Annual hurling competition season
2021 Kerry Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates | 30 July – 19 September 2021 |
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Teams | 9 |
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Sponsor | Garvey's SuperValu |
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Champions | Kilmoyley (26th title) Flor McCarthy (captain) John Meyler (manager) |
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Runners-up | St Brendan's Stephen Leen (captain) Tomás Moloney (manager) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 14 |
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Goals scored | 31 (2.21 per match) |
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Points scored | 431 (30.79 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Cian Hussey (1-48) |
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The 2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th 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 15 July 2021.[1] The championship ran from 30 July to 19 September 2021.
Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final was played on 19 September 2021 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and St Brendan's, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in six years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–14 to 1–11 to claim a record-breaking 26th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3]
Cian Hussey was the championship's top scorer with 1-48.
Team changes
To championship
Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group 1
Group 1 table
Advance to knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts |
Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
Causeway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 4 |
St Brendan's | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 2 |
Ballyduff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 0 |
Group 1 results
Causeway v St Brendan's 31 July 2021 Round 1 | Causeway | 3-20 - 0-13 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
| B Lyons 0-8, G Dooley 2-1, K Carmody 0-4, S Leahy 1-0, C Harty 0-3, G Leen 0-1, G Carey 0-1, A Feely 0-1, J Diggins 0-1. | | C Hussey 0-8, B O'Connor 0-2, F Mackessy 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1. | |
Ballyduff v Causeway 8 August 2021 Round 2 | Ballyduff | 1-13 - 1-16 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| P Boyle 0-9, A Boyle 1-1, M Boyle 0-1, D Moriarty 0-1, K Goulding 0-1. | | B Lyons 0-9, B Murphy 1-1, J Leahy 0-2, S Leahy 0-1, J Diggins 0-1, T Casey 0-1, G Dooley 0-1. | |
St Brendan's v Ballyduff 13 August 2021 Round 3 | St Brendan's | 2-17 - 1-18 | Ballyduff | Austin Stack Park |
| C Hussey 0-14 (0-7 frees, 0-1 ’65), F Mackessy 1-2, S Brosnan 1-1. | Report | P Boyle 0-14 (0-12 frees), A Boyle 1-0, K Goulding 0-2; M Boyle 0-1, K O’Connor 0-1. | |
Group 2
Group 2 table
Advance to knockout stage
Team | Matches | Score | Pts |
Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
Kilmoyley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 4 |
Lixnaw | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 2 |
Ballyheigue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 50 | -20 | 0 |
Group 2 results
Kilmoyley v Ballyheigue 30 July 2021 Round 1 | Kilmoyley | 4-23 - 1-16 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
| D Collins 1-11, M O'Connor 2-1, R Collins 1-2, J Brick 0-3, R Walsh 0-2, T Murnane 0-2, M Flaherty 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1. | | N Guerin 0-8, P Carroll 1-0, C Walsh 0-3, M Leane 0-2, D Mahony 0-2, B O'Riordan 0-1. | |
Lixnaw v Kilmoyley 15 August 2021 Round 3 | Lixnaw | 1-14 - 1-23 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| S Conway (0-7, 5f), J Buckley (1-0), M Kelliher (0-2), J Brosnan (0-1), B Brosnan (0-1), C O'Keeffe (0-1), E McCarthy 0-1. | Report | D Collins (0-9, 8f), D Nolan 1-1, J Brick (0-3), D McCarthy (0-2), A Royle 0-2, D Kennedy (0-1), F McCarthy (0-1), D Fitzell (0-1), M Flaherty (0-1), R Collins (0-1), R Walsh (0-1). | |
Group 3
Group 3 table
Advance to knockout stage
Group 3 results
Abbeydorney v Dr Crokes 1 August 2021 Round 1 | Abbeydorney | 0-18 - 0-17 | Dr Crokes | Austin Stack Park |
| K O'Connor 0-7, D Scanlon 0-3, B O'Leary 0-2, A Maunsell 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, R O'Donovan 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1, D O'Leary 0-1, D Egan 0-1. | | M Heffernan 0-11, D Carroll 0-2, J Lenihan 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, C Bohane 0-1. | |
Dr Crokes v Crotta O'Neill's 6 August 2021 Round 2 | Dr Crokes | 1-04 - 3-23 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| A Murphy 1-0, M Heffernan 0-3, T Doyle 0-1. | | Declan O'Donoghue 2-2, S Nolan 0-6, D Hunt 1-1, B Mahony 0-4, Darragh O'Donoghue 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, D Quille 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1, P Quille 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, R Nolan 0-1. | |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Lixnaw v Abbeydorney 21 August 2021 Quarter-final | Lixnaw | 2-18 - 1-09 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| S Conway (0-7, 7f), J Buckley (0-4), S McElligott 1-0, J Brosnan (1-0), M Conway (0-3), B Brosnan (0-1), C O'Keeffe (0-1), M Kelliher (0-1), J Flaherty 0-1. | Report | K O'Connor (0-4, 2f, 1'65), J Sheehan (1-0), D Egan (0-2), J O'Connor (0-1), R O'Donovan (0-1), PJ Keane 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
Kilmoyley v Lixnaw 4 September 2021 Semi-final | Kilmoyley | 0-17 - 0-16 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
| D Collins (0-12, 9 frees), P O’Connor, M O’Connor, J Brick, R Walsh, D Nolan (0-1 each). | Report | S Conway (0-12, 10 frees, 1 S/L), B Brosnan (0-2), W Costello, S McElligott (0-1 each). | |
St Brendan's v Causeway 5 September 2021 Semi-final | St Brendan's | 1-19 - 2-13 | Causeway | Austin Stack Park |
| C Hussey (0-8, 7 frees, 1 65), F Mackessy (1-5), S Brosnan (0-2), E Leen, B O’Connor, J Egan, K Hannafin (0-1 each). | Report | B Murphy (0-5, 4 frees), B Lyons, G Dooley (1-1 each), J Diggins (2 frees), C Harty, D Goggin (0-2 each). | |
Final
Kilmoyley v St Brendan's 19 September 2021 Final | Kilmoyley | 1-14 - 1-11 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
| D Collins (0-6, 5 f’s), M O’Connor (1-1), P O’Connor, D Nolan and A Royle (0-2 each), J Brick (0-1). | Report | C Hussey (0-5, 3f), K Hanafin (1-0), F Mackessy and S Brosnan (0-2 each), P O’Sullivan and S O’Halloran (0-1 each). | Referee: M Sexton (Limerick) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
- Single game
References
- ^ "Hurling Championship format revealed". Kerry Sports Hub. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Kerry SHC: Late goal secures 26th Kerry crown for John Meyler's Kilmoyley". Irish Examiner. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Crokes Crowned County Intermediate Hurling Champions". Radio Kerry. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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