Mackessy St Brendan's 2-13 19 5 3.80
Keith O'Connor Abbeydorney 0-19 19 3 6.33
9 Nathan Guerin Ballyheigue 1-15 18 2 9.00
10 Mark Heffernan Dr Crokes 0-14 14 2 7.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Cian Hussey St Brendan's 1-13 16 Crotta O'Neill's
2 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 1-11 14 Ballyheigue
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-14 14 St Brendan's
Cian Hussey St Brendan's 0-14 14 Ballyduff
5 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-12 12 Lixnaw
Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-12 12 Kilmoyley
7 Mark Heffernan Dr Crokes 0-11 11 Abbeydorney
8 Nathan Guerin Ballyheigue 1-07 10 Lixnaw
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-10 10 St Brendan's
10 Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-09 9 Ballyheigue
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-09 9 Causeway
Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-09 9 Lixnaw
Billy Lyons Causeway 0-09 9 Ballyduff

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hurling Championship format revealed". Kerry Sports Hub. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Kerry SHC: Late goal secures 26th Kerry crown for John Meyler's Kilmoyley". Irish Examiner. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Crokes Crowned County Intermediate Hurling Champions". Radio Kerry. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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