2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:30 July – 19 September 2021
Teams:9
Sponsor:Garvey's SuperValu
Champions: Kilmoyley
Count:26
Champions Captain:Flor McCarthy
Champions Manager:John Meyler
Runners-Up: St Brendan's
Runners-Up Captain:Stephen Leen
Runners-Up Manager:Tomás Moloney
Matches:14
Goals:31
Points:431
Top Scorer: Cian Hussey (1-48)
Previous Year:2020
Previous Tournament:2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2022
Next Tournament:2022 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the group stage pairings took place on 15 July 2021.[1] The championship ran from 30 July to 19 September 2021.

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

The final was played on 19 September 2021 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and St Brendan's, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in six years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–14 to 1–11 to claim a record-breaking 26th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3]

Cian Hussey was the championship's top scorer with 1-48.

Team changes

To championship

Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 1

Group 1 table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Causeway22004829194
St Brendan's21013650-142
Ballyduff20023742-50

Group 1 results

Group 2

Group 2 table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Kilmoyley22006136254
Lixnaw21013237-52
Ballyheigue20023050-200

Group 2 results

Group 3

Group 3 table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Crotta O'Neill's21104621253
Abbeydorney2110323113
Dr Crokes20022450-260

Group 3 results

Knockout stage

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Cian HusseySt Brendan's1-4851510.20
2Daniel CollinsKilmoyley1-3841410.25
3Shane ConwayLixnaw0-353548.75
4Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-2323211.50
Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-232337.66
6Billy LyonsCauseway1-182137.00
7Fionán MackessySt Brendan's2-131953.80
Keith O'ConnorAbbeydorney0-191936.33
9Nathan GuerinBallyheigue1-151829.00
10Mark HeffernanDr Crokes0-141427.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Cian HusseySt Brendan's1-1316Crotta O'Neill's
2Daniel CollinsKilmoyley1-1114Ballyheigue
Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1414St Brendan's
Cian HusseySt Brendan's0-1414Ballyduff
5Daniel CollinsKilmoyley0-1212Lixnaw
Shane ConwayLixnaw0-1212Kilmoyley
7Mark HeffernanDr Crokes0-1111Abbeydorney
8Nathan GuerinBallyheigue1-0710Lixnaw
Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-1010St Brendan's
10Shane ConwayLixnaw0-099Ballyheigue
Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-099Causeway
Daniel CollinsKilmoyley0-099Lixnaw
Billy LyonsCauseway0-099Ballyduff

Notes and References

  1. News: Hurling Championship format revealed . 7 August 2023. Kerry Sports Hub. 17 May 2021.
  2. News: Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller . 7 August 2023. Irish Examiner . 2 September 2020.
  3. News: Kerry SHC: Late goal secures 26th Kerry crown for John Meyler's Kilmoyley . 9 August 2022 . Irish Examiner . 19 September 2021.
  4. News: Crokes Crowned County Intermediate Hurling Champions . 18 June 2024. Radio Kerry. 20 September 2020.