2005 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 5 August – 16 October 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 9 | ||
| Sponsor | AIB | ||
| Champions | Border Lixnaw (6th title) Fergus Fitzmaurice (captain) Johnny Conway (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Abbeydorney Aidan Healy (captain) Timmy Weir (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals scored | 40 (3.64 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 239 (21.73 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Border Michael Conway (3-26) | ||
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The 2005 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 4 April 2005. The championship ran from 5 August to 16 October 2005.
Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballyduff in the quarter-finals.[1][2]
The final, a replay, was played on 16 October 2005 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Abbeydorney, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 51 years. Lixnaw won the match by 0–17 to 0–06 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in six years.[3][4]
Lixnaw's Michael Conway was the championship's top scorer with 3-26.
Results
[edit | edit source]First round
[edit | edit source]| 5 August 2005 First round | Lixnaw | 4-19 - 1-06 | Kenmare | FitzGerald Stadium |
| M Conway 1-6, J Flaherty 1-4, C Fitzmaurice 1-3, T Brosnan 1-0, P Lyons 0-2, P O'Connell 0-2, F Fitzmaurice 0-1, E Galvin 0-1. | P O'Brien 1-1, P Randles 0-3, B O'Grady 0-1, J Maye 0-1. |
| 6 August 2005 First round | Abbeydorney | 1-08 - 0-09 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| I Maunsell 0-4, M Hannafin 1-0, T O'Connell 0-2, K Hannafin 0-1, N Roche 0-1. | A Keane 0-6, S Twomey 0-2, P Cronin 0-1. |
Second round
[edit | edit source]| 19 August 2005 Second round | Kenmare | 3-05 - 6-25 | Crotta O'Neill's | FitzGerald Stadium |
| J Wharton 1-2, G O'Sullivan 1-0, M O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-2, B O'Grady 0-1. | S Twomey 2-4, M Lynch 2-4, A Keane 0-9, JP McElligott 1-1, C McElligott 1-1, S Enright 0-2, F Cronin 0-1, T Culhane 0-1, F Keane 0-1, T Quille 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]| 27 August 2005 Quarter-final | Causeway | 1-11 - 0-10 | Crotta O'Neill's | Austin Stack Park |
| T Flynn 0-8, M Leahy 1-0, JM Dooley 0-2, C Dineen 0-1. | S Twomey 0-4, A Keane 0-3, C McElligott 0-2, S Enright 0-1. |
| 2 September 2005 Quarter-final | Ballyduff | 3-09 - 2-08 | Kilmoyley | Austin Stack Park |
| L Boyle 2-1, T O'Rourke 0-7, B O'Grady 1-0, G O'Brien 1-0. | S Brick 2-6, M Regan 0-1, B Brick 0-1. |
| 3 September 2005 Quarter-final | Abbeydorney | 2-10 - 3-02 | St Brendan's | Austin Stack Park |
| K Hannifin 2-1, I Maunsell 0-5 frees, M Hannifin 0-2, T O’Connell 0-2. | Report | A Kelly 2-0, S Griffin 1-0, J Egan 0-1, free, M Casey 0-1. |
| 4 September 2005 Quarter-final | Lixnaw | 0-16 - 2-08 | Ballyheigue | Austin Stack Park |
| M Conway 0-9 (0-7 frees), J Flaherty and J Griffin 0-2 each, M Corridan, F Fitzmaurice and C Fitzmaurice 0-1 each. | Report | M Slattery 0-5 (0-4 frees), N Stack 1-1, N Flahive 1-0, KO’Sullivan and A Lawlor 0-1 each. |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 18 September 2005 Semi-final | Ballyduff | 1-08 - 2-13 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| M Boyle 1-0, A Boyle 0-2, T O'Rourke 0-2 (0-1 free), B O'Sullivan 0-2 (0-1'65) M Hennessy and J Bunyan 0-1 each. | Report | I Maunsell 1-8 (1-7 frees), K Dineen 1-1, I McCarthy 0-2, K Hannifin and B Donovan 0-1 each. |
| 18 September 2005 Semi-final | Causeway | 4-08 - 3-22 | Lixnaw | Austin Stack Park |
| JM Dooley (3-0), T Flynn (0-5f), C Harty (0-2, 0-1 65), S Goggin (1-0), C Dineen (0-1). | Report | M Conway (2-7, 0-4f), K Dowling (0-5), C Fitzmaurice (1-4), F Fitzmaurice (0-2), J Griffin (0-1), P Lyons (0-1), R Thornton (0-1), J Flaherty (0-1). |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 2 October 2005 Final replay | Lixnaw | 1-11 - 2-08 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| M Corridan 1-0, M Conway 0-4 frees, C Fitzmaurice 0-3, J Griffin, F Fitzmaurice, J Flaherty, and P Galvin 0-1 each. | Report | D Ryall 1-1, K Hannafin 1-0, I McCarthy 0-3, I Maunsell 0-3 ( 0-2f, 0-1 '65), B Donovan 0-1. |
Final replay
[edit | edit source]| 16 October 2005 Final replay | Lixnaw | 0-17 - 0-06 | Abbeydorney | Austin Stack Park |
| P Galvin 0-5; E Galvin 0-3; J Flaherty 0-3f; F Fitzmaurice 0-2f; P Lyons 0-2; E Fitzmaurice, C Fitzmaurice 0-1 each. | Report | I Maunsell 0-4f; M Hannafin, I McCarthy 0-1 each. | Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick) |
Championship statistics
[edit | edit source]Top scorers
[edit | edit source]- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Conway | Lixnaw | 3-26 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 2 | Ian Maunsell | Abbeydorney | 1-24 | 27 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 3 | Cillian Fitzmaurice | Lixnaw | 2-12 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
| Andrew Keane | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
| 5 | Seán Twomey | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-10 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 6 | James Flaherty | Lixnaw | 1-11 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 7 | Tadhg Flynn | Causeway | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 8 | Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 2-06 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 |
| 9 | John Mike Dooley | Causeway | 3-02 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Matt Lynch | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-04 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Conway | Lixnaw | 2-07 | 13 | Causeway |
| 2 | Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | 2-06 | 12 | Balyduff |
| 3 | Ian Maunsell | Abbeydorney | 1-08 | 11 | Balyduff |
| 4 | Seán Twomey | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-04 | 10 | Kenmare Shamrocks |
| Matt Lynch | Crotta O'Neill's | 2-04 | 10 | Kenmare Shamrocks | |
| 6 | John Mike Dooley | Causeway | 3-00 | 9 | Lixnaw |
| Michael Conway | Lixnaw | 1-06 | 9 | Kenmare Shamrocks | |
| Andrew Keane | Crotta O'Neill's | 0-09 | 9 | Kenmare Shamrocks | |
| Michael Conway | Lixnaw | 0-09 | 9 | Ballyheigue | |
| 10 | Tadhg Flynn | Causeway | 0-08 | 8 | Crotta O'Neill's |
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