2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 May 2018.[1] The championship ran from 16 June to 26 August 2018.

2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates16 June – 26 August 2018
Teams8
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
ChampionsBorder Lixnaw (8th title)
Darragh Shanahan (captain)
Fergus Fitzmaurice (manager)
Runners-upBorder Kilmoyley
Daniel Collins (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored24 (1.85 per match)
Points scored379 (29.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Shane Conway (1-58)
2017 (Previous) (Next) 2019

Ballyduff were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilmoyley in the semi-finals.[2][3][4]

The final was played on 26 August 2018 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Kilmoyley, in what was their first meeting in the final in four years. Lixnaw won the match by 1–12 to 0–12 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in four years.[5][6]

Lixnaw's Shane Conway was the championship's top scorer with 1-58.

Results

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Round 1

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16 June 2018 Round 1 Lixnaw 0-16 - 1-12 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-12, R Heffernan 0-2, S McElligott 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1. D Collins 1-9, J Brick 0-3.
16 June 2018 Round 1 Ballyduff 4-19 - 3-07 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
P Boyle 0-10, A Boyle 3-0, J Goulding 1-5, D O'Carroll 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1, J Hussey 0-1, M Boyle 0-1. E Egan 1-1, PJ Keane 1-0, N Roche 1-0, M Slattery 0-3, J O'Connor 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1.
17 June 2018 Round 1 Ballyheigue 1-09 - 1-15 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
P Lucid 1-5, D Walsh 0-2, R Kenny 0-1, K Reidy 0-1. S Nolan 0-10, J Conway 1-1, B Mahony 0-2, R Nolan 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1.
17 June 2018 Round 1 Causeway 0-19 - 0-15 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
B Barrett 0-10, J Leahy 0-4, B Murphy 0-2, J Diggins 0-1, A Fealy 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. J Egan 0-7, D Griffin 0-3, B O'Connor 0-2, E Leen 0-1, D Finnegan 0-1, F Mackessey 0-1.

Round 2A

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30 June 2018 Round 2A Crotta O'Neill's 0-16 - 2-13 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
S Nolan 0-11, J Conway 0-3, B Mahony 0-1, Darragh O'Donoghue 0-1. J Goulding 2-5, P Boyle 0-5, E Ross 0-1, M Boyle 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1.
1 July 2018 Round 2A Causeway 2-15 - 0-12 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
D Goggin 1-3, B Barrett 0-6, G Dooley 1-2, B Murphy 0-2, J Leahy 0-1, K Carmody 0-1. S Conway 0-8, D Shanahan 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, J Wallace 0-1, M Conway 0-1.

Round 2B

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30 June 2018 Round 2B Ballyheigue 1-11 - 3-18 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
M Leane 1-2, P Lucid 0-4, G Galway 0-2, S Colgan 0-2, R Kenny 0-1. M O'Connor 1-3, J Brick 1-2, D Collins 0-4, S Maunsell 0-4, C Fitzell 1-0, J McElligott 0-3, K McCarthy 0-1, R Collins 0-1.
1 July 2018 Round 2B Abbeydorney 0-11 - 0-17 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
M Slattery 0-4, M O'Leary 0-2, S Sullivan 0-1, PJ Keane 0-1, A Healy 0-1, D Egan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. J Egan 0-5, C Hussey 0-4, F Mackessey 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, D Griffin 0-2, T Moloney 0-1, P Kearney 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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27 July 2018 Quarter-final Crotta O'Neill's 2-11 - 1-15 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
S Nolan 0-5, J Conway 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-2, T O'Connor 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, R Nolan 0-1. D Collins 0-5, S Maunsell 1-0, J Brick 0-3, T Murnane 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, K Regan 0-2, J McElligott 0-1.
28 July 2018 Quarter-final Lixnaw 0-21 - 2-12 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-11, M Conway 0-4, J Griffin 0-2, G Stackpoole 0-1, S McElligott 0-1, R Heffernan 0-1, J McKenna 0-1. F Mackessey 0-4, J Wallace 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, C Hussey 0-2, J Egan 0-2, T Moloney 0-2, D Griffin 0-1, P Kearney 0-1.

Semi-finals

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12 August 2018 Semi-final Causeway 0-15 - 1-17 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
B Barrett (0-8 0-5 frees, 0-2 '65's), J Diggins (0-2), T Barrett (0-1), C Harty (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), K Carmody (0-1) B Murphy (0-1). Report S Conway (1-14 0-9 frees, 0-1 '65') M Conway (0-1), B Brosnan (0-1), J Flaherty (0-1).
12 August 2018 Semi-final Ballyduff 0-19 - 0-20 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
P Boyle (0-10, 7f), J Goulding (0-3), J O'Sullivan (0-2), P O'Carroll (0-1), M Boyle (0-1), A Boyle (0-1), L Boyle (0-1). Report J McElligott (0-5), J Brick (0-4), D Collins (0-3f), M O'Connor (0-2), R Collins (0-1), T Murnane (0-1).

Final

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26 August 2018 Final Lixnaw 1-12 - 0-12 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
Lixnaw: S Conway 0-13 (8f), J Griffin 1-0, S McElligott, M Conway and C Sheehy 0-1 each Report D Collins 1-8 (7f), M O'Connor 1-0, K Regan 0-2, J McElligott 0-1

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane Conway Lixnaw 1-58 61 5 12.20
2 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 2-29 35 5 7.00
3 Jack Goulding Ballyduff 3-13 22 3 7.33
4 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-26 26 3 8.66
5 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-25 25 3 8.33
6 Brandon Barrett Causeway 0-24 24 3 8.00
7 Jordan Brick Kilmoyley 1-12 15 5 3.00
8 John Egan St Brendan's 0-14 14 3 4.66
9 Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 2-07 13 5 2.60
10 Philip Lucid Ballyheigue 1-09 12 2 6.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Conway Lixnaw 1-14 17 Causeway
2 Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-13 13 Kilmoyley
3 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 1-09 12 Lixnaw
Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-12 12 Kilmoyley
5 Jack Goulding Ballyduff 2-05 11 Crotta O'Neill's
Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 1-08 11 Lixnaw
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-11 11 Ballyduff
Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-11 11 St Brendan's
9 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-10 10 Kilmoyley
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-10 10 Ballyheigue
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-10 10 Abbeydorney
Brandon Barrett causeway 0-10 10 St Brendan's

References

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  1. ^ "Garveys' SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship and the Round 1 Draw". Crotta O'Neill's GAA website. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Boyle blitz delivers a famous Ballyduff win". The Kerryman. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Kerry SHC final replay: Boyle is Ballyduff's hat-trick hero". The Kerryman. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ "McElligott delivers the goods for Kilmoyley". The Kerryman. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Conway is star man for Lixnaw on day referee requires Garda escort at finale". Irish Independent. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Kerry SHC final: Stackpoole saves Lixnaw at the death". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.