2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

The 2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place in April 2018.[1] The championship began on 18 August 2018 and ended on 21 October 2018.

For the football equivalent, see 2018 Clare Senior Football Championship.

2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates18 August 2018 – 21 October 2018
Teams16
SponsorPat O'Donnell & Co.
Champions Ballyea (2nd title)
Tony Kelly (captain)
Kevin Sheehan (manager)
Runners-up Cratloe
Conor McGrath (captain)
Alan Neville (manager)
PromotedFeakle
RelegatedSt. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored64 (2.13 per match)
Points scored1007 (33.57 per match)
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Sixmilebridge were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cratloe at the quarter-final stage.[2][3] St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield were relegated from the championship.

On 21 October 2018, Ballyea won the championship following a 1–20 to 1–14 defeat of Cratloe in the final.[4] This was their second championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.

Ballyea's Niall Deasy was the championship's top scorer with 2-48.


Senior Championship Knockout Stages

Quarter-Finals
22 September 2018 Quarter-Final Clooney-Quin0-14 - 0-17 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park, Ennis
22 September 2018 Quarter-Final Cratloe 1-19 - 0-16 SixmilebridgeCusack Park, Ennis
23 September 2018 Quarter-Final Ballyea 1-19 - 0-16 Inagh-KilnamonaCusack Park, Ennis
23 September 2018 Quarter-Final Éire Óg, Ennis1-08 - 1-21 Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis


Semi-Finals
6 October 2018 Semi-Final Ballyea 1-21 - 1-17 O'Callaghan's MillsCusack Park, Ennis
7 October 2018 Semi-Final Cratloe 1-14 - 0-16 KilmaleyCusack Park, Ennis
R Considine 1-4; C McInerney, S Collins, C McGrath 0-2 each; P Collins, B Connors (’65), S Gleeson (f), D Collins 0-1 each. M O’Malley 0-4; C Moloney (1f, 1’65), S O’Loughlin 0-3 each; M O’Neill, D Keane 0-2 each; T O’Rourke, E Bracken 0-1 each.


County Final
21 October 2018 Final Ballyea 1-20 - 1-14 CratloeCusack Park, Ennis
N Deasy 0-13 (0-12 frees, 0-1 ‘65), M O’Leary 1-3, T Kelly 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1, G Brennan 0-1. Report B Connors 0-8 (0-4f), C McInerney 1-3, R Considine 0-1, C McGrath 0-1, S Gleeson 0-1. Attendance: 7,040
Referee: W King (Doora-Barefield)


Championship statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total
1 Niall Deasy Ballyea 2-48 54
2 Billy Connors Cratloe 0-43 43
3 Peter Duggan Clooney-Quin 1-36 39
4 Jacob Loughnane O'Callaghan's Mills 0-37 37
5 Tony Kelly Ballyea 3-33 42

References
  1. "Draws Made For 2018 Clare GAA Championships". Clare FM. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. Shannon, Kieran (23 October 2017). "Sixmilebridge the team of decade as fairytale ends for Clooney-Quin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. McMahon, Páraic (22 September 2018). "2017 Clare senior hurling champions and runners-up both crash out". The 42. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. "Ballyea punish wasteful Cratloe and take Clare title". Irish Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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