| 2012 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Dates: | 28 July – 7 October 2012 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Sponsor: | Garvey's SuperValu |
| Champions: | Ballyduff |
| Count: | 24 |
| Champions Captain: | Aidan Boyle |
| Champions Manager: | P. J. O'Grady |
| Runners-Up: | Lixnaw |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Raymond Galvin |
| Runners-Up Manager: | Thomas Fitzmaurice |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Goals: | 28 |
| Points: | 325 |
| Top Scorer: | Ricky Heffernan (0-38) |
| Previous Year: | 2011 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2011 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
| Next Tournament: | 2013 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship |
The 2012 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The competition ran from 28 July to 7 October 2012.
Ballyduff were the defending champions.[1] [2]
The final was played on 7 October 2012 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyduff and Lixnaw, in what was their sixth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in two years. Ballyduff won the match by 1–15 to 1–09 to claim their 24th championship title overall and a third title in succession.[3] [4]
Lixnaw's Ricky Heffernan was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricky Heffernan | Lixnaw | 0-38 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 | |
| 2 | Darragh O'Connell | Abbeydorney | 4-17 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 | |
| Paul McGrath | Causeway | 1-26 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 | ||
| 4 | Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 0-27 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 | |
| 5 | Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 1-21 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 | |
| 6 | Aidan Boyle | Ballyduff | 5-03 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | |
| 7 | Tim Hanafin | St Brendan's | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 8 | Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 1-12 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| 9 | John Mike Dooley | Crotta O'Neill's | 4-01 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | |
| 10 | Michael Slattery | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul McGrath | Causeway | 1-09 | 12 | Ballyheigue |
| 2 | Ricky Heffernan | Lixnaw | 0-11 | 11 | Crotta O'Neill's |
| 3 | Aidan Boyle | Ballyduff | 3-01 | 10 | St Brendan's |
| Darragh O'Connell | Abbeydorney | 1-07 | 10 | Kilmoyley | |
| Darragh O'Connell | Abbeydorney | 1-07 | 10 | Lixnaw | |
| Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 1-07 | 10 | Abbeydorney | |
| 7 | Darragh O'Connell | Abbeydorney | 2-03 | 9 | Causeway |
| Shane Nolan | Crotta O'Neill's | 1-06 | 9 | Lixnaw | |
| Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 0-09 | 9 | Crotta O'Neill's | |
| 10 | Paul McGrath | Causeway | 0-08 | 8 | St Brendan's |
| Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | 0-08 | 8 | Lixnaw | |
| Ricky Heffernan | Lixnaw | 0-08 | 8 | Ballyduff |