2017 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

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.

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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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

Crotta O'Neill's v Kilmoyley

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.

Causeway v St Brendan's

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.

Lixnaw v Ballyheigue

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.

Abbeydorney v Ballyduff

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.

St Brendan's v Causeway

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

Lixnaw v Ballyduff

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.

Kilmoyley v St Brendan's

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

Abbeydorney v Ballyheigue

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.

Causeway v Crotta O'Neill's

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

St Brendan's v Abbeydorney

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.

Ballyduff v Causeway

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.

St Brendan's v Abbeydorney

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

Ballyduff v Kilmoyley

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.

Lixnaw v St Brendan's

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

Ballyduff v Lixnaw

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

Ballyduff v Lixnaw

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
	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
	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	1-14	17	Lixnaw
3	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	2-08	14	Crotta O'Neill's
	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