2000 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship


The 2000 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The championship draw was made on 9 May 2000. The championship ran from 8 July to 19 November 2000.
Lixnaw entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Crotta O'Neill's in a quarter-final replay.
The final was played on 19 November 2000 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyheigue and Ballyduff, in what was their third meeting in the [|final] overall and a first final meeting in four years. Ballyheigue won the match by 1–06 to 0–08 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in three years. It remains their last championship victory.
Ballyduff's Mike Hennessy was the championship's top scorer with 5–15.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Mike HennessyBallyduff5-153047.50
2Michael [Slattery (hurler)|Mike Slattery]Ballyheigue1-121535.00
3Micheál ReganKilmoyley1-081125.50
3Ollie DigginsKilmoyley1-081125.50
5John Mike DooleyCauseway1-071025.00
5Bobby O'SullivanBallyduff0-101042.50

;Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Mike HennessyBallyduff4-1022Kenmare/St Pat's
2Micheál ReganKilmoyley1-0811AUstin Stacks
3John EdwardsCrotta O'Neill's2-017Lixnaw
3Mike HennessyBallyduff1-047Abbeydorney
3John Mike DooleyCauseway1-047Ballyheigue
6Colin [Harris (hurler)|Colin Harris]Kilmoyley0-088Austin Stacks
7Ger LucidBallyheigue2-006Causeway
7Ollie DigginsKilmoyley1-036Austin Stacks
7Mike SlatteryBallyheigue1-036Ballyduff
7Mike SlatteryBallyheigue0-066Kilmoyley