| 1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 4 July - 29 August 1965 |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Champions: | Mooncoin |
| Champions Captain: | Joe Dunphy |
| Count: | 12 |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Goals: | 64 |
| Points: | 210 |
| Top Scorer: | Ollie Walsh (10-04) |
| Previous Year: | 1964 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1964 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 1966 |
| Next Tournament: | 1966 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship |
The 1965 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship ran from 4 July to 29 August 1965.
Bennettsbridge entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 29 August 1965 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Mooncoin and Bennettsbridge, in what was their first meeting in the final in 10 years. Mooncoin won the match by 2–08 to 1–08 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title in 29 years.[2] [3] It remains their last championship triumph.[4]
Thomastown's Ollie Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 10–04.
Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
Regraded to the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie Walsh | Thomastown | 10-04 | 34 | 3 | 11.33 |
| 2 | Tony Kelly | Bennettsbridge | 4-13 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 3 | Joe Dunphy | Mooncoin | 5-09 | 23 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Seán Buckley | St. Lachtain's | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| Claus Dunne | Mooncoin | 0-18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | |
| 6 | Tom Walsh | Mooncoin | 4-00 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 | |
| Paddy Moran | Bennettsbridge | 1-09 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 | |
| 9 | Tommy Murphy | Rower-Inistioge | 3-02 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Tom Walsh | Thomastown | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie Walsh | Thomastown | 6-02 | 18 | Slieverue |
| 2 | Ollie Walsh | Thomastown | 3-01 | 10 | Glenmore |
| Joe Dunphy | Mooncoin | 2-04 | 10 | Tullaroan | |
| 4 | Joe Dunphy | Mooncoin | 2-03 | 9 | St. Senan's |
| Tony Kelly | Bennettsbridge | 1-06 | 9 | Thomastown | |
| Tom Walsh | Thomastown | 0-09 | 9 | Slieverue | |
| 7 | Noel Skehan | Bennettsbridge | 2-01 | 7 | Éire Óg |
| Eddie Keher | Rower-Inistioge | 1-04 | 7 | James Stephens | |
| Séamie Coogan | Erin's Own | 1-04 | 7 | Bennettsbridge | |
| Seán Buckley | St. Lachtain's | 0-07 | 7 | Lisdowney | |
| Seán Buckley | St. Lachtain's | 0-07 | 7 | Rower-Inistioge | |
| Claus Dunne | Mooncoin | 0-07 | 7 | St. Senan's |