2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

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2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Dates29 June – 27 July 2002
Teams8
ChampionsFile:Colours of Laois.svg Laois (3rd title)
John Lyons (captain)
Séamus Plunkett (manager)
Runners-upFile:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
Points scored156 (26 per match)
Top scorer(s)File:Colours of Laois.svg David Cuddy (4-18)
1996 (Previous) (Next) 2003

The 2002 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1974. The championship ran from 29 June to 27 July 2002.

Derry were the defending champions, however, they exited the championship after failing to field a team in their quarter-final game against Kerry..[1]

The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 27 July 2002 between Laois and Wicklow, in what was their first ever meeting in the All-Ireland final. Laois won the match by 2-20 to 2-07 to claim their third All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 23 years.[2][3]

Laois's David Cuddy was the championship's top scorer with 4-18.

Results

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All-Ireland quarter-finals

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29 June 2002 Quarter-final Kerry w/o - scr. Derry
29 June 2002 Quarter-final Roscommon 3-07 - 2-19 Westmeath Duggan Park
D Mulvey 1-3, D Lohan 1-1, T Lennon 1-0, M Cunniffe 0-2, M Connaughton 0-1. A Mitchell 1-4, J Shaw 0-7, D Carty 1-0, R Whelan 0-3, V Bateman 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, B Kennedy 0-1, S Morley 0-1.
30 June 2002 Quarter-final Carlow 1-05 - 1-09 Wicklow O'Moore Park
R Foley 1-2, B Lawler 0-3. D Hyland 1-4, L Glynn 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, D Curran 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, W O'Gorman 0-1.
3 July 2002 Quarter-final Laois 2-21 - 1-11 Carlow Dr Cullen Park
D Cuddy 2-6, PJ Peacock 0-4, J Young 0-4, O Dowling 0-3, T Fitzgerald 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, C Coonan 0-1. D Ryan 0-4, D Nolan 0-4, S Gleeson 1-0, A McAndrew 0-1, C Buggy 0-1, C Boran 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

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13 July 2002 Semi-final Laois 3-14 - 0-19 Westmeath O'Moore Park
D Cuddy 2-3, J Young 0-5, F O'Sullivan 1-1, O Dowling 0-2, C Cuddy 0-1, PJ Peacock 0-1, C Coonan 0-1. J Shaw 0-8, A Mitchell 0-3, D McCormack 0-3, R Whelan 0-2, O Devine 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, J Gavigan 0-1.
13 July 2002 Semi-final Wicklow 2-13 - 2-10 Kerry O'Moore Park
D Hyland 0-9, J O'Neill 1-1, W O'Gorman 1-1, J Murphy 0-1, L Glynn 0-1. J Healy 1-1, M Slattery 0-4, S Brick 1-0, M Conway 0-2, B Brick 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, D Young 0-1.

All-Ireland final

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27 July 2002 Final Laois 2-21 - 2-07 Wicklow Semple Stadium
D Cuddy 0-9, J Young 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-0, O Dowling 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-3, D Rooney 0-2, PJ Peacock 0-2. D Hyland 1-5, W O'Gorman 1-0, J O'Neill 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 David Cuddy Laois 4-18 30 3 10.00
2 Don Hyland Wicklow 2-18 24 3 8.00
3 John Shaw Westmeath 0-15 15 2 7.50
4 James Young Laois 0-14 14 2 7.00
5 Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 1-07 10 2 5.00

References

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