1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates9 June 1968 – 27 April 1969
Teams15
ChampionsBorder Rower-Inistioge (1st title)
Michael Walsh (captain)
Runners-upBorder Bennettsbridge
Jim Bennett (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored74 (4.93 per match)
Points scored248 (16.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Eddie Keher (3-21)
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The 1968 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 9 June 1968 and ended on 27 April 1969.

Bennettsbridge were the defending champions.

On 27 April 1969, Rower-Inistioge won the championship after a 3–09 to 2–07 defeat of Bennettsbridge in the final at Nowlan Park.[1] It was their first ever championship title. It remains their only championship triumph.

Rower-Inistioge's Eddie Keher was the championship's top scorer with 3-21.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

First round

9 June 1968 First round Coon 2-09 - 3-10 Galmoy Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Morrissey 2-0, M Lalor 0-4, M Coonan 0-4, J Nolan 0-1. W Harte 1-6, P Phelan 1-2, B Delaney 1-0, P Bowe 1-0, W Phelan 0-2. Referee: P Johnston
9 June 1968 First round Tullaroan 0-03 - 1-10 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B Fitzgerald 0-2, P Doheny 0-1. S Buckley 0-7, T Dwan 1-0, P Butler 0-1, T Butler 0-1, J Cullinane 0-1. Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)
9 June 1968 First round Thomastown 5-07 - 3-06 Young Irelands Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
S Kearney 2-1, V Kirby 1-4, M Walsh 1-0, T Hoyne 1-0, J Blanchfield 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. J Byrne 1-0, S Kelly 1-0, P Comerford 1-0, P Roche 0-2, J Brophy 0-1, A Comerford 0-1, J Carty 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1. Referee: P Johnston
16 June 1968 First round St. Senan's 0-11 - 4-07 Mooncoin Piltown Sportsfield, Piltown
S Cooke 0-3, T Gaule 0-3, P Sweeney 0-2, B Donovan 0-1, C Knox 0-1, T Hogan 0-1. B O'Keeffe 2-0, C Dunne 1-3, J Dunphy 1-1, J Walsh 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, N Doyle 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Glenmore)
30 June 1968 First round Erin's Own 3-09 - 4-06 Lisdowney St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
T Brennan 1-1, W Brennan 1-1, S Coogan 0-4, M Coogan 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, G Bryan 0-1. D Blanchfield 3-2, T Carroll 1-0, M Carroll 0-2, M Mackey 0-1, M Fogarty 0-1. Referee: R Behan (Urlingford)
30 June 1969 First round Tullogher 0-05 - 2-11 James Stephens Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
D Flynn 0-3, B Nolan 0-1, T Doolan 0-1. S Brennan 1-3, M Taylor 1-2, M Dunne 0-4, N Morrissey 0-1, L Tyrrell 0-1.
30 June 1969 First round Éire Óg 1-03 - 8-21 Rower-Inistioge Thomastown Sportsfield, Thomastown
J O'Leary 1-1, R Grace 0-1, T Dowling 0-1. E Keher 2-10, P Murphy 2-4, M Kavanagh 2-3, J Murphy 1-2, P Kavanagh 1-2.
21 July 1968 First round replay Erin's Own 2-12 - 4-11 Lisdowney Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
S Coogan 0-9, T Brennan 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, K Meally 0-2, M Boran 0-1. D Blanchfield 0-8, J Dowling 2-0, M Holohan 1-0, C Fogarty 1-0, M Carroll 0-1, J Skehan 0-1, J Fogarty 0-1.

Second round

28 July 1968 Second round St. Lachtain's 1-07 - 0-06 James Stephens St. Patrick's Park, Ballyragget
D Butler 1-1, S Buckley 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, T Butler 0-1, T Dwan 0-1. S Brennan 0-3, E Morrissey 0-1, M Dunne 0-1, P Dowling 0-1. Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)
4 August 1968 Second round Bennettsbridge 3-11 - 2-07 Galmoy Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Moran 2-7, J Bennett 1-0, M McCarthy 0-2, J Phelan 0-1, P Treacy 0-1. L Harte 2-0, W Phelan 0-3, L Hanrahan 0-2, D Daly 0-1, B Harte 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
4 August 1968 Second round Mooncoin 5-11 - 2-03 Lisdowney Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
C Dunne 2-5, N Doyle 1-2, T Ryan 1-1, D Holden 1-0, T Grant 0-2, M Conway 0-1. D Blanchfield 1-1, J Dowling 1-0, J Fogarty 0-2. Referee: P Johnston
30 March 1969 Second round Rower-Inistioge 3-11 - 1-05 Thomastown Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D White 1-5, M Walsh 1-0, T Murphy 1-0, E Keher 0-3, P Kavanagh 0-2. T McMahon 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, S Kearney 0-2, T Hoyne 0-1. Referee: P Buggy (Slieverue)

Semi-finals

29 September 1968 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 4-08 - 2-04 Mooncoin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Moran 2-2, M McCarthy 1-2, P Treacy 1-0, S Carroll 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1. C Dunne 1-1, D Kinsella 1-0, J Dunphy 0-1, N Doyle 0-1, M Conway 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
6 April 1969 Semi-final Rower-Inistioge 2-08 - 1-10 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D White 2-0, E Keher 0-3, M Cahill 0-1, T Murphy 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1. J Cullinane 1-0, S Buckley 0-5, T Dwan 0-3, M Dawson 0-1, J Teehan 0-1. Referee: T Ryall (Graigue)

Final

27 April 1969 Final Rower-Inistioge 3-09 - 3-07 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Keher 1-5, T Murphy 2-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, D White 0-1. P Moran 1-2, N Ryan 1-1, J Bennett 1-0, J Kinsella 0-3, S Cleere 0-1. Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge 3-21 30 4 7.50
2 Paddy Moran Bennettsbridge 5-11 26 3 8.66
3 Dick Blanchfield Lisdowney 4-11 23 3 7.66
4 Claus Dunne Mooncoin 4-09 21 3 7.00
5 Danny White Rower-Inistioge 3-06 15 4 3.75
Seán Buckley St. Lachtain's 0-15 15 3 5.00
6 Séamus Coogan Rower-Inistioge 0-13 13 2 6.50
7 Tom Murphy Rower-Inistioge 3-02 11 4 2.75
8 Pudsy Murphy Rower-Inistioge 2-04 10 4 2.50
Martin Kavanagh Rower-Inistioge 2-04 10 4 2.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge 2-10 16 Éire Óg
2 Paddy Moran Bennettsbridge 2-07 13 Galmoy
3 Dick Blanchfield Lisdowney 3-02 11 Erin's Own
Claus Dunne Mooncoin 2-05 11 Lisdowney
4 Pudsy Murphy Rower-Inistioge 2-04 10 Éire Óg
5 Martin Kavanagh Rower-Inistioge 2-03 9 Éire Óg
Billy Harte Galmoy 1-06 9 Coon
Séamus Coogan Erin's Own 0-09 9 Lidowney
6 Paddy Moran Bennettsbridge 2-02 8 Mooncoin
Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge 1-05 8 Benenttsbridge
Danny White Rower-Inistioge 1-05 8 Thomastown
Dick Blanchfield Lisdowney 0-08 8 Erin's Own

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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