2013 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2013 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th completed staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment in 1889. The championship began on 19 July 2013 and ended on 27 October 2013.

2013 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates 19 July 2013 - 27 October 2013
Teams 8
Sponsor Garvey's SuperValu
County Champions
Winners St. Brendan's
Captain Éamonn Corrdion
Manager Pat O'Driscoll
County Runners-up
Runners-up Lixnaw
Captain James Flaherty
Manager
Championship Statistics
Matches played 17
Total goals 37 (2.17 per game)
Total points 426 (25.0 per game)

Ballyduff were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the quarter-final stage.[1] St. Brendan's won the title, following a 0-13 to 0-8 defeat of Lixnaw in a replay of the final.[2][3]

Results

Round 1
19 July Round 1 Kilmoyley 0-9 - 0-11 Causeway Austin Stack Park
19 July Round 1 Kenmare/Kilgarvan 1-9 - 2-15 Abbeydorney FitzGerald Stadium
21 July Round 1 St. Brendan's 0-9 - 0-23 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park
21 July Round 1 Lixnaw 3-10 - 0-7 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park

Round 2A
26 July Round 2A St. Brendan's 1-13 - 0-9 Causeway Austin Stack Park
27 July Round 2A Abbeydorney 3-13 - 1-22 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park

Round 2B
28 July Round 2B Kilmoyley 4-26 - 0-4 Kenmare/Kilgarvan Austin Stack Park
28 July Round 2B Ballyduff 3-11 - 1-12 Ballyheigue Austin Stack Park

Quarter-finals
3 August Quarter-final Abbeydorney 2-8 - 0-18 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
3 August Quarter-final Ballyduff 2-14 - 1-17 Causeway Austin Stack Park
11 August Quarter-final replay Ballyduff 1-11 - 0-15 Causeway Austin Stack Park

Semi-finals
30 August Semi-final Lixnaw 1-9 - 0-12 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
31 August Semi-final St. Brendan's 0-12 - 1-9 Causeway Austin Stack Park
21 September Semi-final replay St. Brendan's 2-18 - 2-17 Causeway Austin Stack Park
21 September Semi-final replay Lixnaw 3-10 - 2-9 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park

Final
13 October Final St. Brendan's 0-13 - 1-10 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
J Egan 0-6 (2f), C Hussey 0-3, R Horgan, D Moriarty, O McCarthy and T Hannafin 0-1 each. Report B Brosnan 0-4 (3f), R Heffernan 1-0, E Galvin and J Flaherty 0-2 each, J Griffin and C Fitzmaurice 0-1 each. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
27 October Final replay St. Brendan's 0-13 - 0-8 Lixnaw Austin Stack Park
J Egan 0-6 (0-3 frees, 0-1 ’65), D Dineen 0-2, 0-1 pen, T Moloney, O McCarthy, C Hussey, J Galvin and D Wallace 0-1 each. Report B Brosnan 0-5 all frees, J Flaherty 0-2, C Fitzmaurice 0-1. Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • The county final goes to a replay for the first time since 2007.
  • St. Brendan's win the county championship for the first time since 1990. It is their eighth championship overall, taking them to fourth position on the all-time roll of honour.
  • Lixnaw lose a second successive championship decider. They have now lost three county finals since their last victory in 2005.

References
  1. "O'Sullivan on target to seal Kerry treble for Ballyduff". Irish Independent. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. Murphy, Murt (14 October 2013). "Egan saves Saints with dramatic late equaliser". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. Murphy, Murt (28 October 2013). "Famine over for Brendan's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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