2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship Dates 29 May 2011 – 27 August 2011 Teams 8 Winners Clare (1st win)Captain Tony Carmody Manager Kevin Kennedy Runners-up Kilkenny Captain Adrian Stapleton Manager Pat Hoban Munster Clare Leinster Kilkenny Ulster Not Played Connacht Not Played Matches Played 7 Total Goals 25 (3.5 per game) Total Points 190 (27.1 per game) Top Scorer Niall Gilligan (1-22)
The 2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 29 May 2011 and ended on 27 August 2011.
Kilkenny were the defending champions , however, they were defeated by Clare who won the title following a 2-13 to 1-11 victory in the final.[1]
Team summaries [ ]
Team
Colours
Most recent success
All-Ireland
Provincial
Clare
Saffron and blue
Cork
Red and white
2009
2010
Galway
Maroon and white
2002
2008
Kilkenny
Black and amber
2010
2010
Limerick
Green and white
1998
2008
Tipperary
Blue and gold
2000
2002
Waterford
White and blue
2007
Wexford
Purple and gold
2007
2007
Results [ ]
Kilkenny v Wexford
6 July 2011 Final Kilkenny 2-15 - 2-13 Wexford Nowlan Park
E Murphy (1-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65); G Shelly (1-2); A Stapleton (0-3); J.J. Farrell (0-2); K Joyce, W O’Dwyer, W Walsh, S Burke, S Kenny (0-1 each).
Report
T O’Leary, N Higgins (1-1); J O’Connor (0-3, free), B Jordan, P Whitley, C O’Shaughnessy (0-1 each).
Tipperary v Cork
29 May 2011 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-12 - 2-16 Cork Semple Stadium
P Ivors 1-2, L Dwan 1-0, R McLoughney (2f), J Ryan (1f) 0-2 each, J McLoughney, T Stapleton (f), P O’Dwyer, D Hickey, E Sweeney, B Fox 0-1 each.
Report
M O’Sullivan 1-2, M Sexton 0-5 (4f), C Casey 1-1, D Drake 0-4 (0-1 sideline), T Murphy 0-2, J Wall, B Corry 0-1 each.
Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
Limerick v Waterford
12 June 2011 Semi-final Limerick 2-12 - 2-9 Waterford Semple Stadium
D O’Connor 1-4 (0-2f), T Quaid 1-2, D Reale, S O’Brien 0-2, C Allis (0-1 ‘65), S Madden 0-1.
Report
S Power 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-6f), P Nevin 1-0, D Twomey 0-2.
Referee: J O'Connell (Cork)
Cork v Clare
19 June 2011 Semi-final Cork 0-15 - 2-19 Clare Gaelic Grounds
D Drake 0-4, M Sexton (3f), B Corry 0-3 each, E Conway 0-2, M O’Sullivan, K Hartnett, E Brosnan 0-1 each.
Report
N Gilligan 1-5 (0-5f), D Keane 1-2, T Carmody 0-3, R Keane, P Hickey, S Golden 0-2 each, K Moynihan, A Lynch, D O’Rourke 0-1 each.
Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)
Clare v Limerick
13 July 2011 Final Clare 2-15 - 2-13 Limerick Cusack Park
N Gilligan 0-6 (4f), R Keane, D Keane 1-2 each, D O'Rourke, P Hickey 0-2 each, T Carmody 0-1.
Report
M Ryan, N Maher 1-1 each, C Allis 0-4 (2 '65s'), S O'Brien, D O'Connor 0-2 each, S Madden, T Quaid, N Kennedy 0-1 each.
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
Clare v Galway
13 August 2011 Semi-final Clare 2-18 - 2-9 Galway Cusack Park
N Gilligan (0-8) 4 f’s, 2 ‘65’s, P Hickey (1-4), J O’Connor (1-0), T Carmody (0-2), M Duggan, S Golden, R Keane, K Dilleen (0-1).
Report
K Keehan (1-6) 0-4 f’s, B Murphy (1-2), J O’Leary (0-1) ‘65.
Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
Clare v Kilkenny
27 August 2011 Final Clare 2-13 - 1-11 Kilkenny Semple Stadium
T Carmody, D Keane 1-0 each, N Gilligan 0-3 (2fs), J O’Connor, P Hickey, S Golden 0-2 each, M Duggan, K Dilleen, R Keane, D O’Rourke 0-1 each.
Report
P O’Flynn 1-2, E Hickey, G Aylward, S Burke (2fs) 0-2 each, S Byrne, M Grace (f), C Conway (f) 0-1 each.
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Niall Gilligan
Clare
1-22
25
4
6.25
2
Daire Keane
Clare
3-4
13
3
4.33
Padraig Hickey
Clare
1-10
13
4
3.25
Single game
References [ ]