The 2022 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the group stage pairings took place on 26 May 2022. The championship ran from 24 June to 7 August 2022.
Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Causeway at the semi-final stage.
The final was played on 7 August 2022 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Causeway and Ballyduff, in what was their sixth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 16 years. Causeway won the match by 2–15 to 0–16 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in three years.
Ballyduff's Pádraig Boyle was the championship's top scorer with 1-45.
Group A Group A table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffBallyduff2110362883Causeway2110322663St Brendan's20022640-140
Group A results
Group B Group B table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffKilmoyley21104930193Abbeydorney2110413653Dr Crokes20023660-240
Group B results
Group C Group C table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCrotta O'Neill's22004528174Ballyheigue21013139-82Lixnaw20023241-90
Group C results
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Pádraig BoyleBallyduff1-454859.602Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's1-2831310.333Paul McGrathCauseway0-252555.004Brandon BarrettCauseway2-162237.335Nathan GuerinBallyheigue1-192237.336Mark HeffernanDr Crokes2-1521210.507Michael O'LearyAbbeydorney0-2020210.008Gavin DooleyCauseway4-061853.60Dan GogginCauseway3-091853.60Maurice O'ConnorKilmoyley2-121836.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mark HeffernanDr Crokes2-0814Abbeydorney2Maurice O'ConnorKilmoyley2-0713Dr Crokes3Keith O'ConnorAbbeydorney1-1013Dr CrokesPádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1313Abbeydorney5Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-1212LixnawMichael O'LearyAbbeydorney0-1212KilmoyleyPádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1212St Brendan's8Brandon BarrettCauseway1-0811KilmoyleyDaniel CollinsKilmoyley0-1111Causeway10Pádraig BoyleBallyduff1-0710Crotta O'Neill'sBrandon BarrettCauseway1-0710BallyduffPádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1010CausewayShane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-1010Ballyheigue
Miscellaneous
Ballyheigue's 2-12 to 0-17 defeat of Lixnaw in Group C was their first championship victory in 11 years.
References