1964 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1964 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates3 May 1964 - 1 November 1964
Teams15
ChampionsBorder Bennettsbridge (9th title)
Runners-upBorder Glenmore
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored91 (6.5 per match)
Points scored181 (12.93 per match)
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The 1964 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 70th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The championship began on 3 May 1964 and ended on 1 November 1964.

St. Lachtain's were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Bennettsbridge in the second round. Rower-Inistioge were promoted to the championship.

On 1 November 1964, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 4–09 to 1–04 defeat of Glenmore in the final at Nowlan Park.[1] It was their ninth championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

  • Rower-Inistioge

Results

First round

Éire Óg v Slieverue
3 May 1964 First round Éire Óg 3-05 - 2-05 Slieverue Nowlan Park
Glenmore v Tullogher
7 June 1964 First round Glenmore 3-11 - 2-06 Tullogher Mullinavat
St. Lachtain's v Lisdowney
26 July 1964 First round St. Lachtain's 4-07 - 1-04 Lisdowney Nowlan Park
Bennettsbridge v Mooncoin
26 July 1964 First round Bennettsbridge 2-08 - 2-07 Mooncoin Nowlan Park
St. Senan's v Erin's Own
2 August 1964 First round St. Senan's 7-06 - 3-03 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
Thomastown v John Locke's
2 August 1964 Second round Thomastown 6-10 - 1-04 John Locke's Nowlan Park
Rower-Inistioge v Tullaroan
9 August 1964 First round Rower-Inistioge 2-09 - 2-07 Tullaroan Nowlan Park
E Keher 1-5.

Second round

Glenmore v James Stephens
28 June 1964 Second round Glenmore 3-08 - 1-02 James Stephens Thomastown
Bennettsbridge v St. Lachtain's
9 August 1964 Second round Bennettsbridge 5-08 - 2-04 St. Lachtain's Nowlan Park
Rower-Inistioge v St. Senan's
23 August 1964 Second round Rower-Inistioge 7-07 - 7-04 St. Senan's Mullinavat
E Keher 4-3
Thomastown v Éire Óg
23 August 1964 Second round Thomastown 3-08 - 2-04 Éire Óg Nowlan Park

Semi-finals

Bennettsbridge v Rower-Inistioge
11 October 1964 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 5-08 - 3-08 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
E Keher 2-5.
Glenmore v Thomastown
11 October 1964 Semi-final Glenmore 4-09 - 4-06 Thomastown Nowlan Park

Final

Bennettsbridge v Glenmore
1 November 1964 Final Bennettsbridge 4-09 - 1-04 Glenmore Nowlan Park
P Cleary 2-0, P Moran 0-6, M McCarthy 1-0, N Skehan 1-0, R Carroll 0-2, T Kelly 0-1. J Sutton 1-1, M Cash 0-1, R Doherty 0-2.

References

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