2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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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[edit]

To Championship[edit]

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship[edit]

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results[edit]

First round[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

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[edit]

  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.
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