The 2002 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 72nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The championship began on 14 April 2002 and ended on 8 September 2002.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
On 8 September 2002, Kilkenny won the championship after a 3-15 to 1-07 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. This was their 17th championship title overall and their first title since 1993.
Wexford's Richard Flynn was the championship's top scorer with 4-23.
Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Group A
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffOffaly330013-481-11736Kildare32014-3111-21-114Meath31025-215-30-92Westmeath30033-148-52-530
Group B
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCarlow32109-452-23435Dublin32108-463-20415Laois31027-383-26242Wicklow30030-0616-66-1080
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Richard FlynnWexford4-233548.752Pat ShorttTipperary5-173256.403Richie PowerKilkenny1-242746.754Trevor IvorsTipperary6-062454.805Michael NaughtonCork2-162254.40Karl EnglishCarlow1-192237.337James FitzpatrickKilkenny2-142045.00Michael GriffinDublin1-172054.009Michael RalphCarlow4-071944.7510Paul KehoeCarlow2-121844.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Pat ShorttTipperary3-0716Kerry2Paul KehoeCarlow2-0915Wicklow3Michael RalphCarlow4-0214Wicklow4Richard FlynnWexford2-0713Carlow5Kenneth BurkeGalway2-0511KilkennyStephen ClynchMeath1-0811Westmeath7Richard FlynnWexford0-1010Tipperary8Richard ButlerCork2-039ClareTrevor IvorsTipperary2-039CorkPat ShorttTipperary1-069LimerickMichael DwaneOffaly1-069WestmeathPat KirbyLimerick0-099Tipperary
Miscellaneous
On 13 April 2002, Carlow defeated Laois in the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1956. Carlow's score of 7-21 against Wicklow was their highest ever points tally in the history of the Leinster Championship.
External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour
References