2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates1 August – 19 October 2008
Teams9
SponsorAIB
ChampionsBorder Kilmoyley (21st title)
Tom Murnane (captain)
Anthony Daly (manager)
Runners-upBorder Causeway
Cyril Dineen (captain)
Richard Keane (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored38 (2.53 per match)
Points scored335 (22.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border John Mike Dooley (5-20)
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The 2008 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The competition ran from 1 August to 19 October 2008.

Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway in a quarter-final replay.[1][2]

The final was played on 19 October 2008 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in four years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–18 to 0–08 to claim a record-equalling 21st championship title overall and a first title in four years.[3][4]

Causeway's John Mike Dooley was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.

Results

Preliminary round

1 August 2008 Preliminary round South Kerry 0-05 - 5-25 Kilmoyley FitzGerald Stadium
G Egan 0-3, S Lacey 0-1, C Cremin 0-1. M Regan 1-9, B Brick 2-3, P Regan 1-2, T Murnane 1-2, M Murnane 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-2, J Fealy 0-2, S Young 0-1, I Brick 0-1.

Round 1

1 August 2008 Round 1 Ballyheigue 1-11 - 1-22 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
J Griffin 1-2, M Slattery 0-4, R Kenny 0-2, J Crean 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, N Flahive 0-1. B O'Sullivan 0-11, M Boyle 1-1, J Bunyan 0-4, L Boyle 0-3, P O'Grady 0-1, A Boyle 0-1, E Joy 0-1.
2 August 2008 Round 1 St Brendan's 1-13 - 2-07 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
D Dineen 1-8, D Wallace 0-2, A Dineen 0-1, J Egan 0-1, F Wallace 0-1. M Lynch 2-0, A Keane 0-4, C McElligott 0-2, M Lynch 0-1.
2 August 2008 Round 1 Abbeydorney 0-14 - 3-08 Causeway Austin Stack Park
B O'Donovan 0-8, D O'Connell 0-2, A Healy 0-1, T Maunsell 0-1, D Ryall 0-1, M Hanafin 0-1. A Whyte 2-1, JM Dooley 1-2, S Goggin 0-2, F O'Carroll 0-1, Colm Harty 0-1, P Monson 0-1.
10 August 2008 Round 1 Lixnaw 0-08 - 3-11 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
M Conway 0-7, E Galvin 0-1. B Brick 1-6, P Regan 1-0, E Sheehy 1-0, M Regan 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-2, S Young 0-1.

Round 2A

8 August 2008 Round 2A Ballyduff 3-13 - 2-03 Causeway Austin Stack Park
B O'Sullivan 0-8, L Boyle 1-1, G O'Brien 1-1, J Bunyan 1-0, E Joy 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1, M Boyle 0-1. A Whyte 1-1, S Goggin 1-1, C Dineen 0-1.
15 August 2008 Round 2A Kilmoyley 1-15 - 2-09 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
S Brick 1-5, M Murnane 0-3, B Brick 0-3, T Murnane 0-2, M Regan 0-2. J Egan 1-3, D Dineen 0-5, A Dineen 1-1.

Round 2B

17 August 2008 Round 2B Ballyheigue 1-10 - 0-10 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
M Slattery 1-4, J Griffin 0-2, J Crean 0-1, N Flahive 0-1, J Casey 0-1, D Walsh 0-1. I Maunsell 0-6, D Ryann 0-2, PJ Keane 0-1, M Hanafin 0-1.
17 August 2008 Round 2B Lixnaw 2-12 - 1-10 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1-4, J Flaherty 1-2, R Galvin 0-2, J Griffin 0-1, P Lyons 0-1, E Galvin 0-1, M Quiker 0-1, T Cronin 1-2, A Keane 0-4, R Nolan 0-2, P Twomey 0-1, S Twomey 0-1.

Quarter-finals

30 August 2008 Quarter-final St Brendan's 0-15 - 0-12 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
D Dineen 0-7, S Flaherty 0-3, J Egan 0-2, D Wallace 0-1, A Kelly 0-1, A Dineen 0-1. M Slattery 0-10, R Kenny 0-1, A Colgan 0-1.
6 September 2008 Quarter-final Lixnaw 1-11 - 2-08 Causeway Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1-9, P Lyons 0-1, R Galvin 0-1. JM Dooley 2-4, S Goggin 0-2, E Fitzgerald 0-1, C Flynn 0-1.
20 September 2008 Quarter-final replay Lixnaw 1-07 - 2-07 Causeway Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1-5, R Galvin 0-1, J Griffin 0-1. JM Dooley 2-4, Colm Harty 0-1, S Goggin 0-1, Conor Harty 0-1.

Semi-finals

28 September 2008 Semi-final Kilmoyley 1-18 - 0-08 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
S Brick 0-9, T Regan 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-3, A Young 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, M Murnane 0-1, B Brick 0-1, M Regan 0-1. J Egan 0-3, D Dineen 0-3, J Galvin 0-1, K Dineen 0-1.
28 September 2008 Semi-final Causeway 1-11 - 0-06 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
JM Dooley 0-6, Colm Harty 1-2, Conor Harty 0-1, D Leahy 0-1, S Sheehan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-4, T O'Rourke 0-1.

Final

19 October 2008 Final Kilmoyley 2-18 - 0-08 Causeway Austin Stack Park
S Brick 1-10, S Young 0-4, M Murnane 1-0, M Regan 0-3, T Murnane 0-1. Report JM Dooley 0-4, JJ Canty 0-1, C Harty 0-1, C Dineen 0-1, S Goggin 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Mike Dooley Causeway 5-20 35 5 7.00
2 Mike Conway Lixnaw 3-25 34 4 8.50
3 Shane Brick Kilmoyley 2-24 30 3 10.00
4 Darren Dineen St Brendan's 1-23 26 4 6.50
5 Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-23 23 3 7.66
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Brick Kilmoyley 1-10 13 Causeway
2 Michael Regan Kilmoyley 1-09 12 South Kerry
Mike Conway Lixnaw 1-09 12 Causeway
4 Darren Dineen St Brendan's 1-08 11 Crotta O'Neill's
Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 1-08 11 Ballyheigue
6 John Mike Dooley Causeway 2-04 10 Lixnaw
John Mike Dooley Causeway 2-04 10 Lixnaw
Michael Slattery Ballyheigue 0-10 10 St Brendan's
9 Billy Brick Kilmoyley 2-03 9 South Kerry
Billy Brick Kilmoyley 1-06 9 Lixnaw
Shane Brick Kilmoyley 0-09 9 St Brendan's

References

  1. ^ "Lixnaw take the title in surprise win". Irish Independent. 8 October 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Senior County Hurling finals". RTÉ Sport. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Kerry SHC final: Daly's Kilmoyley cruise to victory". Hogan Stand. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Kilmoyley now joint top of honours table". The Kerryman. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2023.