The 2018 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 May 2018. The championship ran from 16 June to 26 August 2018.
Ballyduff were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilmoyley in the semi-finals.
The final was played on 26 August 2018 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Lixnaw and Kilmoyley, in what was their first meeting in the final in four years. Lixnaw won the match by 1–12 to 0–12 to claim their ninth championship title overall and a first title in four years.
Lixnaw's Shane Conway was the championship's top scorer with 1-58.
Results Round 1
Round 2A
Round 2B
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Shane ConwayLixnaw1-5861512.202Daniel CollinsKilmoyley2-293557.003Jack GouldingBallyduff3-132237.334Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-262638.665Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-252538.336Brandon BarrettCauseway0-242438.007Jordan BrickKilmoyley1-121553.008John EganSt Brendan's0-141434.669Maurice O'ConnorKilmoyley2-071352.6010Philip LucidBallyheigue1-091226.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Shane ConwayLixnaw1-1417Causeway2Shane ConwayLixnaw0-1313Kilmoyley3Daniel CollinsKilmoyley1-0912LixnawShane ConwayLixnaw0-1212Kilmoyley5Jack GouldingBallyduff2-0511Crotta O'Neill'sDaniel CollinsKilmoyley1-0811LixnawShane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-1111BallyduffShane ConwayLixnaw0-1111St Brendan's9Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1010KilmoyleyShane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-1010BallyheiguePádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1010AbbeydorneyBrandon Barrettcauseway0-1010St Brendan's
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