2014 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2014 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship is the 113th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship began on 19 July 2014 and ended on 11 October 2014.

St. Brendan's were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the semi-final after a replay.[1] Lixnaw won the title following a 1–12 to 0–12 defeat of Kilmoyley in the final.[2][3]

Fixtures and results

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Round 1

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18 July 2014 Round 1 Lixnaw 0-15 - 0-8 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
19:00 J Buckley 0-4, J Flaherty 0-3, R Heffernan, B Brosnan, and C O’Brien 0-2 each, D Shanahan and F Fitzmaurice 0-1 each. P Lucid 0-4, S Colgan 0-2, P O’Regan and D Walsh 0-1 each.
19 July 2014 Round 1 Causeway 0-11 - 1-11 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
19:00 P McGrath 0-6, (5Fr), B Barrett 0-2, JM Dooley (Fr), D Leahy and J Leahy 0-1 each. D Collins 0-10 frees, A Royle 1-1.
20 July 2014 Round 1 Abbeydorney 0-9 - 1-12 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
13:00 D O’Connell 0-9, (8fr). S Nolan 1-8 (0-5 frees), F Keane and P Quille 0-2 each.
20 July 2014 Round 1 St. Brendan's 2-10 - 0-10 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
14:30 J Egan 1-6 (0-2 fr), N O’Sullivan 1-0, Griffin 0-2, C Hussey and K Fitzgerald 0-1 each. B O’Sullivan 0-5 frees, PJ Connolly, M Boyle, P Boyle, J Goulding and D O’Carroll 0-1 each.

Round 2A

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26 July 2014 Round 2A Crotta O'Neill's 1-12 - 1-16 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
17:15 S Nolan 1-9 (8 fr), T McElligott, P Quill and M Lynch 0-1 each. D Collins 0-8 (4fr), F McCarthy 1-0, A Royle 0-3, I Brick and T Murnane 0-2, T Maunsell 0-1.
26 July 2014 Round 2A Lixnaw 0-20 - 1-18
(AET)
St. Brendan's Austin Stack Park
19:00 R Heffernan 0-10 (9Fr), J Flaherty 0-3, R Galvin 0-2, G Kelliher, C Fitzmaurice, M Stackpoole (Fr), G Stackpoole and P Corridan 0-1 each. J Egan 0-11 (0-9 Fr), K Fitzgerald 1-1, R Horgan and D Griffin 0-2, C Hussey and S Leen 0-1.

Round 2B

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27 July 2014 Round 2B Abbeydorney 0-14 - 0-11 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
14:00 D O’Connell 0-12 (0-9 fr), D O’Mahony and K Dineen 0-1 each. S Dunne 0-7 (0-6 fr), D Walsh 0-2, A Flahive and M Leane 0-1 each.
27 July 2014 Round 2B Causeway 1-10 - 3-12 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
15:30 P McGrath 0-7, (0-6Fr), JM Dooley 1-0, J Leahy 0-2, M Delaney 0-1. P Boyle 1-6 (0-3fr), J Goulding and M Boyle 1-0 each, K O’Connor 0-3, B O’Grady, PJ Connolly and B O’Sullivan (fr) 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

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2 August 2014 Quarter-final Crotta O'Neill's 0-13 - 1-22 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
17:15 S Nolan 0-11 (9 Fr,), R Nolan and J Conway 0-1 each. B O’Sullivan 0-11 (9 fr), J Goulding 1-1, A Boyle 0-4, B O’Grady 0-3, JP Leahy, G O’Grady and K O’Connor 0-1 each. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
2 August 2014 Quarter-final Lixnaw 1-14 - 2-8 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
19:00 R Heffernan 1- 6 (5fr), J Flaherty 0-4, J Buckley 0-2, C Fitzmaurice and J Griffin 0-1 each. D O'Connell 0-6 (3fr), S O’Sullivan and P McElligott 1-0 each, B O’Leary and J O’Connor 0-1 each. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Semi-finals

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29 August 2014 Semi-final Kilmoyley 0-13 - 0-10 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
18:45 S Maunsell (0-4), D Collins (0-3, 2fr), A Royle (0-2), R Collins (0-2), T Maunsell (0-1). B O'Sullivan (0-10, 10fr).
31 August 2014 Semi-final St. Brendan's 0-9 - 0-9 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
13:30 J Egan (0-7, 3 frees), C Hussey (0-1), N O'Sullivan (0-1). R Heffernan (0-5, 4 Frees), J Flaherty (0-2), C Fitzmaurice (0-1), P Galvin (0-1).
13 September 2014 Semi-final replay St. Brendan's 0-13 - 0-14 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
17:30 J Egan 0-7, (5fr), C Hussey, K Orpen 0-2 each, N O’Sullivan, F Horgan 0-1 each. R Heffernan 0-4 frees, J Flaherty, J Buckley, J Griffin and M Conway 0-2 each, B Brosnan and P Galvin 0-1 each.

Final

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28 September 2014 Final Kilmoyley 0-11 - 0-11 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
D Collins 0-6 (0-3 frees), A Royle 0-2, A McCabe 0-1 (pen), T Murnane and S Maunsell 0-1 each Report R Heffernan 0-7 (0-5 frees), P Galvin 0-2, B Brosnan 0-1 free, S Power 0-1 Referee: J Sexton (Cork)
11 October 2014 Final replay Kilmoyley 0-12 - 1-12 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
16:00 D Collins 0-5, (4Fr), S Maunsell 0-3 (2Fr), A Royle 0-2, S Godley and T Maunsell 0-1 each. Report R Heffernan 0-5 (4fr), J Flaherty 1-1, E Galvin 0-3, P Galvin, J Griffin and J Buckley 0-1 each.

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • During the championship decider, Lixnaw's Paul Galvin was attacked when a supporter ran on the field wielding a hurley. The pitch invader made contact with Galvin, although he did not require medical treatment and went on to play the full game.[4]
  • The final went to a replay for the second year in-a-row. It was the first time that the final was played on a Saturday.
  • Lixnaw win the title for the first time since 2007.
  • Crotta O'Neill's return having not played in the 2013 championship.

Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ricky Heffernan Lixnaw 1-39 42 7 6.00
2 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 2-28 34 3 11.33
John Egan St. Brendan's 1-31 34 4 8.50
4 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-32 32 5 6.40
5 Darragh O'Connell Abbeydorney 0-27 27 3 9.00
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-27 27 4 6.75
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 1-9 12 Kilmoyley
Darragh O'Connell Abbeydorney 0-12 12 Ballyheigue
3 Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 1-8 11 Abbeydorney
John Egan St. Brendan's 0-11 11 Lixnaw
Shane Nolan Crotta O'Neill's 0-11 11 Ballyduff
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-11 11 Crotta O'Neill's
7 Daniel Collins Kilmoyley 0-10 10 Kilmoyley
Ricky Heffernan Lixnaw 0-10 10 St. Brendan's
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-10 10 Kilmoyley
10 John Egan St. Brendan's 1-6 9 Ballyduff
Ricky Heffernan Lixnaw 1-6 9 Abbeydorney
Pádraig Boyle Ballyduff 1-6 9 Causeway
Darragh O'Connell Abbeydorney 0-9 9 Crotta O'Neill's
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References

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  1. ^ Murphy, Murt (28 October 2013). "Famine over for Brendan's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Eight title for Lixnaw". Hogan Stand website. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Lixnaw survive barren second half to end final hoodoo". Irish Independent. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Paul Galvin attacked by hurley-wielding spectator". Hogan Stand website. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.