2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	16 June – 26 August 2018
Teams	8
Sponsor	Garvey's SuperValu
Champions	Lixnaw (8th title) Darragh Shanahan (captain) Fergus Fitzmaurice (manager)
Runners-up	Kilmoyley Daniel Collins (captain) John Meyler (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	24 (1.85 per match)
Points scored	379 (29.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shane Conway (1-58)
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The 2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 May 2018.[1] The championship ran from 16 June to 26 August 2018.

Ballyduff were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilmoyley in the semi-finals.[2][3][4]

The final was played on 26 August 2018 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Kilmoyley, in what was their first meeting in the final in four years. Lixnaw won the match by 1–12 to 0–12 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in four years.[5][6]

Lixnaw's Shane Conway was the championship's top scorer with 1-58.

Results

Round 1

Lixnaw v Kilmoyley

16 June 2018 Round 1	Lixnaw	0-16 - 1-12	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 0-12, R Heffernan 0-2, S McElligott 0-1, C Sheehy 0-1.		D Collins 1-9, J Brick 0-3.

Ballyduff v Abbeydorney

16 June 2018 Round 1	Ballyduff	4-19 - 3-07	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	P Boyle 0-10, A Boyle 3-0, J Goulding 1-5, D O'Carroll 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1, J Hussey 0-1, M Boyle 0-1.		E Egan 1-1, PJ Keane 1-0, N Roche 1-0, M Slattery 0-3, J O'Connor 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1.

Ballyheigue v Crotta O'Neill's

17 June 2018 Round 1	Ballyheigue	1-09 - 1-15	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	P Lucid 1-5, D Walsh 0-2, R Kenny 0-1, K Reidy 0-1.		S Nolan 0-10, J Conway 1-1, B Mahony 0-2, R Nolan 0-1, D Kennelly 0-1.

Causeway v St Brendan's

17 June 2018 Round 1	Causeway	0-19 - 0-15	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	B Barrett 0-10, J Leahy 0-4, B Murphy 0-2, J Diggins 0-1, A Fealy 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.		J Egan 0-7, D Griffin 0-3, B O'Connor 0-2, E Leen 0-1, D Finnegan 0-1, F Mackessey 0-1.

Round 2A

Crotta O'Neill's v Ballyduff

30 June 2018 Round 2A	Crotta O'Neill's	0-16 - 2-13	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	S Nolan 0-11, J Conway 0-3, B Mahony 0-1, Darragh O'Donoghue 0-1.		J Goulding 2-5, P Boyle 0-5, E Ross 0-1, M Boyle 0-1, P O'Carroll 0-1.

Causeway v Lixnaw

1 July 2018 Round 2A	Causeway	2-15 - 0-12	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	D Goggin 1-3, B Barrett 0-6, G Dooley 1-2, B Murphy 0-2, J Leahy 0-1, K Carmody 0-1.		S Conway 0-8, D Shanahan 0-1, J Griffin 0-1, J Wallace 0-1, M Conway 0-1.

Round 2B

Ballyheigue v Kilmoyley

30 June 2018 Round 2B	Ballyheigue	1-11 - 3-18	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	M Leane 1-2, P Lucid 0-4, G Galway 0-2, S Colgan 0-2, R Kenny 0-1.		M O'Connor 1-3, J Brick 1-2, D Collins 0-4, S Maunsell 0-4, C Fitzell 1-0, J McElligott 0-3, K McCarthy 0-1, R Collins 0-1.

Abbeydorney v St Brendan's

1 July 2018 Round 2B	Abbeydorney	0-11 - 0-17	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	M Slattery 0-4, M O'Leary 0-2, S Sullivan 0-1, PJ Keane 0-1, A Healy 0-1, D Egan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		J Egan 0-5, C Hussey 0-4, F Mackessey 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, D Griffin 0-2, T Moloney 0-1, P Kearney 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Crotta O'Neill's v Kilmoyley

27 July 2018 Quarter-final	Crotta O'Neill's	2-11 - 1-15	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	S Nolan 0-5, J Conway 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, B O'Mahony 0-2, T O'Connor 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1, R Nolan 0-1.		D Collins 0-5, S Maunsell 1-0, J Brick 0-3, T Murnane 0-2, M O'Connor 0-2, K Regan 0-2, J McElligott 0-1.

Lixnaw v St Brendan's

28 July 2018 Quarter-final	Lixnaw	0-21 - 2-12	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 0-11, M Conway 0-4, J Griffin 0-2, G Stackpoole 0-1, S McElligott 0-1, R Heffernan 0-1, J McKenna 0-1.		F Mackessey 0-4, J Wallace 1-0, B O'Connor 1-0, C Hussey 0-2, J Egan 0-2, T Moloney 0-2, D Griffin 0-1, P Kearney 0-1.

Semi-finals

Causeway v Lixnaw

12 August 2018 Semi-final	Causeway	0-15 - 1-17	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	B Barrett (0-8 0-5 frees, 0-2 '65's), J Diggins (0-2), T Barrett (0-1), C Harty (0-1), J Leahy (0-1), K Carmody (0-1) B Murphy (0-1).	Report	S Conway (1-14 0-9 frees, 0-1 '65') M Conway (0-1), B Brosnan (0-1), J Flaherty (0-1).

Ballyduff v Kilmoyley

12 August 2018 Semi-final	Ballyduff	0-19 - 0-20	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	P Boyle (0-10, 7f), J Goulding (0-3), J O'Sullivan (0-2), P O'Carroll (0-1), M Boyle (0-1), A Boyle (0-1), L Boyle (0-1).	Report	J McElligott (0-5), J Brick (0-4), D Collins (0-3f), M O'Connor (0-2), R Collins (0-1), T Murnane (0-1).

Final

Lixnaw v Kilmoyley

26 August 2018 Final	Lixnaw	1-12 - 0-12	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	Lixnaw: S Conway 0-13 (8f), J Griffin 1-0, S McElligott, M Conway and C Sheehy 0-1 each	Report	D Collins 1-8 (7f), M O'Connor 1-0, K Regan 0-2, J McElligott 0-1

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	1-58	61	5	12.20
2	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	2-29	35	5	7.00
3	Jack Goulding	Ballyduff	3-13	22	3	7.33
4	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-26	26	3	8.66
5	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	0-25	25	3	8.33
6	Brandon Barrett	Causeway	0-24	24	3	8.00
7	Jordan Brick	Kilmoyley	1-12	15	5	3.00
8	John Egan	St Brendan's	0-14	14	3	4.66
9	Maurice O'Connor	Kilmoyley	2-07	13	5	2.60
10	Philip Lucid	Ballyheigue	1-09	12	2	6.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	1-14	17	Causeway
2	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	0-13	13	Kilmoyley
3	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	1-09	12	Lixnaw
	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	0-12	12	Kilmoyley
5	Jack Goulding	Ballyduff	2-05	11	Crotta O'Neill's
	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	1-08	11	Lixnaw
	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-11	11	Ballyduff
	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	0-11	11	St Brendan's
9	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	0-10	10	Kilmoyley
	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-10	10	Ballyheigue
	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	0-10	10	Abbeydorney
	Brandon Barrett	causeway	0-10	10	St Brendan's

References

1. "Garveys' SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship and the Round 1 Draw". Crotta O'Neill's GAA website. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "Boyle blitz delivers a famous Ballyduff win". The Kerryman. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Kerry SHC final replay: Boyle is Ballyduff's hat-trick hero". The Kerryman. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. "McElligott delivers the goods for Kilmoyley". The Kerryman. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
5. "Conway is star man for Lixnaw on day referee requires Garda escort at finale". Irish Independent. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
6. "Kerry SHC final: Stackpoole saves Lixnaw at the death". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.