2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 29 May 2011 and ended on 27 August 2011.

2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates29 May 2011 27 August 2011
Teams8
All Ireland Champions
WinnersClare (1st win)
CaptainTony Carmody
ManagerKevin Kennedy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainAdrian Stapleton
ManagerPat Hoban
Provincial Champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played7
Total Goals25 (3.5 per game)
Total Points190 (27.1 per game)
Top Scorer Niall Gilligan (1-22)
2010
2012

Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Clare who won the title following a 2-13 to 1-11 victory in the final.[1]

Team summaries

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Saffron and blue
Cork Red and white 2009 2010
Galway Maroon and white 2002 2008
Kilkenny Black and amber 2010 2010
Limerick Green and white 1998 2008
Tipperary Blue and gold 2000 2002
Waterford White and blue 2007
Wexford Purple and gold 2007 2007

Results

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

6 July 2011 Final Kilkenny 2-15 - 2-13 Wexford Nowlan Park
E Murphy (1-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65); G Shelly (1-2); A Stapleton (0-3); J.J. Farrell (0-2); K Joyce, W O’Dwyer, W Walsh, S Burke, S Kenny (0-1 each). Report T O’Leary, N Higgins (1-1); J O’Connor (0-3, free), B Jordan, P Whitley, C O’Shaughnessy (0-1 each).

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

29 May 2011 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-12 - 2-16 Cork Semple Stadium
P Ivors 1-2, L Dwan 1-0, R McLoughney (2f), J Ryan (1f) 0-2 each, J McLoughney, T Stapleton (f), P O’Dwyer, D Hickey, E Sweeney, B Fox 0-1 each. Report M O’Sullivan 1-2, M Sexton 0-5 (4f), C Casey 1-1, D Drake 0-4 (0-1 sideline), T Murphy 0-2, J Wall, B Corry 0-1 each. Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
12 June 2011 Semi-final Limerick 2-12 - 2-9 Waterford Semple Stadium
D O’Connor 1-4 (0-2f), T Quaid 1-2, D Reale, S O’Brien 0-2, C Allis (0-1 ‘65), S Madden 0-1. Report S Power 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-6f), P Nevin 1-0, D Twomey 0-2. Referee: J O'Connell (Cork)
19 June 2011 Semi-final Cork 0-15 - 2-19 Clare Gaelic Grounds
D Drake 0-4, M Sexton (3f), B Corry 0-3 each, E Conway 0-2, M O’Sullivan, K Hartnett, E Brosnan 0-1 each. Report N Gilligan 1-5 (0-5f), D Keane 1-2, T Carmody 0-3, R Keane, P Hickey, S Golden 0-2 each, K Moynihan, A Lynch, D O’Rourke 0-1 each. Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)
13 July 2011 Final Clare 2-15 - 2-13 Limerick Cusack Park
N Gilligan 0-6 (4f), R Keane, D Keane 1-2 each, D O'Rourke, P Hickey 0-2 each, T Carmody 0-1. Report M Ryan, N Maher 1-1 each, C Allis 0-4 (2 '65s'), S O'Brien, D O'Connor 0-2 each, S Madden, T Quaid, N Kennedy 0-1 each. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

13 August 2011 Semi-final Clare 2-18 - 2-9 Galway Cusack Park
N Gilligan (0-8) 4 f’s, 2 ‘65’s, P Hickey (1-4), J O’Connor (1-0), T Carmody (0-2), M Duggan, S Golden, R Keane, K Dilleen (0-1). Report K Keehan (1-6) 0-4 f’s, B Murphy (1-2), J O’Leary (0-1) ‘65. Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
27 August 2011 Final Clare 2-13 - 1-11 Kilkenny Semple Stadium
T Carmody, D Keane 1-0 each, N Gilligan 0-3 (2fs), J O’Connor, P Hickey, S Golden 0-2 each, M Duggan, K Dilleen, R Keane, D O’Rourke 0-1 each. Report P O’Flynn 1-2, E Hickey, G Aylward, S Burke (2fs) 0-2 each, S Byrne, M Grace (f), C Conway (f) 0-1 each. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Niall Gilligan Clare 1-22 25 4 6.25
2 Daire Keane Clare 3-4 13 3 4.33
Padraig Hickey Clare 1-10 13 4 3.25
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Eoin Murphy Kilkenny 1-7 10 Wexford
2 Stephen Power Waterford 1-6 9 Limerick
Kevin Keehan Galway 1-6 9 Clare
4 Niall Gilligan Clare 1-5 8 Cork
Niall Gilligan Clare 0-8 8 Galway
6 Denis O'Connor Limerick 1-4 7 Waterford
Padraig Hickey Clare 1-4 7 Galway
8 Niall Gilligan Clare 0-6 6 Limerick
9 Ger Shelly Kilkenny 1-2 5 Wexford
Phillip Ivors Tipperary 1-2 5 Cork
Michael O'Sullivan Cork 1-2 5 Tipperary
Tommy Quaid Limerick 1-2 5 Waterford
Daire Keane Clare 1-2 5 Cork
Ronan Keane Clare 1-2 5 Limerick
Daire Keane Clare 1-2 5 Limerick
Paul O'Flynn Kilkenny 1-2 5 Clare

References

  1. "Clare claim historic first title". Irish Examiner. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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