The 2022 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship ran from 17 September to 16 October 2022.
Ballyhale Shamrocks entered the championship as the defending champions and will be hoping to secure a fifth consecutive title.
The final was played on 16 October 2022 at UPMC Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Ballyhale Shamrocks and James Stephens, in what was their first meeting in the final in three years. Ballyhale Shamrocks won the match by 1–21 to 2–11 to claim a record-equalling 20th championship title overall and a record-breaking fifth successive title.
Niall Brassil was the championship's top scorer with 0-41.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Glenmore
From Championship
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship Rower-Inistioge
Results First round
Relegation playoff
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Niall BrassilJames Stephens0-4141410.252T. J. ReidBallyhale Shamrocks0-292947.253Andrew GaffneyDicksboro2-2127213.504Shane WalshTullaroan0-2222211.005Eoin CodyBallyhale Shamrocks1-182145.256Adrian MullenBallyhale Shamrocks2-121844.507John WalshMullinavat1-121527.50Jack BuggyErin's Own0-151527.509Nicky CleereBennettsbridge1-1114114.0010Tadhg O'DwyerJames Stephens2-071343.25
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Andrew GaffneyDicksboro1-1316Mullinavat2Niall BrassilJames Stephens0-1515Lisdowney3Nicky CleereBennettsbridge1-1114James Stephens4Niall BrassilJames Stephens0-1212BennettsbridgeShane WalshTullaroan0-1212Erin's Own6Andrew GaffneyDicksboro1-0811James Stephens7John WalshMullinavat1-0710DicksboroAdrian MullenBallyhale Shamrocks1-0710ClaraMark BerginO'Loughlin Gaels0-1010Mullinavat10Eoin CodyBallyhale Shamrocks1-069GlenmoreAlan MurphyGlenmore0-099Ballyhale ShamrocksJack BuggyErin's Own0-099TullaroanNiall BrassilJames Stephens0-099Dicksboro
Miscellaneous
Glenmore's first round game against Ballyhale Shamrocks was the club's first senior game in 17 years.
References
External links Kilkenny GAA website