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Annual hurling competition season

2006 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates11 August – 10 September 2006
Teams8
SponsorAIB
ChampionsBorder Ballyduff (21st title)
David Slattery (captain)
Mike Hennessy (manager)
Runners-upBorder Causeway
John Mike Dooley (captain)
Richard Keane (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored15 (1.88 per match)
Points scored183 (22.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Brian O'Donovan (2-21)
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The 2006 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship ran from 11 August to 10 September 2006.

Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Ballyduff in the quarter-finals.

The final was played on 10 September 2006 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyduff and Causeway, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 22 years. Ballyduff won the match by 1–17 to 1–11 to claim their 21st championship title overall and a first title in 11 years.

Abbeydorney's Brian O'Donovan was the championship's top scorer with 2-21.

Team changes

From championship

  • Decided not to field a team

Results

Quarter-finals

Ballyheigue v Causeway
11 August 2006 Quarter-final Ballyheigue 0-09 - 1-07 Causeway Austin Stack Park
M Slattery 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-3, N Flahive 0-2, WJ Leen 0-1. T Flynn 0-4, JM Dooley 1-0, S Harty 0-1, C Dineen 0-1, C Flynn 0-1.
Crotta O'Neill's v Kilmoyley
12 August 2006 Quarter-final Crotta O'Neill's 1-09 - 2-11 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
A Keane 0-6, C McElligott 1-0, S Twomey 0-1, T Cronin 0-1, M Lynch 0-1. J Murnane 2-1, S Brick 0-5, M Murnane 0-3, T Murnane 0-1, B Harris 0-1.
St Brendan's v Abbeydorney
12 August 2006 Quarter-final St Brendan's 1-13 - 1-13 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
C Flaherty 1-1, J Egan 0-4, S Flaherty 0-3, D Dineen 0-2, P Donegan 0-1, F Wallace 0-1, E Corridan 0-1. B O'Donovan 1-8, I McCarthy 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, I Maunsell 0-1, A Healy 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.
Lixnaw v Ballyduff
13 August 2006 Quarter-final Lixnaw 1-05 - 0-12 Ballyduff Austin Stack Park
M Conway 1-3, M Quilter 0-1, C Fitzmaurice 0-1. B O'Sullivan 0-8, M Boyle 0-2, D Bowler 0-1, JP Leahy 0-1.
St Brendan's v Abbeydorney
18 August 2006 Quarter-final replay St Brendan's 1-14 - 1-15 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
B O'Donovan 1-9, I McCarthy 0-3, N Roche 0-1, A Healy 0-1,

Semi-finals

Ballyduff v Kilmoyley
27 August 2006 Semi-final Ballyduff 1-11 - 0-11 Kilmoyley Austin Stack Park
B O'Sullivan 0-7, G O'Brien 1-1, T O'Rourke 0-2, A Boyle 0-1. S Brick 0-8, M Murnane 0-1, D Young 0-1, T Murnane 0-1.
Causeway v Abbeydorney
27 August 2006 Semi-final Causeway 2-14 - 1-11 Abbeydorney Austin Stack Park
JM Dooley 1-6, JJ Canty 1-1, C Dineen 0-2, J Dillane 0-2, C Harty 0-1, C Flynn 0-1, T Flynn 0-1. B O'Donovan 0-4, K Hannafin 1-0, M Hannafin 0-2, B Sheehan 0-2, R Murphy 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, G Brassil 0-1.

Final

Ballyduff v Causeway
10 September 2006 Final Ballyduff 1-17 - 1-11 Causeway Austin Stack Park
B O'Sullivan 0-9, T O'Rourke 1-0, B O'Grady 0-3, M Boyle 0-2, JP Leahy 0-1, A Boyle 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1. JM Dooley 0-6, JJ Canty 1-1, S Goggin 0-3, S Harty 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Brian O'Donovan Abbeydorney 2-21 27 3 9.00
2 Bobby O'Sullivan Ballyduff 0-24 24 3 8.00
3 John Mike Dooley Causeway 2-12 18 3 6.00

References

  1. "First place after second chance". Irish Independent. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. "Lixnaw capture SHC title". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. "Ballyduff take Kerry crown". Irish Independent. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. "Ballyduff triumph in Kerry hurling decider". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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