2018 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

2018 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	22 September 2018 - 28 October 2018
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. Canice's Credit Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	18 (2 per match)
Points scored	272 (30.22 per match)
Top scorer(s)	T. J. Reid (2-26)
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The 2018 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship is the 124th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 22 September 2018 and is scheduled to end on 28 October 2018.

Dicksboro were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Ballyhale Shamrocks at the quarter-final stage.^[1]^[2]

Results

First round

22 September 2018 First round	Erin's Own	2-15 - 1-18	Carrickshock	Clara
	S Buggy 1-1, J Holohan 1-1, C Fogarty 0-4, A Moran 0-2, J Mullins 0-2, D Dunne 0-2, N McMahon 0-1, S Daly 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.		K Farrell 0-6, J Power 1-2, E Martin 0-4, M O'Dwyer 0-3, B O'Donovan 0-1, M Rice 0-1, D Brennan 0-1.	Referee: P Burke (Emeralds)/E Larkin (James Stephens)

23 September 2018 First round	Clara	3-10 - 1-14	Danesfort	Páirc Shéamuis Stiopháin, Kilkenny
	J Nolan 2-1, C Bolger 1-3, J Bergin 0-5, L Ryan 0-1.		R Hogan 0-9, J Bruton 1-1, C Treacy 0-1, P Cooney 0-1, G Tynan 0-1, P Mullen 0-1.	Referee: M O'Sullivan (Ballyhale Shamrocks)

23 September 2018 First round	Mullinavat	2-14 - 0-16	Rower-Instioge	Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
	J Walsh 1-6, O Knox 1-3, I Duggan 0-2, A Mansfield 0-2, W O'Dwyer 0-1.		K Murphy 0-7, R Leahy 0-2, K Joyce 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, S Lyster 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, P Lyng 0-1.	Referee: S Cleere (O'Loughlin Gaels)

23 September 2018 First round	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-22 - 1-12	St. Patrick's	St. John's Park, Kilkenny
	TJ Reid 1-11, C Fennelly 1-1, A Mullen 0-4, E Cody 1-0, E Shefflin 0-3, R Reid 0-1, E Reid 0-1, B Cody 0-1.		K Kelly 1-9, B Staunton 0-1, S Kenny 0-1, G Brennan 0-1.	Referee: O Kenny (Tullogher-Rosbercon)

29 September 2018 First round replay	Erin's Own	1-13 - 0-14	Carrickshock	Clara
	M Murphy 0-9, D Dunne 1-1, C Fogarty 0-2, S Daly 0-1.		K Farrell 0-7, E Martin 0-3, M Rice 0-2, J Power 0-2.	Referee: R Dowling (Kilmacow)

Relegation play-off

13 October 2018 Final	Carrickshock	2-09 - 0-19	Danesfort	John Locke Park, Callan

Quarter-finals

30 September 2018 Quarter-final	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-16 - 2-12	Clara	Danesfort
	M Bergin 0-9, P Deegan 0-3, J Molloy 0-2, S Mahony 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.		J Bergin 0-10, J Nolan 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, L Ryan 0-2.	Referee: A Barcoe (Blacks and Whites)

30 September 2018 Quarter-final	Bennettsbridge	1-17 - 2-08	Mullinavat	Thomastown
	A Cleere 1-6, N Cleere 0-5, L Blanchfield 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, K Blanchfield 0-1, B Lannon 0-1, D Coyne 0-1.		J Walsh 0-8, J Fennelly 1-0, J Culleton 1-0.	Referee: S Cleere (O'Loughlin Gaels)

30 September 2018 Quarter-final	Dicksboro	1-19 - 1-24	Ballyhale Shamrocks	John Locke Park, Callan
	S Stapleton 0-7, A Gaffney 1-1, M Gaffney 0-3, B Sheehan 0-3, A Nolan 0-1, O Walsh 0-1, E Gough 0-1, K Kenny 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.		TJ Reid 1-15, A Mullen 0-4, E Reid 0-2, E Cody 0-2, M Aylward 0-1.	Referee: P Cahill (Dunnamaggin)

6 October 2018 Quarter-final	James Stephens	0-14 - 0-14	Erin's Own	Ballyragget
	D Walton (0-9, 0-8 frees), L Scanlon, E Larkin (0-2 each), N Brassil (0-1).		M Murphy (0-7, 0-6 frees), C Fogarty (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65') N McMahon, J Holohan (0-2 each).

13 October 2018 Quarter-final replay	James Stephens	1-13 - 1-15	Erin's Own	Ballyragget

Semi-finals

14 October 2018 Semi-final	Bennettsbridge	v	Clara	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

21 October 2018 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	v	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Final

28 October 2018 Final		v		Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-26	32	2	16.00
2	John Walsh	Mullinavat	1-14	17	2	8.50
2	Michael Murphy	Erin's Own	0-17	17	3	5.66
3	James Bergin	Clara	0-15	15	2	7.50
4	Kevin Farrell	Carrickshock	0-13	13	2	6.50
5	Kevin Kelly	St. Patrick's	1-09	12	1	12.00
6	James Nolan	Clara	3-02	11	2	5.50
8	Aidan Cleere	Bennettsbridge	1-06	9	1	9.00
	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-09	9	1	9.00
	David Walton	James Stephens	0-09	9	1	9.00
	Conor Fogarty	Erin's Own	0-09	9	3	3.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-15	18	Dicksboro
2	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-11	14	St. Patrick's
3	Kevin Kelly	St. Patrick's	1-09	12	Ballyhale Shamrocks
4	James Bergin	Clara	0-10	10	O'Loughlin Gaels
5	John Walsh	Mullinavat	1-06	9	Rower-Inistioge
	Aidan Cleere	Bennettsbridge	1-06	9	Mullinavat
	David Walton	James Stephens	0-09	9	Erin's Own
	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-09	9	Clara
	Richie Hogan	Danesfort	0-09	9	Clara
	Michael Murphy	Erin's Own	0-09	9	Clara

References

↑ Breheny, Martin (30 October 2017). "Dicksboro the top cats for first time in 24 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
↑ Stack, Billy (1 October 2018). "Kilkenny SHC: Dicksboro's reign over as TJ Reid masterclass seals it for Ballyhale". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

External links

2018 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship fixtures and results

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[1] Breheny, Martin (30 October 2017). "Dicksboro the top cats for first time in 24 years". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[2] Stack, Billy (1 October 2018). "Kilkenny SHC: Dicksboro's reign over as TJ Reid masterclass seals it for Ballyhale". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 October 2018.