2009 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship


The 2009 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 July 2009. The championship ran from 16 August to 27 September 2009.
Kilmoyley were the defending champions.
The [|final] was played on 27 September 2009 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and St Brendan's, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in 46 years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–19 to 2–08 to claim a then record 22nd championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Kilmoyley's Shane Brick was the championship's [|top scorer] with 1-26.

Format change

The championship abandoned the double-elimination format which had been in 2008 and returned instead to a straight knockout format. This was the last year that the straight knockout format was used until 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a return to the format.

Team changes

From championship

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Shane BrickKilmoyley1-262939.66
2John EganSt Brendan's1-172036.66
3Darragh O'ConnellAbbeydorney0-191929.50
4Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's4-011326.50
5Andrew KeaneCrotta O'Neill's0-111125.50

;Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Darragh O'ConnellAbbeydorney0-1212St Brendan's
2Shane BrickKilmoyley0-1111Ballyduff
3Andrew KeaneCrotta O'Neill's0-1010Ballyheigue
4John EganSt Brendan's1-069Causeway
4Shane BrickKilmoyley1-069Crotta O'Neill's
4Shane BrickKilmoyley0-099St Brendan's
7James FlahertyLixnaw0-088Abbeydorney
7Michael SlatteryBallyheigue0-088Crotta O'Neill's
9Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's2-017Kilmoyley
9Darren DineenSt Brendan's2-017Kilmoyley
9Bobby O'SullivanBallyduff0-077Kilmoyley
9Darragh O'ConnellAbbeydorney0-077Lixnaw