| Dates | 26 July 2002 – 27 October 2002 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | St. Canice's Credit Union | ||
| Champions |  Young Irelands (2nd title)Martin Carey (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  DunnamagginNoel Lahart (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Top scorer(s) | D. J. Carey (5-19) | ||
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The2002 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of theKilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by theKilkenny County Board.
O'Loughlin Gaels were thedefending champions.[1]
On 27 October 2002,Young Irelands won the title after a 3–14 to 1–15 defeat ofDunnamaggin in the final atNowlan Park.[2] It was their second championship title overall and their first title in six championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.
Promoted from theKilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Relegated to theKilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
| 26 July 2002First round | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-18 - 0-10 | Mullinavat | John Locke Park,Callan |
| N Skehan 0-11, B Kelly 1-1, B Dowling 0-3, J Daly 0-2, A Geoghegan 0-1. | W O'Dwyer 0-5, Michael Murphy 0-4, D Conway 0-1. |
| 28 July 2002First round | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-13 - 0-15 | Dicksboro | Thomastown |
| D Hoyne 1-1, H Shefflin 0-3, A Cummins 0-2, B Aylward 0-2, R Aylward 0-1, T Shefflin 0-1, P Reid 0-1, B Costello 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1. | D O'Gorman 0-4, S Morrissey 0-3, D O'Neill 0-3, J O'Gorman 0-2, B Dalton 0-1, C O'Loughlin 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1. |
| 27 July 2002First round | Graigue-Ballycallan | 1-19 - 1-14 | Glenmore | Ballyhale Sportsfield,Ballyhale |
| A Ronan 0-11, PJ Pollard 1-0, E Brennan 0-3, D Byrne 0-2, J Ryall 0-2, J Young 0-1. | D Mullally 1-3, P Mullally 0-5, M Phelan 0-2, S Vereker 0-1, S Dollard 0-1, J Phelan 0-1, PJ O'Connor 0-1. |
| 28 July 2002First round | Dunnamaggin | 3-13 - 1-07 | Erin's Own | Palmerstown |
| K O'Shea 1-3, R Cahill 1-3, S O'Neill 1-1, D Lahart 0-2, C Herity 0-1, K Moore 0-1, L Heffernan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. | B Young 1-2, D Buggy 0-3, C Dunne 0-1, J Buggy 0-1. |
| Play-off | Dicksboro | 2-10 - 1-11 | Erin's Own | |
| S Morrissey 1-2, D O'Neill 0-5, J Treacy 1-0, B Dalton 0-2, T Bawle 0-1. | B Young 0-6, E Rothwell 1-2, M Owens 0-1, D Buggy 0-1, D Byrne 0-1. |
| 21 September 2002Quarter-final | James Stephens | 2-11 - 0-16 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Thomastown |
| J Murray 1-6, N Brennan 1-0, B McEvoy 0-2, E McCormack 0-2, G Whelan 0-1. | J Fitzpatrick 0-6, D Hoyne 0-4, H Shefflin 0-3, P Reid 0-1, T Shefflin 0-1, B Costello 0-1. |
| 21 September 2002Quarter-final | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-10 - 1-10 | Fenians | Freshford |
| N Skehan 0-5, B Dowling 1-1, P Delaney 1-0, S Dowling 0-2, M Comerford 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1. | PJ Delaney 1-0, B Ryan 0-3, K Power 0-2, S Grehan 0-2, E Behan 0-2, B Power 0-1. |
| 21 September 2002Quarter-final | Dunnamaggin | 1-12 - 0-11 | Tullaroan | John Locke Park,Callan |
| R Cahill 0-5, K O'Shea 1-0, K Moore 0-2, E Kennedy 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, P Cahill 0-1, D Lahart 0-1. | J Coogan 0-3, B Teehan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, D Gaffney 0-1, C Maher 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, T Walsh 0-1. |
| 22 September 2002Quarter-final | Young Irelands | 5-09 - 1-15 | Graigue-Ballycallan | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| DJ Carey 3-4, D Carroll 1-2, J Carey 1-0, C Carter 0-2, D Carter 0-1. | A Ronan 0-7, E Brennan 1-0, J Hoyne 0-3, G Cleere 0-2, D Hoyne 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, D Cleere 0-1. |
| 28 September 2002Quarter-final replay | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-25 - 3-20 | Fenians | Freshford |
| N Skehan 1-13, J Comerford 0-4, B Dowling 0-2, B Kelly 0-2, A Comerford 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1. | B Power 1-2, B Ryan 1-1, S Grehan 0-4, PJ Delaney 1-0, E Behan 0-3, L Ryan 0-2, B Ryan 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, K Power 0-2, P Quinlan 0-1, J Whelan 0-1. |
| 6 October 2002Semi-final | Young Irelands | 0-17 - 0-16 | James Stephens | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| DJ Carey 0-8, C Carter 0-4, O Carter 0-1, J Carey 0-1, D Carter 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, D Carroll 0-1. | J Murray 0-10, B McEvoy 0-4, E Larkin 0-1, T O'Dowd 0-1. |
| 6 October 2002Semi-final | Fenians | 1-13 - 2-10 | Dunnamaggin | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| P Quinlan 1-1, K Power 0-4, E Behan 0-3, S Grehan 0-2, Brian Ryan 0-1, Brendan Ryan 0-1. | K O'Shea 2-1, S O'Neill 0-3, R Cahill 0-3, K Moore 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, E Kennedy 0-1. |
| 12 October 2002Semi-final replay | Fenians | 3-14 - 3-17 | Dunnamaggin | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| K Power 0-7, P Quinlan 1-2, P Delaney 1-1, E Behan 0-3, L Ryan 1-0, B Power 0-1. | C Herity 0-10, K O'Shea 2-1, P Cahill 1-1, S Ryan 0-2, R Cahill 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1. |
| 27 October 2002Final | Young Irelands | 3-14 - 1-15 | Dunnamaggin | Nowlan Park,Kilkenny |
| DJ Carey 2-7 (0-2f), D Carroll 1-0, D Carter, C Carter 0-2 each, J McDermott, J Fitzgerald, J Carey 0-1 each. | C Herrity 0-7 (7f), S Ryan 1-0, R Cahill 0-2, K Moore, P Cahill, S O'Neill, N Lahart, K O'Shea, E Kennedy ('65') 0-1 each. | Referee: P Dunphy (Carrigeen) |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 5-19 | 34 | 3 | 11.33 |
| 2 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-29 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| 3 | Ken O'Shea | Dunnamaggin | 6-06 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-13 | 16 | Fenians |
| 2 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 3-04 | 13 | Graigue-Ballycallan |
| D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 2-07 | 13 | Dunnamaggin | |
| 3 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-11 | 11 | Mullinavat |
| Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-11 | 11 | Glenmore | |
| 4 | James Murray | James Stephens | 0-10 | 10 | Young Irelands |
| Colin Herity | Dunnamaggin | 0-10 | 10 | Fenians | |
| 5 | James Murray | James Stephens | 1-06 | 9 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 6 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 0-08 | 8 | James Stephens |
| 7 | Ken O'Shea | Dunnamaggin | 2-01 | 7 | Fenians |
| Ken O'Shea | Dunnamaggin | 2-01 | 7 | Fenians | |
| Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-07 | 7 | Young Irelands | |
| Kevin Power | Fenians | 0-07 | 7 | Dunnamaggin | |
| Colin Herity | Dunnamaggin | 0-07 | 7 | Young Irelands |