2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:14 August – 20 September 2020
Teams:8
Sponsor:Garvey's SuperValu
Champions: Kilmoyley
Count:25
Champions Captain:John B. O'Halloran
Champions Manager:John Meyler
Runners-Up: Causeway
Runners-Up Captain:Bryan Murphy
Runners-Up Manager:Stephen Goggin
Matches:7
Goals:8
Points:214
Top Scorer: Maurice O'Connor (3-15)
Previous Year:2019
Previous Tournament:2019 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2021
Next Tournament:2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 29 June 2020.[1] A straight knockout format was used for the first time in a number of years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship ran from 14 August to 20 September 2020.

Causeway entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 20 September 2020 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 13 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–12 to 1–14 to claim a record-equalling 25th championship title overall and a first title in four years.[3]

Kilmoyley's Maurice O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 3-15.

Results

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Maurice O'ConnorKilmoyley3-152438.00
2Daniel CollinsKilmoyley0-202036.66
3Billy LyonsCauseway0-171735.66
4Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-151527.50
5P. J. KeaneAbbeydorney0-131326.50
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1212Ballyheigue
2Daniel CollinsKilmoyley0-1010Abbeydorney
3Billy LyonsCauseway0-099Ballyduff
Maurice O'ConnorKilmoyley0-099St Brendan's
Shane ConwayLixnaw0-099Abbeydorney
6Maurice O'ConnorKilmoyley2-028Causeway
Daniel CollinsKilmoyley0-088Causeway
Nathan GuerinBallyheigue0-088Ballyduff
P. J. KeaneAbbeydorney0-088Lixnaw
Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-088Causeway

Notes and References

  1. News: Round 1 Draws for County Championship. 7 August 2023. Ballymacelligott GAA website. 29 June 2020.
  2. News: Kerry SHC final: Causeway bridge 21-year gap. 7 August 2023. Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019.
  3. News: Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller . 7 August 2023. Irish Examiner . 2 September 2020.