2019 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2019 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 6 July to 25 August 2019.

2019 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates6 July – 25 August 2019
Teams8
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
ChampionsBorder Causeway (8th title)
Muiris Delaney (captain)
Stephen Goggin (manager)
Runners-upBorder Lixnaw
Michael Conway (captain)
Mark Foley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored29 (1.93 per match)
Points scored478 (31.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Shane Nolan (5-44)
2018 (Previous) (Next) 2020

Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 25 August 2019 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Causeway and Lixnaw, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 37 years. Causeway won the match by 2–13 to 1–13 to claim a record-equalling eighth championship title overall and a first title in 21 years.[2][3]

Shane Nolan was the championship's top scorer with 5-44.

Results

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Round 1

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6 July 2019 Round 1 St Brendan's 1-21 - 1-19
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Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
J Egan (1-3; 0-2f), T Hannafin (0-6, 4f, 1 '65'), S O'Halloran (0-3), B O'Connor (0-2), N O'Driscoll (0-2), K Hannifin (0-2), D Dineen (0-1), D Griffin (0-1), T Moloney (0-1). Report PJ Keane (1-7; 0-6 f), M O'Leary (0-4), S O'Sullivan, (0-3), K O'Connor, (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1), B O'Leary (0-1), M Slattery (0-1).
6 July 2019 Round 1 Lixnaw 3-25 - 0-13 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
S Conway (3-11; 0-7f, 0-2 '65'), R Galvin (0-3), S McElligott (0-2), J Wallace (0-2), C Sheehy (0-2), J Griffin (0-2), J McKenna (0-1), R Heffernan (0-1), J Galvin (0-1). Report P Lucid (0-11; 5f, 1 '65'), M Leane (0-1 free), J Casey (0-1).
7 July 2019 Round 1 Causeway 0-20 - 0-11 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
B Barrett (0-7, 5f), C Harty (0-5), B Lyons (0-2), G Dooley (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), J Diggins (0-1), A Fealy (0-1). Report M O'Connor (0-9, 7f), D Collins (0-1), D Fitzell (0-1), M Flaherty (0-1).
7 July 2019 Round 1 Ballyduff 1-20 - 1-20
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Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
P Boyle (1-8, 5f), M Boyle (0-5), L Boyle (0-2), D O'Carroll (0-1), D Goulding (0-1), P O'Carroll (0-1), J Goulding (0-1), A O'Connor (0-1). Report S Nolan (0-14; 9f, 1 '65'), J Conway (1-3), R Nolan (0-1), P Quill (0-1), T Blonde McElligott 0-1.
19 July 2019 Round 1 replay Ballyduff 0-10 - 1-16 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
P Boyle 0-5, J Goulding 0-2, E Ross 0-1, M Boyle 0-1, A Boyle 0-1. S Nolan 0-11, J Conway 0-4, Declan O'Donoghue 1-0, B Mahony 0-1.

Round 2A

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27 July 2019 Round 2A St Brendan's 1-18 - 2-15 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
J Egan 0-8, N Driscoll 1-0, C Healy 0-2, T Hannafin 0-1, K Hannafin 0-1, S O'Halloran 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1, J Wallace 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, C Hussey 0-1, M Davis 0-1. S Nolan 2-10, D Hunt 0-2, J Conway 0-2, B Mahony 0-1.
28 July 2019 Round 2A Lixnaw 1-20 - 0-13 Causeway Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-13, J Wallace 1-3, S McElligott 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, J McKenna 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. B Lyons 0-3, K Carmody 0-3, D Goggin 0-2, B Barrett 0-1, J Diggins 0-1, C Harty 0-1, G Dooley 0-1, P McGrath 0-1.
5 August 2019 Round 2A replay St Brendan's 2-11 - 1-13 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
C Hussey 2-1, J Egan 0-4, D Griffin 0-3, T Hannafin 0-2, T Moloney 0-1. S Nolan 1-9, D Hunt 0-2, J Conway 0-2.

Round 2B

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27 July 2019 Round 2B Ballyduff 4-30 - 0-07 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
J Goulding 1-11, P Boyle 1-7, A Boyle 2-3, E Daly 0-3, E Ross 0-2, D Goulding 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. P Lucid 0-3, M Leane 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, G Galway 0-1, B O'Riordan 0-1.
28 July 2019 Round 2B Abbeydorney 1-16 - 3-21 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
PJ Keane 0-10, A Healy 1-0, M O'Leary 0-3, K O'Connor 0-1, B Donovan 0-1, R Donovan 0-1. M O'Connor 1-8, K McCarthy 2-0, J Brick 0-6, D Collins 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-1, T Murnane 0-1, R Collins 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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10 August 2019 Quarter-final Causeway 0-19 - 0-08 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
B Barrett 0-11, C Harty 0-2, D Goggin 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, B Murphy 0-2. P Boyle 0-4, E Ross 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-1.
10 August 2019 Quarter-final Kilmoyley 1-19 - 1-11
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Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
M O'Connor 0-11, D Collins 1-1, M Flaherty 0-2, J Brick 0-2, P Godley 0-1, R Collins 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. S Nolan 1-10, R Nolan 0-1.

Semi-finals

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17 August 2019 Semi-final Causeway 1-16 - 0-13 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
B Barrett 0-8, G Dooley 1-0, B Murphy 0-2, P McGrath 0-2, Joseph Diggins 0-2, C Harty 0-1, D Goggin 0-1. J Egan 0-8, D Griffin 0-2, B O'Connor 0-1, C Healy 0-1, S o'Halloran 0-1.
17 August 2019 Semi-final Lixnaw 0-15 - 0-12 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-4, R Heffernan 0-3, R Galvin 0-2, J McKenna, J Wallace 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, B McAuliffe 0-1. M O'Connor 0-7, J Brick 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1.

Final

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25 August 2019 Final Causeway 2-13 - 1-13 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
C Harty 2-2; B Barrett 0-7 (4f, 2 '65); B Murphy 0-2; G Dooley, D Goggin 0-1 each. Report S Conway 1-12 (10f, 1-0 pen); M Conway 0-1. Referee: M Sexton (Limerick)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 5-44 59 5 11.80
2 Shane Conway Lixnaw 4-40 52 4 13.00
3 Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 1-35 38 4 9.50
4 Brandon Barrett Causeway 0-34 34 5 6.80
5 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 2-24 30 4 7.50
6 John Egan St Brendan's 1-23 26 4 6.50
7 P. J. Keane Abbeydorney 1-17 20 2 10.00
8 Colum Harty Causeway 2-11 17 5 3.40
9 Jack Goulding Lixnaw 1-14 17 3 5.66
10 Jordan Conway Crotta O'Neill's 1-11 14 4 3.50
Philip Lucid Ballyheigue 0-14 14 2 7.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Conway Lixnaw 3-11 20 Ballyheigue
2 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 2-16 16 St Brendan's
3 Shane Conway Lixnaw 1-12 15 Causeway
4 Jack Goulding Lixnaw 1-11 14 Ballyheigue
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-14 14 Ballyduff
6 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 1-10 13 Kilmoyley
Shane Conway Lixnaw 0-13 13 Causeway
8 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 1-09 12 St Brendan's
9 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 1-08 11 Crotta O'Neill's
Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 1-08 11 Abbeydorney
Philip Lucid Ballyheigue 0-11 11 Lixnaw
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-11 11 Ballyduff
Brandon Barrett Causeway 0-11 11 Ballyduff
Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 0-11 11 Crotta O'Neill's

References

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  1. ^ "Conway is star man for Lixnaw on day referee requires Garda escort at finale". Irish Independent. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Kerry SHC final: Causeway bridge 21-year gap". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Harty the giant for Causeway as they dethrone champions Lixnaw". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.