2022 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]

2022 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates24 June – 7 August 2022
Teams9
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
ChampionsBorder Causeway (9th title)
Jason Diggins (captain)
Stephen Goggin (manager)
Runners-upBorder Ballyduff
Daniel O'Carroll (captain)
Garry O'Brien (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored38 (2.71 per match)
Points scored449 (32.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Pádraig Boyle (1-45)
2021 (Previous) (Next) 2023

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

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Group A table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Ballyduff 2 1 1 0 36 28 8 3
Causeway 2 1 1 0 32 26 6 3
St Brendan's 2 0 0 2 26 40 -14 0

Group A results

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25 June 2022 Round 1 Causeway 2-12 - 0-12 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
G Dooley 2-1, C Harty 0-4, P McGrath 0-3, G Carey 0-2, K Carmody 0-1, D Goggin 0-1. K Hanafin 0-6, N O'Driscoll 0-3, J Egan 0-1, T Moloney 0-1.
3 July 2022 Round 2 Ballyduff 1-11 - 0-14 Causeway Austin Stack Park
K O'Carroll 1-3, P Boyle 0-3, D Goulding 0-2, A Curley 0-1, K Goulding 0-1, D O'Carroll 0-1. P McGrath 0-8, D Goggin 0-3, J Diggins 0-1, T Casey 0-1, T Barrett 0-1.
9 July 2022 Round 3 Ballyduff 0-22 - 0-14 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
P Boyle 0-12, D Goulding 0-2, D O'Carroll 0-2, K Goulding 0-2, M Boyle 0-1, K O'Carroll 0-1, Kyle O'Connor 0-1, Kevin O'Connor 0-1. K Hanafin 0-6, E Leen 0-3, E Ferris 0-1, J Egan 0-1, D Dineen 0-1, S Brosnan 0-1, C Healy 0-1.

Group B

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Group B table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilmoyley 2 1 1 0 49 30 19 3
Abbeydorney 2 1 1 0 41 36 5 3
Dr Crokes 2 0 0 2 36 60 -24 0

Group B results

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25 June 2022 Round 1 Abbeydorney 0-15 - 0-15 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
M O'Leary 0-12, J Hannon 0-1, D Egan 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1. M O'Connor 0-5, J Brick 0-4, T Murnane 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, R Walsh 0-1, D Nolan 0-1, A Royle 0-1, R Monahan 0-1.
2 July 2022 Round 2 Abbeydorney 4-14 - 4-09 Dr Crokes Austin Stack Park
K O'Connor 1-10, D Egan 2-2, J Hannon 1-1, B O'Leary 0-1. M Heffernan 2-8, T Doyle 2-0, D Hickey 0-1.
8 July 2022 Round 3 Dr Crokes 1-12 - 3-25 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
M Heffernan 0-7, J Lenihan 1-1, V Doyle 0-2, M Lenihan 0-2. M O'Connor 2-7, A Royle 1-3, R Monahan 0-5, R Walsh 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-3, J Brick 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1.

Group C

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Group C table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Crotta O'Neill's 2 2 0 0 45 28 17 4
Ballyheigue 2 1 0 1 31 39 -8 2
Lixnaw 2 0 0 2 32 41 -9 0

Group C results

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24 June 2022 Round 1 Crotta O'Neill's 2-16 - 1-10 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
S Nolan 0-10, Declan O'Donoghue 2-1, J Conway 0-2, Darragh O'Donoghue 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, S Weir 0-1. N Guerin 0-9, P Lucid 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-1.
3 July 2022 Round 2 Crotta O'Neill's 1-20 - 0-15 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
S Nolan 0-12, Declan O'Donoghue 1-4, T O'Connor 0-1, C Trant 0-1, S Weir 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1. R Heffernan 0-4, J Griffin 0-3, S Conway 0-3, B Brosnan 0-3, J Buckley 0-1, J Flaherty 0-1.
9 July 2022 Round 3 Lixnaw 0-17 - 2-12 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
R Heffernan 0-9, S Conway 0-3, J Buckley 0-1, B Brosnan 0-1, J McKenna 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, J Flaherty 0-1. E Walsh 1-2, M Leane 1-1, N Guerin 0-4, P Lucid 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-2, B O'Riordan 0-1.

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals

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17 July 2022 Quarter-final Causeway 3-16 - 2-16 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
D Goggin 3-2, P McGrath 0-6, G Dooley 0-3, C Harty 0-2, T Casey 0-1, B Barrett 0-1, J Diggins 0-1. Report N Guerin 1-6, P Lucid 0-4, M Leane 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-2, B O'Riordan 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.
17 July 2022 Quarter-final Ballyduff 0-26 - 3-15 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
P Boyle 0-13, E Ross 0-3, K Goulding 0-3, M Boyle 0-2, K O'Carroll 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1, D Goulding 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1. Report M O'Leary 0-8, M Slattery 1-2, J Sheehan 1-1, S O'Sullivan 1-0, T Ó hAiniféin 0-1, K Dineen 0-1, R Donovan 0-1, J Maunsell 0-1.

Semi-finals

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22 July 2022 Semi-final Ballyduff 2-18 - 1-16 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
M Boyle (1-3), P Boyle (1-7, 3f, 1 65’), K O’Carroll and K Goulding (0-2 each), D Goulding, K O’Connor, E Ross and D O’Carroll (0-1 each) Report S Nolan (1-6, 1-4f), B Mahony (0-3), J Sheehan, D O’Donoghue, C Trant, J Conway, D Nolan and S Weir (0-1 each) Referee: M Sexton (Limerick)
23 July 2022 Semi-final Causeway 3-21 - 1-25
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Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
B Barrett (1-8, 4f’s, 1’65), G Dooley (2-1), P McGrath (0-5), Joseph Diggins (0-3), D Goggin, D Mahoney, K Carmody and G Carey (f) 0-1 each. Report D Collins (0-11, 10f’s), R Monahan (1-6), B O’Sullivan (0-3), J Brick (0-2), K McCarthy, R Walsh and D Nolan (0-1 each). Referee: C O'Regan (Cork)

Final

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7 August 2022 Final Causeway 2-15 - 0-16 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
B Barrett (1-7, 7 frees), C Harty (1-1), P McGrath (0-3), D Goggin (0-2), G Dooley (0-1). Report P Boyle (0-10, 8 frees, 2 ’65s), E Ross (0-2), K O’Connor, K Goulding. J O’Sullivan, and D Carroll (0-1 each). Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 1-45 48 5 9.60
2 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 1-28 31 3 10.33
3 Paul McGrath Causeway 0-25 25 5 5.00
4 Brandon Barrett Causeway 2-16 22 3 7.33
5 Nathan Guerin Ballyheigue 1-19 22 3 7.33
6 Mark Heffernan Dr Crokes 2-15 21 2 10.50
7 Michael O'Leary Abbeydorney 0-20 20 2 10.00
8 Gavin Dooley Causeway 4-06 18 5 3.60
Dan Goggin Causeway 3-09 18 5 3.60
Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 2-12 18 3 6.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Mark Heffernan Dr Crokes 2-08 14 Abbeydorney
2 Maurice O'Connor Kilmoyley 2-07 13 Dr Crokes
3 Keith O'Connor Abbeydorney 1-10 13 Dr Crokes
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-13 13 Abbeydorney
5 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-12 12 Lixnaw
Michael O'Leary Abbeydorney 0-12 12 Kilmoyley
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-12 12 St Brendan's
8 Brandon Barrett Causeway 1-08 11 Kilmoyley
Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-11 11 Causeway
10 Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 1-07 10 Crotta O'Neill's
Brandon Barrett Causeway 1-07 10 Ballyduff
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 0-10 10 Causeway
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-10 10 Ballyheigue

Miscellaneous

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References

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