| 2000 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 8 July – 19 November 2000 |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Sponsor: | AIB |
| Champions: | Ballyheigue |
| Count: | 5 |
| Champions Captain: | Mike Slattery |
| Champions Manager: | John Lucid |
| Runners-Up: | Ballyduff |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Kenneth Boyle |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Jimmy O'Sullivan |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 23 |
| Points: | 181 |
| Top Scorer: | Mike Hennessy (5-15) |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1999 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Next Tournament: | 2001 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship |
The 2000 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw was made on 9 May 2000. The championship ran from 8 July to 19 November 2000.
Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Crotta O'Neill's in a quarter-final replay.[1]
The final was played on 19 November 2000 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyheigue and Ballyduff, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years.[2] Ballyheigue won the match by 1–06 to 0–08 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in three years.[3] It remains their last championship victory.
Ballyduff's Mike Hennessy was the championship's top scorer with 5–15.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hennessy | Ballyduff | 5-15 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 2 | Mike Slattery | Ballyheigue | 1-12 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Micheál Regan | Kilmoyley | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Ollie Diggins | Kilmoyley | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | |
| 5 | John Mike Dooley | Causeway | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 0-10 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hennessy | Ballyduff | 4-10 | 22 | Kenmare/St Pat's |
| 2 | Micheál Regan | Kilmoyley | 1-08 | 11 | AUstin Stacks |
| 3 | John Edwards | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-01 | 7 | Lixnaw |
| Mike Hennessy | Ballyduff | 1-04 | 7 | Abbeydorney | |
| John Mike Dooley | Causeway | 1-04 | 7 | Ballyheigue | |
| 6 | Colin Harris | Kilmoyley | 0-08 | 8 | Austin Stacks |
| 7 | Ger Lucid | Ballyheigue | 2-00 | 6 | Causeway |
| Ollie Diggins | Kilmoyley | 1-03 | 6 | Austin Stacks | |
| Mike Slattery | Ballyheigue | 1-03 | 6 | Ballyduff | |
| Mike Slattery | Ballyheigue | 0-06 | 6 | Kilmoyley |