2017 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2017 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	1 July – 15 October 2017
Teams	8
Sponsor	Garvey's SuperValu
Champions	Ballyduff (25th title); Mikey Boyle (captain); Bobby Thornhill (manager)
Runners-up	Lixnaw; John Buckley (captain); Mark Foley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	39 (2.44 per match)
Points scored	477 (29.81 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pádraig Boyle (4-51)
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The 2017 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 116th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The competition ran from 1 July to 15 October 2017.

Kilmoyley were the defending champions.^[1]

The final, a replay, was played on 15 October 2017 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyduff and Lixnaw, in what was their seventh meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in five years. Ballyduff won the match by 4–13 to 1–09 to claim a then record 25th championship title overall and a first title in five years.^[2]^[3]

Ballyduff's Pádraig Boyle was the championship's top scorer with 4-51.

Results

Round 1

1 July 2017 Round 1	Crotta O'Neill's	0-14 - 3-16	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	S Nolan 0-11, P Quille 0-2, S Weir 0-1.	Report	D Collins 2-8, M O'Connor 1-2, A Royle 0-3, P O'Connor 0-1, R Collins 0-1, P Maunsell 0-1.

1 July 2017 Round 1	Causeway	3-15 - 2-18	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	S Goggins 1-2, K Carmody 1-1, P McGrath 0-4, S Murphy 1-0, C Harty 0-3, A Fealy 0-2, J Leahy 0-2, B Barrett 0-1.		C Hussey 2-6, J Egan 0-6, D Griffin 0-2, P Mahony 0-1, R Horgan 0-1, K Skinner 0-1, E Leen 0-1.

7 July 2017 Round 1	Lixnaw	1-26 - 1-08	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 0-9, J Wallace 1-3, M Conway 0-6, J Griffin 0-2, J McKenna 0-2, C Sheehy 0-1, R Heffernan 0-1, C O'Keeffe 0-1, L Mullins 0-1.		P Lucid 1-7, D Walsh 0-1.

8 July 2017 Round 1	Abbeydorney	0-12 - 0-13	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	N Roche 0-6, J O'Connor 0-3, B O'Leary 0-1, R Donovan 0-1, D Egan 0-1.		P Boyle 0-8, A Boyle 0-2, M Boyle 0-2.

15 July 2017 Round 1 replay	St Brendan's	1-13 - 2-07	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	J Egan 0-8, T Hannafin 1-0, K Hannafin 0-1, D Dineen 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, T Moloney 0-1, E Leen 0-1.		S Murphy 1-0, S Leahy 1-0, P McGrath 0-2, A Fealy 0-1, B Barrett 0-1, T Casey 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, K Carmody 0-1.

Round 2A

16 July 2017 Round 2B	Lixnaw	3-19 - 1-16	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 1-6, M Conway 0-9, J Flaherty 1-2, J Wallace 1-0, C Sheehy 0-1, R Heffernan 0-1.		P Boyle 1-14, J Hussey 0-1, D Goulding 0-1.

29 July 2017 Round 2A	Kilmoyley	0-19 - 0-14	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	D Collins 0-14, A Royle 0-2, S Maunsell 0-1, J Godley 0-1, R Collins 0-1.		J Egan 0-5, C Hussey 0-4, S Leen 0-2, D Dineen 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1.

Round 2B

16 July 2017 Round 2B	Abbeydorney	2-13 - 0-13	Ballyheigue	Austin Stack Park
	N Roche 0-8, R Donovan 1-1, N O'Mahony 1-0, J O'Connor 0-3, D O'Leary 0-1.		P Lucid 0-7, D Walsh 0-3, J Griffin 0-1, A Flahive 0-1, P Regan 0-1.

28 July 2017 Round 2B	Causeway	2-18 - 0-12	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	K Carmody 1-4, J Leahy 0-5, M Delaney 1-0, C Harty 0-2, P McGrath 0-2, T Casey 0-2, A Fealy 0-1, S Goggin 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.		S Nolan 0-10, P Quille 0-1, T Cronin 0-1.

Quarter-finals

5 August 2017 Quarter-final	St Brendan's	1-12 - 1-12	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	J Egan 0-4, T Hannafin 1-0, K Skinner 0-2, K Hannafin 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, T Moloney 0-1, C Hussey 0-1, E Leen 0-1, A Healy 0-1.		N Roche 0-10, J O'Connor 1-0, PJ Keane 0-1, A Healy 0-1.

6 August 2017 Quarter-final	Ballyduff	1-10 - 0-12	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	P Boyle 0-5, G O'Brien 1-1, P O'Carroll 0-1, A Boyle 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, E Ross 0-1.		K Carmody 0-5, B Lyons 0-3, C Harty 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, T Casey 0-1.

27 August 2017 Quarter-final replay	St Brendan's	1-22 - 2-18	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	J Egan 0-10, C Hussey 0-5, K Skinner 0-5, D Griffin 1-1, T Moloney 0-1.		N Roche 0-12, R Donovan 1-1, D Egan 1-1, J O'Connor 0-2, PJ Keane 0-1, M Hannafin 0-1.

Semi-finals

24 September 2017 Semi-final	Ballyduff	1-17 - 0-16	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	P Boyle 1-9, J O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Carroll 0-2, A O'Carroll 0-1, M Boyle 0-1.		D Collins 0-10, T Murnane 0-2, R Collins 0-1, A McCabe 0-1, S Maunsell 0-1, L Fitzell 0-1.

24 September 2017 Semi-final	Lixnaw	1-13 - 2-08	St Brendan's	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 0-8, B McAuliffe 1-0, M Conway 0-3, B Brosnan 0-2.		J Egan 1-3, C Hussey 1-1, T Moloney 0-1, K Skinner 0-1, D Griffin 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1.

Final

8 October 2017 Final	Ballyduff	2-15 - 1-18	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	P Boyle 2-11 (1-0 pen, 1 '65, 4f), J Goulding 0-2, J O'Sullivan and M Boyle 0-1 each.	Report	S Conway 1-10 (5f, 1 '65, 1 s-l), M Conway 0-2, B Brosnan (f), J Griffin, B McAuliffe, J Buckley, R Galvin, J McKenna 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Final replay

15 October 2017 Final replay	Ballyduff	4-13 - 1-19	Lixnaw	Austin Stack Park
	A Boyle 3-1; M Boyle 1-1; P Boyle (0-4frees), D O'Carroll (0-4), L Boyle, J O'Sullivan and J Goulding (0-1 each).	Report	M Conway (0-10, 9 frees), R Heffernan (1-1), B Brosnan (0-3, 2'65), J Buckley (0-2), S Conway (0-2, 1f) and J Flaherty (0-1).	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	4-51	63	6	10.50
2	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	2-35	41	5	8.20
3	John Egan	St Brendan's	1-36	39	6	6.50
4	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	2-32	38	3	12.66
5	Nigel Roche	Abbeydorney	0-36	36	4	9.00
6	Mike Conway	Lixnaw	0-30	30	5	6.00
7	Cian Hussey	St Brendan's	3-17	26	5	5.20
8	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-21	21	2	10.50
9	Keith Carmody	Causeway	2-11	17	4	4.25
9	Philip Lucid	Ballyheigue	1-14	17	2	8.50

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	2-11	17	Lixnaw
1	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	1-14	17	Lixnaw
3	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	2-08	14	Crotta O'Neill's
3	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	0-14	14	St Brendan's
5	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	1-10	13	Ballyduff
6	Cian Hussey	St Brendan's	2-06	12	Causeway
	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	1-09	12	Kilmoyley
	Nigel Roche	Abbeydorney	0-12	12	St Brendan's
9	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-11	11	Kilmoyley
10	Aidan Boyle	Ballyduff	3-01	10	Lixnaw
	Philip Lucid	Ballyheigue	1-07	10	Lixnaw
	Mike Conway	Lixnaw	0-10	10	Ballyduff
	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-10	10	Causeway
	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	0-10	10	Ballyduff
	John Egan	St Brendan's	0-10	10	Lixnaw
	Nigel Roche	ABbeydorney	0-10	10	St Brendan's

References

^ "Kerry SHC final replay: Kilmoyley hold on". The Kerryman. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Kerry SHC final: Conway comes to Lixnaw's rescue". Hoga Stand. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Kerry SHC final replay: Boyle is Ballyduff's hat-trick hero". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[1] "Kerry SHC final replay: Kilmoyley hold on". The Kerryman. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[2] "Kerry SHC final: Conway comes to Lixnaw's rescue". Hoga Stand. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[3] "Kerry SHC final replay: Boyle is Ballyduff's hat-trick hero". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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