2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates 29 May 2011 – 27 August 2011
Teams 8
All Ireland Champions
Manager Kevin Kennedy
All Ireland Runners-up
Captain Adrian Stapleton
Provincial Champions
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played 7
Total Goals 25 (3.5 per game)
Total Points 190 (27.1 per game)
Top Scorer Niall Gilligan (1-22)← 2010 2012 →
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.
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 Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship 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). 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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). 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. 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
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