2006 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship | |
Dates: | 11 August – 10 September 2006 |
Teams: | 8 |
Sponsor: | AIB |
Champions: | Ballyduff |
Count: | 21 |
Champions Captain: | David Slattery |
Champions Manager: | Mike Hennessy |
Runners-Up: | Causeway |
Runners-Up Captain: | John Mike Dooley |
Runners-Up Manager: | Richard Keane |
Matches: | 8 |
Goals: | 15 |
Points: | 183 |
Top Scorer: | Brian O'Donovan (2-21) |
Previous Year: | 2005 |
Previous Tournament: | 2005 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Next Tournament: | 2007 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship |
The 2006 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 11 August to 10 September 2006.
Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballyduff in the quarter-finals.[1] [2]
The final was played on 10 September 2006 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyduff and Causeway, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 22 years. Ballyduff won the match by 1–17 to 1–11 to claim their 21st championship title overall and a first title in 11 years.[3] [4]
Abbeydorney's Brian O'Donovan was the championship's top scorer with 2-21.
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
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1 | Brian O'Donovan | Abbeydorney | 2-21 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 | |
2 | Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 0-24 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 | |
3 | John Mike Dooley | Causeway | 2-12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |