2014 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship


The 2014 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Limerick Senior [Hurling Championship] since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in Limerick Senior Hurling Championship|1887]. The championship ran from 2 May to 19 October 2014.
Na Piarsaigh entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 19 October 2014 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Kilmallock and Na Piarsaigh, in what was their second meeting in the championship that year, having already played each other in the group stage, but their first ever meeting in the [|final]. Kilmallock won the match by 1–15 to 0–14 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in two years.
Ahane's Niall Moran was the championship's top scorer with 1–54.

Teams

Overview

A major restructuring of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship at the end of 2013 resulted in the number of participating teams for 2014 being reduced from sixteen to twelve. Because of this Garryspillane, Bruree, Hospital-Herbertstown and Croom regraded to the newly created Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship for 2014.

Group 1

Group 1 table

PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.
1 Doon 5500113813210
2 Adare 530210893156
3 Ahane 5302949406
4 Patrickswell 5203999274
5 Murroe-Boher 51049099−92
6 Knockainey 510472117−452

Group 2

Group 2 table

PosTeamPldWDLForAg.Diff.Pts.
1 Na Piarsaigh 5500117833410
2 Kilmallock 540110577288
3 South Liberties 52037990−114
4 Effin 52036982−134
5 Ballybrown 51047899−212
6 Granagh-Ballingarry 510491108−172

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Niall MoranAhane1–545778.14
2Eoin RyanKilmallock1–505386.62
3Shane DowlingNa Piarsaigh3–425177.28