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    2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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    2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
    Championship Details
    Dates29 May 2011 – 27 August 2011
    Teams8
    All Ireland Champions
    WinnersClare (1st win)
    CaptainTony Carmody
    ManagerKevin Kennedy
    All Ireland Runners-up
    Runners-upKilkenny
    CaptainAdrian Stapleton
    ManagerPat Hoban
    Provincial Champions
    MunsterClare
    LeinsterKilkenny
    UlsterNot Played
    ConnachtNot Played
    Championship Statistics
    Matches Played7
    Total Goals25 (3.5 per game)
    Total Points190 (27.1 per game)
    Top Scorer Niall Gilligan (1-22)
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    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship[edit]

    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).

    Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship[edit]

    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)
    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)
    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)
    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)

    All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship[edit]

    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)
    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[edit]

    Top scorers[edit]

    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
    Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
    1 Eoin Murphy Kilkenny 1-7 10 Wexford
    2 Stephen Power Waterford 1-6 9 Limerick
    Kevin Keehan Galway 1-6 9 Clare
    4 Niall Gilligan Clare 1-5 8 Cork
    Niall Gilligan Clare 0-8 8 Galway
    6 Denis O'Connor Limerick 1-4 7 Waterford
    Padraig Hickey Clare 1-4 7 Galway
    8 Niall Gilligan Clare 0-6 6 Limerick
    9 Ger Shelly Kilkenny 1-2 5 Wexford
    Phillip Ivors Tipperary 1-2 5 Cork
    Michael O'Sullivan Cork 1-2 5 Tipperary
    Tommy Quaid Limerick 1-2 5 Waterford
    Daire Keane Clare 1-2 5 Cork
    Ronan Keane Clare 1-2 5 Limerick
    Daire Keane Clare 1-2 5 Limerick
    Paul O'Flynn Kilkenny 1-2 5 Clare

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Clare claim historic first title". Irish Examiner. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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