2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship

2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 July – 19 September 2021
Teams9
SponsorGarvey's SuperValu
ChampionsBorder Kilmoyley (26th title)
Flor McCarthy (captain)
John Meyler (manager)
Runners-upBorder St Brendan's
Stephen Leen (captain)
Tomás Moloney (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored31 (2.21 per match)
Points scored431 (30.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Cian Hussey (1-48)
2020 (Previous) (Next) 2022

The 2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th 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 15 July 2021.[1] The championship ran from 30 July to 19 September 2021.

Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 19 September 2021 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and St Brendan's, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in six years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–14 to 1–11 to claim a record-breaking 26th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3]

Cian Hussey was the championship's top scorer with 1-48.

  1. ^ "Hurling Championship format revealed". Kerry Sports Hub. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Record-equaling 25th Kerry SHC crown for Kilmoyley in thriller". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Kerry SHC: Late goal secures 26th Kerry crown for John Meyler's Kilmoyley". Irish Examiner. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.