2022 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2022 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:24 June – 7 August 2022
Teams:9
Sponsor:Garvey's SuperValu
Champions: Causeway
Count:9
Champions Captain:Jason Diggins
Champions Manager:Stephen Goggin
Runners-Up: Ballyduff
Runners-Up Captain:Daniel O'Carroll
Runners-Up Manager:Garry O'Brien
Matches:14
Goals:38
Points:449
Top Scorer: Pádraig Boyle (1-45)
Previous Year:2021
Previous Tournament:2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2023
Next Tournament:2023 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2022 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st 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 26 May 2022.[1] The championship ran from 24 June to 7 August 2022.[2]

Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway at the semi-final stage.[3] [4]

The final was played on 7 August 2022 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Causeway and Ballyduff, in what was their sixth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 16 years. Causeway won the match by 2–15 to 0–16 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in three years.[5]

Ballyduff's Pádraig Boyle was the championship's top scorer with 1-45.

Group A

Group A table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Ballyduff2110362883
Causeway2110322663
St Brendan's20022640-140

Group A results

Group B

Group B table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Kilmoyley21104930193
Abbeydorney2110413653
Dr Crokes20023660-240

Group B results

Group C

Group C table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Crotta O'Neill's22004528174
Ballyheigue21013139-82
Lixnaw20023241-90

Group C results

Knockout stage

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Pádraig BoyleBallyduff1-454859.60
2Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's1-2831310.33
3Paul McGrathCauseway0-252555.00
4Brandon BarrettCauseway2-162237.33
5Nathan GuerinBallyheigue1-192237.33
6Mark HeffernanDr Crokes2-1521210.50
7Michael O'LearyAbbeydorney0-2020210.00
8Gavin DooleyCauseway4-061853.60
Dan GogginCauseway3-091853.60
Maurice O'ConnorKilmoyley2-121836.00
Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Mark HeffernanDr Crokes2-0814Abbeydorney
2Maurice O'ConnorKilmoyley2-0713Dr Crokes
3Keith O'ConnorAbbeydorney1-1013Dr Crokes
Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1313Abbeydorney
5Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-1212Lixnaw
Michael O'LearyAbbeydorney0-1212Kilmoyley
Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1212St Brendan's
8Brandon BarrettCauseway1-0811Kilmoyley
Daniel CollinsKilmoyley0-1111Causeway
10Pádraig BoyleBallyduff1-0710Crotta O'Neill's
Brandon BarrettCauseway1-0710Ballyduff
Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1010Causeway
Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-1010Ballyheigue

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. News: Kerry County SHC: Ballyduff, Causeway and St Brendans drawn together in group of death . 7 August 2023. The Kerryman . 27 May 2022. Damian. Stack.
  2. News: Dates confirmed for County Senior Hurling Championship . 7 August 2023. Radio Kerry . 12 June 2022.
  3. News: Kerry SHC: Late goal secures 26th Kerry crown for John Meyler's Kilmoyley . 7 August 2023. Irish Examiner . 19 September 2021. Mortimer. Murphy.
  4. News: Brandon Barrett inspires a Causeway comeback to take Kilmoyley scalp . 7 August 2023. Irish Examiner . 23 July 2022. Mortimer. Murphy.
  5. News: Causeway regain Kerry SHC title with win over Ballyduff . 9 August 2022 . Irish Examiner . 8 August 2022.
  6. News: Ballyheigue end 11 year wait for a Kerry SHC win. 9 August 2022 . Irish Examiner . 9 July 2022.