2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates27 July 2001 – 14 October 2001
Teams12
SponsorSt. Canice's Credit Union
ChampionsBorder O'Loughlin Gaels (1st title)
Andy Comerford (captain)
Runners-upBorder Graigue-Ballycallan
RelegatedBorder John Locke's
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored37 (2.64 per match)
Points scored315 (22.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Nigel Skehan (1-31)
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The 2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.

Graigue-Ballycallan were the defending champions.[1]

On 14 October 2001, O'Loughlin Gaels won the title after a 1–17 to 1–06 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the final at Nowlan Park.[2] It was their first ever championship title.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

First round

27 July 2001 First round Graigue-Ballycallan 3-07 - 1-12 Young Irelands Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
A Ronan 1-3, M Hoyne 1-0, E Brennan 1-0, J Young 0-2, G Cleere 0-1, D Cleere 0-1. DJ Carey 1-1, P O'Neill 0-4, C Carter 0-3, S Byrne 0-2, E Farrell 0-1, J Carey 0-1.
28 July 2001 First round Dicksboro 1-16 - 1-09 John Locke's Thomastown
D O'Neill 0-9, J O'Gorman 1-1, D Beirne 0-2, S Morrissey 0-2, D O'Gorman 0-1, C O'Loughlin 0-1. R Jackman 0-4, A Power 1-0, J Power 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, J Gormley 0-1.
28 July 2001 First round Dunnamaggin 2-09 - 1-08 James Stephens Thomastown
R Cahill 0-6, K O'Shea 1-1, K Moore 1-0, M O'Neill 0-1, N McCormack 0-1. B McEvoy 0-6, T O'Dowd 1-0, P Barry 0-1, E McCormack 0-1.
29 July 2001 First round Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-15 - 0-11 Fenians Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
H Shefflin 0-12, B Aylward 0-1, P Reid 0-1, D Hoyne 0-1. E Behan 0-4, L Ryan 0-3, J Garrett 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, P Quinlan 0-1, J Delaney 0-1.

Relegation play-offs

8 September 2001 Final Fenians 2-09 - 1-07 John Locke's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
L Ryan 1-1, K Power 0-4, P Quinlan 1-0, B Ryan 0-2, B Power 0-1, J Garrett 0-1. J O'Neill 0-5, PJ Cody 1-0, A Power 0-1, R Jackman 0-1.

Quarter-finals

31 August 2001 Quarter-final Glenmore 0-12 - 1-09 Dicksboro Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
1 September 2001 Quarter-final O'Loughlin Gaels 0-18 - 2-12 Dunnamaggin John Locke Park, Callan
N Skehan 0-10, B Dowling 0-2, S Dowling 0-2, A Geoghegan 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, J Comerford 0-1. C Herity 0-8, N McCormack 1-0, N Lahart 1-0, E Kennedy 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1, R Cahill 0-1.
2 September 2001 Quarter-final Erin's Own 2-18 - 3-11 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D Buggy 1-8, M Coogan 1-2, D Byrne 0-3, G Byrne 0-2, B Young 0-2, M Owens 0-1. E Reid 1-1, T Shefflin 1-1, H Shefflin 0-4, P Shefflin 1-0, P Reid 0-3, B Aylward 0-1, L Farrell 0-1.
2 September 2001 Quarter-final Graigue-Ballycallan 1-12 - 1-08 Tullaroan Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Hoyne 1-3, A Ronan 0-3, D Cleere 0-3, E Brennan 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, T Dermody 0-1. L Keoghan 1-2, J Coogan 0-5, B Teehan 0-1.
8 September 2001 Quarter-final replay Glenmore 1-16 - 4-06 Dicksboro Thomastown
R Heffernan 0-12, P Fitzgerald 1-1, PJ O'Connor 0-2, S Vereker 0-1. B Dalton 2-1, D Beirne 1-0, A Barry 1-0, D O'Neill 0-3, D O'Gorman 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1.
8 September 2001 Quarter-final replay O'Loughlin Gaels 2-16 - 1-10 Dunnamaggin John Locke Park, Callan
M Comerford 1-3, N Skehan 0-6, B Kelly 1-1, A Geoghegan 0-2, A Comerford 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, B Dowling 0-1, S Dowling 0-1. R Cahill 0-5, S Ryan 1-1, K Moore 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2.

Semi-finals

30 September 2001 Semi-final O'Loughlin Gaels 0-12 - 0-11 Glenmore Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Skehan 0-6, A Geoghegan 0-2, S Dowling 0-2, J Comerford 0-1, B Kelly 0-1. P Mullally 0-5, S Dollard 0-2, R Heffernan 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, R Mullally 0-1. Referee: D O'Sullivan (John Locke's)
30 September 2001 Semi-final Graigue-Ballycallan 3-10 - 2-08 Erin's Own Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
A Ronan 0-6, M Hoyne 1-1, E Brennan 1-0, J Ryall 1-0, D Cleere 0-1, J Hoyne 0-1, D Byrne 0-1. D Buggy 1-6, E Rothwell 1-0, M Coogan 0-1, B Young 0-1. Referee: P Dunphy (Carrigeen)

Final

14 October 2001 Final O'Loughlin Gaels 1-17 - 1-06 Graigue-Ballycallan Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Skehan 1-9 (0-7 fs), J Comerford 0-2, A Geoghegan 0-2 (1f), A Comerford, B Kelly, M Comerford and B Dowling 0-1 each. A Ronan 1-5 (all fs), D Cleere 0-1 (f). Referee: J Guinan (Lisdowney)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Nigel Skehan O'Loughlin Gaels 1-31 34 4 8.50
2 Adrian Ronan Graigue-Ballycallan 2-17 23 4 5.75
3 David Buggy Erin's Own 2-14 20 2 10.00
4 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-16 16 2 8.00
5 Ray Heffernan Glenmore 0-14 14 2 7.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Nigel Skehan O'Loughlin Gaels 1-09 12 Graigue-Ballycallan
Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-12 12 Fenians
Ray Heffernan Glenmore 0-12 12 Dicksboro
2 David Buggy Erin's Own 1-08 11 Ballyhale Shamrocks
3 Nigel Skehan O'Loughlin Gaels 0-10 10 Dunnamaggin
4 David Buggy Erin's Own 1-06 9 Graigue-Ballycallan
Dan O'Neill Dicksboro 0-09 9 John Locke's
5 Adrian Ronan Graigue-Ballycallan 1-05 8 O'Loughlin Gaels
Colin Herity Dunnamaggin 0-08 8 O'Loughlin Gaels
6 Brendan Dalton Dicksboro 2-01 7 Glenmore

References

  1. ^ "Graigue-Ballycallan pointedly superior". Irish Independent. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ Hogan, Vincent (15 October 2001). "Gaels blow up a storm to capture first crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.