1997 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

The 1997 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 96th 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 27 February 1997. The championship ran from 18 July to 21 September 1997.

1997 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates18 July – 21 September 1997
Teams11
SponsorAIB
Champions Ballyheigue (4th title)
Nicholas Roche (captain)
John Sheehan (manager)
Runners-up Causeway
Maurice Carroll (captain)
Francie Dineen (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored32 (2.91 per match)
Points scored241 (21.91 per match)
Top scorer(s) Maurcie Murnane (2-28)
1996 (Previous) (Next) 1998

Ballyheigue were the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 21 September 1997 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyheigue and Causeway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ballyheigue won the match by 0–13 to 0–05 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a second title in succession.[2][3]

Kilmoyley's Maurice Murnane was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.

Results

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Preliminary round

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18 July 1997 Preliminary round St Pat's 1-05 - 6-19 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
C Mannix 1-1, T Hourigan 0-1, K McNamara 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1. P McElligott 3-3, I Maunsell 1-4, T Maunsell 0-5, T O'Connell 1-1, D Nolan 1-1, L O'Sullivan 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2.
19 July 1997 Preliminary round Causeway 2-10 - 0-08 Kenmare FitzGerald Stadium
DJ Leahy 1-2, C Fealy 0-4, JM Dooley 1-0, D Harty 0-2, JJ Canty 0-2. S McIntyre 0-3, J O'Leary 0-2, TP O'Connell 0-1, W Creedon 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.
23 July 1997 Preliminary round Lixnaw 1-16 - 2-13 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
J O'Connell 1-8, J Maher 0-3, P Galvin 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, T McKenna 0-1, P Cronin 0-1. M Murnane 2-8, I Brick 0-2, J Walsh 0-2, C Walsh 0-1.
31 July 1997 Preliminary round replay Lixnaw 0-09 - 1-16 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
J O'Connell 0-5, PJ McElligott 0-1, P Cronin 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. M Murnane 0-9, O Diggins 1-0, C Walsh 0-3, M Regan 0-2, R Gentleman 0-2.

Quarter-finals

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8 August 1997 Quarter-final Abbeydorney 2-08 - 2-16 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
T Maunsell 1-1, L O'Sullivan 1-1, I Maunsell 0-2, T O'Connell 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1, L McCarthy 0-1. C Walsh 1-4, M Murnane 0-5, R Gentleman 1-1, M Regan 0-4, O Diggins 0-2.
8 August 1997 Quarter-final Ballyduff declared void Austin Stacks Causeway Grounds
9 August 1997 Quarter-final Ballyheigue 2-16 - 0-12 Crotta O'Neill's Austin Stack Park
M Slattery 2-5, K O'Sullivan 0-3, N Flahive 0-2, G Frehill 0-1, G Lucid 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, N Roche 0-1, WJ Leen 0-1, J Healy 0-1. M Carlton 0-6, B O'Mahony 0-4, P Cronin 0-1, P O'Donoghue 0-1.
10 August 1997 Quarter-final Causeway 3-05 - 1-11 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
JM Dooley 1-5, P Spillane 1-0, JJ Canty 1-0. D Leen 1-3, P Healy 0-4, M Casey 0-3, L O'Connor 0-1.
16 August 1997 Quarter-final replay Causeway 2-08 - 1-10 St Brendan's Austin Stack Park
P Spillane 1-1, JM Dooley 0-4, D Harty 1-0, S Sheehan 0-1, C Harty 0-1, H McEnery 0-1. S O'Loughlin 1-2, P Healy 0-3, M Casey 0-2, D Leen 0-2, N Clifford 0-1.

Semi-finals

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23 August 1997 Semi-final Ballyheigue 2-08 - 0-10 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
B O'Sullivan 1-2, G Lucid 1-0, G Frehill 0-3, K O'Sullivan 0-2, S Higgins 0-1. B O'Sullivan 0-4, P O'Rourke 0-3, L Boyle 0-1, K Boyle 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1.
30 August 1997 Semi-final Causeway 3-11 - 1-12 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
JM Dooley 3-5, JJ Canty 0-2, DJ Leahy 0-1, H McEnery 0-1, S Sheehan 0-1, T Burke 0-1. M Murnane 0-6, J McCarthy 1-1, O Diggins 0-2, M Regan 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, R Gentleman 0-1.

Final

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21 September 1997 Final Ballyheigue 0-13 - 0-05 Causeway Tralee
B O'Sullivan 0-8, M Slattery 0-3, G Frehill 0-1, E Flahive 0-1. JM Dooley 0-4, C Harty 0-1. Stadium: Austin Stack Park
Referee: Kevin Leen (Crotta O'Neills)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Maurice Murnane Kilmoyley 2-28 34 4 8.50
2 John Mike Dooley Causeway 5-18 33 5 6.60
3 Johnny O'Connell Lixnaw 1-13 16 2 8.00
4 Mike Slattery Ballyheigue 2-08 14 3 4.66
Brendan O'Sullivan Ballyheigue 1-11 14 3 4.66
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 John Mike Dooley Causeway 3-05 14 Kilmoyley
Maurice Murnane Kilmoyley 2-08 14 Lixnaw
3 Paul McElligott Abbeydorney 3-03 12 St Pat's
4 Mike Slattery Ballyheigue 2-05 11 Crotta O'Neill's
Johnny O'Connell Lixnaw 1-08 11 Kilmoyley
6 Maurice Murnane Kilmoyley 0-09 9 Lixnaw
7 John Mike Dooley Causeway 1-05 8 St Brendan's
Brendan O'Sullivan Ballyheigue 0-08 8 Causeway
9 Ian Maunsell Abbeydorney 1-04 7 St Pat's
Tony Maunsell Abbeydorney 1-04 7 St Pat's

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "The 1997 County Senior Hurling Final". Radio Kerry. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Ballyheigue can deliver". The Kerryman. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2023.