2001 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship


The 2001 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 6 June 2001 and ended on 16 September 2001.
Limerick were the defending champions.
On 16 September 2001, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 2-10 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in succession and their third title overall.
Limerick's Mark Keane was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.

Results

[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
'''Final'''

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Mark KeaneLimerick3-293849.50
2Eoin KellyTipperary2-2733311.00
3Barry LambertWexford0-222254.40
4Brian McCormackLaois0-171728.50
5Paul HeartyDerry1-1215115.00
6Cathal McCarthyCork2-061226.00
7Conor FitzgeraldLimerick1-071042.50
7Eoin FitzgeraldCork0-101025.00
9Paul CarleyWexford1-06951.80
9Paul SheehanKilkenny0-09924.50

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Eoin KellyTipperary2-0915Limerick
1Paul HeartyDerry1-1215Antrim
3Mark KeaneLimerick2-0713Tipperary
4Cathal McCarthyCork2-0511Kerry
4Mark KeaneLimerick0-1111Cork
6Eoin KellyTipperary0-1010Clare
7Brian McCormackLaois0-099Kilkenny
7Barry LambertWexford0-099Antrim
9Séamus PrendergastWaterford0-088Tipperary
9Eoin KellyTipperary0-088Waterford