2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	14 August – 20 September 2020
Teams	8
Sponsor	Garvey's SuperValu
Champions	Kilmoyley (25th title); John B. O'Halloran (captain); John Meyler (manager)
Runners-up	Causeway; Bryan Murphy (captain); Stephen Goggin (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	8 (1.14 per match)
Points scored	214 (30.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maurice O'Connor (3-15)
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The 2020 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw took place on 29 June 2020.^[1] A straight knockout format was used for the first time in a number of years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship ran from 14 August to 20 September 2020.

Causeway entered the championship as the defending champions.^[2]

The final was played on 20 September 2020 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and Causeway, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 13 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 2–12 to 1–14 to claim a record-equalling 25th championship title overall and a first title in four years.^[3]

Kilmoyley's Maurice O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 3-15.

Results

Quarter-finals

14 August 2020 Quarter-final	Ballyheigue	0-15 - 1-20	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	N Guerin (0-8, 7 frees), M Leane (0-5), C Casey and C Walsh (0-1 each).	Report	P Boyle (0-12, 0-6 frees), D Moriarty (1-3), K O’Connor and K Goulding (0-2 each), E Ross (0-1).

15 August 2020 Quarter-final	St Brendan's	0-12 - 0-15	Kilmoyley	Austin Stack Park
	K Hannafin 0-5, C Hussey 0-5, N O'Driscoll 0-1, T Moloney 0-1.	Report	M O'Connor 0-9, D Collins 0-2, T Murnane 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, J Brick 0-1, R Collins 0-1.

16 August 2020 Quarter-final	Lixnaw	0-19 - 1-18	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	S Conway 0-9, J Galvin 0-3, J Buckley 0-3, B Brosnan 0-1, M Kelliher 0-1, J Flaherty 0-1, J McKenna 0-1.	Report	PJ Keane 0-8, J Sheehan 1-2, B O'Leary 0-2, M O'Leary 0-2, D O'Leary 0-2, R ODonovan 0-1, T Ó hAiniféin 0-1.

16 August 2020 Quarter-final	Causeway	0-14 - 0-13	Crotta O'Neill's	Austin Stack Park
	B Lyons 0-6, Joseph Diggins 0-2, T Casey 0-2, D Goggin 0-2, C Harty 0-1, Jason Diggins 0-1.		S Nolan 0-8, D Kennelly 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1, C Trant 0-1.

Semi-finals

6 September 2020 Semi-final	Kilmoyley	1-20 - 1-12	Abbeydorney	Austin Stack Park
	D Collins (0-10, 7 frees), M O’Connor (1-4), S Maunsell and P O’Connor (0-2 each), J Brick and K McCarthy (0-1 each).	Report	PJ Keane ( 0-5 frees), M Slattery ( 1-1), D O’Leary ( 0-3) M O’Leary, D Egan and T Ó hAiniféin 0-1 each.

6 September 2020 Semi-final	Causeway	1-19 - 0-11	Ballyduff	Austin Stack Park
	B Lyons (0-9, 5 frees), G Dooley (1-0), T Casey and C Harty (0-3 each), B Murphy (0-2), T Flynn (1 free) and D Goggin (0-1 each).	Report	P Boyle (3 frees), D Moriarty (2 frees) and M Boyle (0-3 each), E Ross and K Goulding (0-1 each).

Final

20 September 2020 Final	Kilmoyley	2-12 - 1-14	Causeway	Austin Stack Park
	M O’Connor (2-2), D Collins (0-8, frees, 2 ‘65’s), M Flaherty and P O’Connor (0-1 each).	Report	B Barrett (1-3, 1-2 frees), S Leahy (0-3), B Lyons (1 free, 1’65), C Harty and D Goggin (0-2 each), Joe Diggins and K Carmody (0-1 each).	Referee: D O'Callaghan (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Maurice O'Connor	Kilmoyley	3-15	24	3	8.00
2	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	0-20	20	3	6.66
3	Billy Lyons	Causeway	0-17	17	3	5.66
4	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	0-15	15	2	7.50
5	P. J. Keane	Abbeydorney	0-13	13	2	6.50

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pádraig Boyle	Ballyduff	0-12	12	Ballyheigue
2	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	0-10	10	Abbeydorney
3	Billy Lyons	Causeway	0-09	9	Ballyduff
	Maurice O'Connor	Kilmoyley	0-09	9	St Brendan's
	Shane Conway	Lixnaw	0-09	9	Abbeydorney
6	Maurice O'Connor	Kilmoyley	2-02	8	Causeway
	Daniel Collins	Kilmoyley	0-08	8	Causeway
	Nathan Guerin	Ballyheigue	0-08	8	Ballyduff
	P. J. Keane	Abbeydorney	0-08	8	Lixnaw
	Shane Nolan	Crotta O'Neill's	0-08	8	Causeway

References

^ "Round 1 Draws for County Championship". Ballymacelligott GAA website. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Kerry SHC final: Causeway bridge 21-year gap". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^ "Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[1] "Round 1 Draws for County Championship". Ballymacelligott GAA website. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[2] "Kerry SHC final: Causeway bridge 21-year gap". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

[3] "Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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