2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Dates29 June – 27 July 2002
Teams8
Champions Laois (3rd title)
John Lyons (captain)
Séamus Plunkett (manager)
Runners-up Wicklow
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
Points scored156 (26 per match)
Top scorer(s) David Cuddy (4-18)
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The 2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1974. The championship ran from 29 June to 27 July 2002.

Derry were the defending champions, however, they exited the championship after failing to field a team in their quarter-final game against Kerry..[1]

The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 27 July 2002 between Laois and Wicklow, in what was their first ever meeting in the All-Ireland final. Laois won the match by 2-20 to 2-07 to claim their third All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 23 years.[2][3]

Laois's David Cuddy was the championship's top scorer with 4-18.

Results

All-Ireland quarter-finals

29 June 2002 Quarter-final Kerry w/o - scr. Derry
29 June 2002 Quarter-final Roscommon 3-07 - 2-19 Westmeath Duggan Park
D Mulvey 1-3, D Lohan 1-1, T Lennon 1-0, M Cunniffe 0-2, M Connaughton 0-1. A Mitchell 1-4, J Shaw 0-7, D Carty 1-0, R Whelan 0-3, V Bateman 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, B Kennedy 0-1, S Morley 0-1.
30 June 2002 Quarter-final Carlow 1-05 - 1-09 Wicklow O'Moore Park
R Foley 1-2, B Lawler 0-3. D Hyland 1-4, L Glynn 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, D Curran 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, W O'Gorman 0-1.
3 July 2002 Quarter-final Laois 2-21 - 1-11 Carlow Dr Cullen Park
D Cuddy 2-6, PJ Peacock 0-4, J Young 0-4, O Dowling 0-3, T Fitzgerald 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, C Coonan 0-1. D Ryan 0-4, D Nolan 0-4, S Gleeson 1-0, A McAndrew 0-1, C Buggy 0-1, C Boran 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

13 July 2002 Semi-final Laois 3-14 - 0-19 Westmeath O'Moore Park
D Cuddy 2-3, J Young 0-5, F O'Sullivan 1-1, O Dowling 0-2, C Cuddy 0-1, PJ Peacock 0-1, C Coonan 0-1. J Shaw 0-8, A Mitchell 0-3, D McCormack 0-3, R Whelan 0-2, O Devine 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, J Gavigan 0-1.
13 July 2002 Semi-final Wicklow 2-13 - 2-10 Kerry O'Moore Park
D Hyland 0-9, J O'Neill 1-1, W O'Gorman 1-1, J Murphy 0-1, L Glynn 0-1. J Healy 1-1, M Slattery 0-4, S Brick 1-0, M Conway 0-2, B Brick 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, D Young 0-1.

All-Ireland final

27 July 2002 Final Laois 2-21 - 2-07 Wicklow Semple Stadium
D Cuddy 0-9, J Young 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-0, O Dowling 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-3, D Rooney 0-2, PJ Peacock 0-2. D Hyland 1-5, W O'Gorman 1-0, J O'Neill 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 David Cuddy Laois 4-18 30 3 10.00
2 Don Hyland Wicklow 2-18 24 3 8.00
3 John Shaw Westmeath 0-15 15 2 7.50
4 James Young Laois 0-14 14 2 7.00
5 Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 1-07 10 2 5.00

References

  1. ^ "A LOOK BACK - 1996 All-Ireland B Hurling Champions". Derry Now. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Wicklow fall at the last". Irish Independent. 2 August 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Laois Hurling Memory: All Ireland 'B' glory in 2002 brings curtain down on eventful year". Laois Today. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2024.