The 2011 Croke Cup was the 60th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The cimpetition ran from 12 March to 2 April 2011.

2011 Croke Cup
Dates12 March - 2 April 2011
Teams5
Champions St Kieran's College (18th title)
William Phelan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Ardscoil Rís
Declan Hannon (captain)
Shane Dowling (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Points scored80 (20 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tom O'Hanrahan (4-04)
2010 (Previous) (Next) 2012

St Kieran's College were the defending champions.[1][2]

The final was played on 2 April 2011 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Kieran's College and Ardscoil Rís, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final.[3][4] St Kieran's College won the match by 2–10 to 1–11 to claim their 18th Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title.[5][6]

Thomas O'Hanrahan was the top scorer with 4-04.

Results

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Quarter-final

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12 March 2011 Quarter-final Charleville CBS 1-11 - 0-11 Presentation College, Athenry O'Garney Park
P O'Callaghan 1-4, J O'Brien 0-3, M Kavanagh 0-3, G Kelleher 0-1. C Keane 0-6, M Mullins 0-5. Referee: G O'Mahony (Limerick)

Semi-finals

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19 March 2011 Semi-final St Kieran's College 3-10 - 0-07 Charleville CBS Seán Treacy Park
T O'Hanrahan 2-2, J Power 1-3 (3f), M Donnelly 0-2 (1f), J Nolan, M Brennan, H O'Neill 0-1 each. Report J Morrissey, D Reidy (1f, 1 '65') each, M Kavanagh (f), D Copps, P O'Callaghan 0-1 each. Referee: P Casey (Waterford)
19 March 2011 Semi-final Ardscoil Rís 2-16 - 0-06 Castlecomer Community School Páirc Shíleáin
S Dowling (0-8, 0-6 frees); B O’Connor, O Hickey (1-2 each); M Carmody (0-2); J Kelliher, C Lynch (0-1 each). Report C Dwyer (0-4, 0-2 frees); E Bergin, L Maher (0-1 each). Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Final

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2 April 2011 Final St Kieran's College 2-11 - 2-08 Ardscoil Rís Semple Stadium
T O’Hanrahan 2-2, J Power 0-4 (1f), M Brennan 0-2, W Phelan (f) & R Reid 0-1 each. S Dowling 0-6 (5f, 1 ’65), O Hickey 1-1, A Dempsey, D Hannon (f), M Carmody, J Fitzgibbon 0-1 each. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Thomas O'Hanrahan St Kieran's College 4-04 16 2 8.00
2 Shane Dowling Ardscoil Rís 0-14 14 2 7.00
3 John Power St Kieran's College 1-07 10 2 5.00
4 Oisín Hickey Ardscoil Rís 2-03 9 2 3.50
5 Pa O'Callaghan Charleville CBS 1-05 8 2 4.00

References

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  1. ^ "Brennan's strike foils Ardscoil bid". Irish Independent. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "All-Ireland Colleges SHC: Kieran's deny brave Ardscoil". Hogan Stand. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ Foley, Cliona (3 April 2010). "Ardscoil Ris driven by hand of history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "O'Hanrahan heaps misery on Ardscoil". Irish Independent. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ "All-Ireland Colleges SH 'A' final: Kieran's edge it". Hogan Stand. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2023.