The 2013 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th completed staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1889. The championship began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 27 October 2013.
| Championship Details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | 19 July 2013 – 27 October 2013 | |
| Teams | 8 | |
| Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | |
| County Champions | ||
| Winners | St. Brendan's | |
| Captain | Éamonn Corrdion | |
| Manager | Pat O'Driscoll | |
| County Runners-up | ||
| Runners-up | Lixnaw | |
| Captain | James Flaherty | |
| Manager | ||
| Championship Statistics | ||
| Matches played | 17 | |
| Total goals | 37 (2.17 per game) | |
| Total points | 426 (25.0 per game) | |
Ballyduff were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the quarter-final stage.[1] St. Brendan's won the title, following a 0–13 to 0–8 defeat of Lixnaw in a replay of the final.[2][3]
Results edit
Round 1 edit
| 19 July Round 1 | Kilmoyley | 0-9 - 0-11 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| 19 July Round 1 | Kenmare/Kilgarvan | 1-9 - 2-15 | Abbeydorney | FitzGerald Stadium |
| 21 July Round 1 | St. Brendan's | 0-9 - 0-23 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
| 21 July Round 1 | Lixnaw | 3-10 - 0-7 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
Round 2A edit
| 26 July Round 2A | St. Brendan's | 1-13 - 0-9 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| 27 July Round 2A | Abbeydorney | 3-13 - 1-22 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
Round 2B edit
| 28 July Round 2B | Kilmoyley | 4-26 - 0-4 | Kenmare/Kilgarvan | Austin Stack Park |
| 28 July Round 2B | Ballyduff | 3-11 - 1-12 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
Quarter-finals edit
| 3 August Quarter-final | Abbeydorney | 2-8 - 0-18 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| 3 August Quarter-final | Ballyduff | 2-14 - 1-17 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| 11 August Quarter-final replay | Ballyduff | 1-11 - 0-15 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
Semi-finals edit
| 30 August Semi-final | Lixnaw | 1-9 - 0-12 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| 31 August Semi-final | St. Brendan's | 0-12 - 1-9 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| 21 September Semi-final replay | St. Brendan's | 2-18 - 2-17 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| 21 September Semi-final replay | Lixnaw | 3-10 - 2-9 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
Final edit
| 13 October Final | St. Brendan's | 0-13 - 1-10 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
| J Egan 0-6 (2f), C Hussey 0-3, R Horgan, D Moriarty, O McCarthy and T Hannafin 0-1 each. | Report | B Brosnan 0-4 (3f), R Heffernan 1-0, E Galvin and J Flaherty 0-2 each, J Griffin and C Fitzmaurice 0-1 each. | Referee: C McAllister (Cork) |
| 27 October Final replay | St. Brendan's | 0-13 - 0-8 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
| J Egan 0-6 (0-3 frees, 0-1 ’65), D Dineen 0-2, 0-1 pen, T Moloney, O McCarthy, C Hussey, J Galvin and D Wallace 0-1 each. | Report | B Brosnan 0-5 all frees, J Flaherty 0-2, C Fitzmaurice 0-1. | Referee: J Sexton (Cork) |
Championship statistics edit
Miscellaneous edit
- The county final goes to a replay for the first time since 2007.
- St. Brendan's win the county championship for the first time since 1990. It is their eighth championship overall, taking them to fourth position on the all-time roll of honour.
- Lixnaw lose a second successive championship decider. They have now lost three county finals since their last victory in 2007.
- Crotta O'Neill's withdraw from the championship.
References edit
- ^ "O'Sullivan on target to seal Kerry treble for Ballyduff". Irish Independent. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Murphy, Murt (14 October 2013). "Egan saves Saints with dramatic late equaliser". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Murphy, Murt (28 October 2013). "Famine over for Brendan's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2013.