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.
| Dates | 28 July – 7 October 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu | ||
| Champions |  Ballyduff (24th title)Aidan Boyle (captain) P. J. O'Grady (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  LixnawRaymond Galvin (captain) Thomas Fitzmaurice (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 13 | ||
| Goals scored | 28 (2.15 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 325 (25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ricky Heffernan (0-38) | ||
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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.
Results
editRound 1
edit| 28 July 2012 Round 1 | St Brendan's | 3-11 - 2-12 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| T Moloney (2-1), D Dineen (1-0, 1 penalty), T Hanafin (0-6, 5f, 1 '65), D Wallace (0-2), K Orpen (0-1), J Galvin (0-1). | Report | P McGrath (0-8, 6f), JM Dooley (2-0), E Fitzgerald (0-2), R Casey (0-1), M Delaney (0-1). |
| 29 July 2012 Round 1 | Ballyduff | 0-13 - 0-10 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
| T O'Rourke (0-5), B O'Sullivan (0-5, 3f), P Boyle (0-2), E Joy (0-1). | Report | M Slattery (0-6, 4f), J Crean (0-1), D Walsh (0-1), P Lucid (0-1), F Flaherty (0-1). |
| 29 July 2012 Round 1 | Abbeydorney | 2-09 - 1-11 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
| D O'Connell (1-7, 6f, 1 penalty), K Hanafin (1-1), B O'Leary (0-1). | Report | R Heffernan (0-6f), M Conway (1-0, 1 penalty), J Griffin (0-2), E Galvin (0-1), C Fitzmaurice (0-1), J Flaherty (0-1). |
| 29 July 2012 Round 1 | Kilmoyley | 3-26 - 0-08 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| S Brick 0-9, A McCarthy 1-3, S Maunsell 0-6, D Collins 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0, T Murnane 0-3, M Regan 0-2, D Fitzell 0-1, JB O'Halloran 0-1. | Report | S Nolan 0-6, I McCarthy 0-1, P Culhane 0-1. |
Round 2A
edit| 3 August 2012 Round 2A | St Brendan's | 0-13 - 3-13 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
| T Hannifin (0-5, 4f, 1 '65'); D Dineen (0-4); D Wallace (0-2); T Wallace (0-1); A Dineen (0-1). | Report | A Boyle (3-1); B O'Sullivan (0-7, 6f); B O'Grady (0-2), P Boyle (0-2); PJ Connolly (0-1). |
| 4 August 2012 Round 2A | Kilmoyley | 1-15 - 1-12 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| S Brick (1-7, 1-2 frees, 0-1 65), D Collins (0-3); A Mccarthy (0-1), J Mccarthy (0-1), B Harris (0-1); S Maunsell (0-1), M Regan (0-1). | Report | D O'connell (1-7, 1-4 frees), B O'Donovan (0-2); B O'leary (0-1), PJ Keane (0-1), D O'leary (0-1). |
Round 2B
edit| 3 August 2012 Round 2B | Ballyheigue | 0-10 - 2-14 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| M Slattery (0-6f); F Flaherty (0-2); D Walsh (0-1f); T O'Connor (0-1). | Report | P McGrath (1-9, 04f); JM Dooley (1-1, 0-1 '65'); P O'Grady (0-2); R Casey (0-1); J Leahy (0-1). |
| 4 August 2012 Round 2B | Lixnaw | 0-19 - 1-09 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| R Heffernan (0-11, 0-10 frees), C Fitzmaurice (0-2), J Flaherty (0-2), E Galvin (0-2), S Power (0-1); J Griffin (0-1). | Report | S Nolan (1-6, 1-5 frees), P Culhane (0-1), M Lynch (0-1), C Lynch (0-1). |
Quarter-finals
edit| 13 August 2012 Quarter-final | Causeway | 2-17 - 3-05 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| P McGrath (0-6, 4f), R Casey (1-1), C Harty (0-4), JM Dooley (1-0), T Flynn (0-1f), T Casey (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), A Fealy (0-1), P O'Grady (0-1), K Leahy (0-1). | Report | D O'Connell (2-3, 1-2f), D O'Leary (1-0), K Hanafin (0-1). |
| 14 August 2012 Quarter-final | Lixnaw | 0-13 - 0-11 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
| R Heffernan 0-6, J Flaherty 0-3, J Griffin 0-2, S Power 0-1, C Fitzmaurice 0-1. | Report | T Hanafin 0-6, J Galvin 0-2, D Wallace 0-2, R Horgan 0-1. |
Semi-final
edit| 1 September 2012 Semi-final | Lixnaw | 0-14 - 0-12 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| R Heffernan 0-7 (0-6f), J Flaherty and C O’Brien 0-2 each, M Corridan, J Griffin and C Fitzmaurice 0-1 each | Report | S Brick 0-5 (0-2fs, 0-1’65), A McCarthy and S Maunsell 0-2 each, T Murnane, M Murnane, M Regan 0-1 each |
| 2 September 2012 Round 2A | Ballyduff | 1-14 - 1-10 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| B O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-6f), A Boyle 1-1, P Boyle 0-3, K O’Connor, M Boyle and T O’Rourke 0-1. | Report | K Leahy 1-0, P McGrath 0-3 (0-2f), J Leahy 0-2 (0-165), T Flynn 0-1 1f, T Barrett, E Fitzgerald, C Harty and K Carmody 0-1. |
Final
edit| 7 October 2012 Final | Ballyduff | 1-15 - 1-09 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
| B O’Sullivan 0-8 (0-5 frees. 0-1 ‘65), A Boyle 1-1, M Boyle 0-3, T O’Rourke 0-2, P Boyle 0-1. | Report | R Heffernan 0-8 frees, M Conway 1-0, J Flaherty 0-1. | Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick) |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
| 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 |
- Single game
| 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Wallace hails charges as Ballyduff forced to battle". Irish Examiner. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Kerry SHC: Ballyduff battle back to deny O'Neill's". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Ballyduff land 24th title". Irish Examiner. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Ballyduff make it three in-a-row". Irish Examiner. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2023.