2003 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2003 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place in April 2003. The championship ran from 18 July to 5 October 2003.

2003 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates18 July – 5 October 2003
Teams9
SponsorAIB
ChampionsBorder Kilmoyley (19th title)
Maurice Murnane (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Runners-upBorder Lixnaw
Maurice McCarthy (captain)
Roger Hussey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Points scored342 (22.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Thomas O'Rourke (5-27)
2002 (Previous) (Next) 2004

Kilmoyley were the defending champions.[1][2]

The final was played on 5 October 2003 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Lixnaw, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–10 to 1–05 to claim a 19th championship title overall and a third title in succession.[3][4]

Ballyduff's Thomas O'Rourke was the championship's top scorer with 5-27.

Team changes

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From championship

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Results

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First round

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18 July 2003 First round Ballyduff 3-10 - 2-15 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
B O'Sullivan 0-6, L Boyle 1-2, G O'Brien 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, D o'Connor 0-1, G O'Grady 0-1. M Conway 2-7, J Griffin 0-2, J Maher 0-2, C Fitzmaurice 0-2, R Galvin 0-1, R Thornton 0-1.
19 July 2003 First round Causeway 3-14 - 2-08 Kenmare FitzGerald Stadium
JM Dooley 0-9, S Goggin 1-3, C Dineen 1-2, K Canty 1-0. D O'Sullivan 2-0, E Tuohy 0-3, J Wharton 0-2, M Foley 0-2, S Regan 0-1.
20 July 2003 First round Ballyheigue 0-12 - 1-11 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
M Slattery 0-7, B O'Sullivan 0-3, J Griffin 0-1, E Flahive 0-1. J Egan 0-9, E Corridan 1-0, S Flaherty 0-1, N Clifford 0-1.
20 July 2003 First round Crotta O'Neill's 0-15 - 0-18 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
T Cronin 0-4, S Twomey 0-4, C McElligott 0-3, P Cronin 0-3, JP McElligott 0-1. T Fealy 0-7, B O'Donovan 0-6, I McCarthy 0-3, D Ryall 0-2.

Second round

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26 July 2003 Second round Kenmare 0-18 - 2-10 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
M Foley 0-7, E Tuohy 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, P Randles 0-2, J Wharton 0-2, P Healy 0-1, S Regan 0-1. S Twomey 2-5, D Brady 0-1, TR McElligott 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, P Culhane 0-1, JP McElligott 0-1.
26 July 2003 Second round Ballyduff 1-11 - 1-17 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
T O'Rourke 1-2, M Hennessy 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-3, G O'Brien 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. G Crean 1-3, B O'Sullivan 0-5, M Slattery 0-5, TB O'Connor 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, D Casey 0-1.

Third round

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1 August 2003 Third round Crotta O'Neill's 1-05 - 3-18 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
S Twomey 1-2, JP McElligott 0-2, P Culhane 0-1. L Boyle 1-6, B O'Sullivan 0-6, G O'Brien 1-1, E Joy 1-0, T O'Rourke 0-3, D Slattery 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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7 August 2003 Quarter-final Lixnaw 1-09 - 0-10 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
M Conway 0-7, R Galvin 1-0, E Galvin 0-1, J Griffin 0-1. M Slattery 0-6, K O'Sullivan 0-2, N Kilbride 0-1, D Casey 0-1.
8 August 2003 Quarter-final St Brendan's 0-15 - 2-06 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
J Egan 0-7, JP Leen 0-4, B o'Connell 0-1, D Leen 0-1, E Corridan 0-1, P Healy 0-1. I Maunsell 2-1, T Fealy 0-2, D Ryall 0-1, I McCarthy 0-1, A O'Donovan 0-1.
10 August 2003 Quarter-final Kilmoyley 3-24 - 2-05 Kenmare Austin Stack Park
S Brick 0-9, B Brick 2-1, M Murnane 0-5, E Sheehy 1-1, M Regan 0-3, O Diggin 0-3, D Young 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. M Foley 1-4, P Healy 1-0, S O'Regan 0-1.
13 August 2003 Quarter-final Ballyduff 2-12 - 4-06 Causeway Austin Stack Park
T O'Rourke 1-9, J O'Carroll 1-0, D O'Connor 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1. JM Dooley 3-1, C Dineen 1-1, S Goggin 0-2, JJ Canty 0-1, C Harty 0-1.
31 August 2003 Quarter-final replay Ballyduff 2-10 - 1-10 Causeway Austin Stack Park
T O'Rourke 2-5, B O'Sullivan 0-3, L Boyle 0-1, G O'Grady 0-1. JM Dooley 1-4, JJ Canty 0-2, C Dineen 0-1, S Harty 0-1, D Leahy 0-1, S Goggin 0-1.

Semi-finals

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30 August 2003 Semi-final Lixnaw 2-08 - 0-06 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
R Galvin 2-1, M Conway 0-6, P Galvin 0-1. J Egan 0-4, J O'Halloran 0-1, P Flaherty 0-1.
7 September 2003 Semi-final Kilmoyley 1-13 - 1-11 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
S Brick 1-6, R Gentleman 0-3, C Harris 0-2, M Murnane 0-1, M Regan 0-1. T O'Rourke 1-8, B O'Grady 0-2, L Boyle 0-1.

Final

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5 October 2003 Final Kilmoyley 2-10 - 1-05 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
S Brick 1-4, O Diggin 1-2, C Walsh 0-2, M Regan 0-2. M Conway 1-3, T McKenna 0-1, E Fitzmaurice 0-1. Referee: B Dunne (Ballyheigue)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Thomas O'Rourke Ballyduff 5-27 42 5 8.40
2 Mike Conway Lixnaw 3-23 32 4 8.00
3 John Mike Dooley Causeway 4-14 26 3 8.66
4 Shane Brick Kilmoyley 2-19 25 3 8.33
5 Seán Twomey Crotta O'Neill's 3-11 20 3 6.66
John Egan St Brendan's 0-20 20 3 6.66
7 Michael Slattery Ballyheigue 0-18 18 3 6.00
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-18 18 4 4.50
9 Liam Boyle Ballyduff 2-10 16 6 2.66
Mike Foley Kenmare 1-13 16 3 5.33
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Mike Conway Lixnaw 2-07 13 Ballyduff
2 Thomas O'Rourke Ballyduff 1-09 12 Causeway
3 Seán Twomey Crotta O'Neill's 2-05 11 Kenmare
Thomas O'Rourke Ballyduff 2-05 11 Causeway
Thomas O'Rourke Ballyduff 1-08 11 Kilmoyley
6 John Mike Dooley Causeway 3-01 10 Ballyduff
7 Liam Boyle Ballyduff 1-06 9 Crotta O'Neill's
Shane Brick Kilmoyley 1-06 9 Ballyduff
John Mike Dooley Causeway 0-09 9 Kenmare
Shane Brick Kilmoyley 0-09 9 Kenmare
John Egan St Brendan's 0-09 9 Ballyheigue

References

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  1. ^ "Magnificent Kilmoyley!". The Kerryman. 4 October 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Kilmoyley retain Kerry SHC crown". Hogan Stand. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Lixnaw hit Brick wall". Irish Independent. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Three-in-a-row for Kilmoyley". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 7 August 2023.