2011 Christy Ring Cup

April 2022 2011 Christy Ring Cup 23 April– 4 June 2011 8 Kerry 1 Mikey Boyle John Meyler Wicklow Casey O'Brien 13 39 413 2010 2010 Christy Ring Cup 2012 2012 Christy Ring Cup The 2011 Christy Ring Cup was the seventh season of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment in 2005. Team changes To Championship Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship None Promoted from the Nicky Rackard Cup Armagh From Championship Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Westmeath Relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup None Teams General Information CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial titleLast All-Ireland titlePosition in 2010 ChampionshipAppearanceArmagh———2ndborder|20x20px Derry—2001—6thborder|20x20px Down—1997—7thborder|20x20px Kerry—189118917thborder|20x20px Kildare———7thborder|20x20px Mayo—1909—7thMeath———6thborder|20x20px Wicklow———7th Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Armagh Armagh Athletic Grounds 19,500 Derry Banagher Fr. McNally Park 5,000 Down Ballycran McKenna Park 5,000 Kerry Tralee Austin Stack Park 18,000 Kildare Newbridge St. Conleth's Park 13,000 Mayo Castlebar McHale Park 49,000 Meath Páirc Tailteann Navan 20,000 Wicklow Aughrim Aughrim County Ground 4,000 Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain(s) SponsorArmaghMichael Johnston Michael Johnston (hurling manager) Johnston, Michael—Morgan FuelsDerryGer Rogan Rogan, Ger—Ladbrokes.comDownGerard Monan Monan, Gerard—Canal Court HotelKerryJohn Meyler Meyler, JohnMikey Boyle Boyle, MikeyKerry GroupKildareMichael O'Riordan Michael O'Riordan (hurler) O'Riordan, Michael—kildareataclick.ieMayoMurt Connolly Connolly, MurtAiden Connolly Connolly, AidenElverysMeathCillian Farrell Farrell, Cillian—Martin Donnelly & Co. LtdWicklowCasey O'Brien 1—Brennan Hotels.com Format The tournament has a double elimination format - each team played at least two games before being knocked out. The eight teams play four Round 1 matches. The winners in Round 1 advance to Round 2A. The losers in Round 1 go into Round 2B. There are two Round 2A matches. The winners in Round 2A advance to the semifinals. The losers in Round 2A go into the quarter-finals. There are two Round 2B matches. The winners in Round 2B advance to the quarter-finals. The losers in Round 2B go into the relegation playoff. The losers of the relegation playoff are relegated to the Nicky Rackard Cup for 2012. There are two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners. The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semifinals. The losers of the quarter-finals are eliminated. There are two semifinal matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners. The winners of the semifinals advance to the final. The losers of the semifinals are eliminated. The winners of the final win the Christy Ring Cup for 2011 and were given the option of being promoted to the Liam MacCarthy Cup 2012, Kerry however decided to remain in the Christy Ring Cup in 2012. Round 1 23 April 2011 Kildare 1-21 - 1-25 Kerry M Fitzgerald 0-5 (4fs), T Murphy 1-2, L Quinn, D Harney 0-3 each, K Divilly, C Kelly, M Moloney 0-2 each, N Ó Muineacháin, B White 0-1 each. D O’Connell 0-10 (4fs, 2 65s), S Nolan 0-7, J Egan 1-2, J Flaherty 0-2, J Casey, M Conway, L Boyle, D Dineen 0-1 each. St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge E. Hasson (Derry) (report) 23 April 2011 Down 1-13 - 2-17 Derry J Coyle 0-11 (6f), G Johnson 1-0, C O'Prey, S Nicholson 0-1 each. A Grant 1-3, R Convery 0-6 (6f), O Doherty 1-0, P Henry 0-3, O McCloskey 0-2, M Kirkpatrick, B Quigley, P McCloskey 0-1 each. McKenna Park, Ballycran P. Murphy (Carlow) (report) 23 April 2011 Mayo 1-17 - 1-19 Wicklow S Broderick (0-7, 5fs), R Cullinane (1-0), N Murphy (0-3), E Madigan (0-2), C Freeman (0-1), G Henry (0-1), K Higgins (0-1, ‘65); K Feeney (0-1), J O’Neill (0-10, 9fs), E Glynn (1-2), S Kelly (0-2), D Hyland (0-2), E Kearns (0-1), R Keddy (0-1), A O’Brien (0-1). McHale Park, Castlebar C. Browne (Galway) (report) 23 April 2011 Armagh 1-17 - 2-21 Meath D Coulter 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-3f, 0-1 '65') C Carvill 0-6, P McCormack 0-2, P Heaney, M Maguire 0-1 each. N Horan (1-5f), P Durnin 1-6 each, N Kirby 0-3, M Cole, D Doran 0-2 each, J Keenagh, G O'Neill 0-1 each. Athletic Grounds, Armagh G. Duffy (report) Round 2 Round 2A 30 April 2011 Kerry 1-20 - 1-17 Meath D O'Connell 0-7 (6f), J Egan 1-1, S Nolan 0-4, D Dineen, M Boyle, J Flaherty 0-2 each, G O'Brien, A Boyle 0-1 each N Horan 0-7 (6f, 1 '65'), M Cole 1-1, J Keena, P Durnin 0-3 each, G O'Neill, N Kirby, S O'Donoghue 0-1 each Austin Stack Park, Tralee C. Lyons (Cork) Report 30 April 2011 Wicklow 3-16 - 2-11 Derry A O'Brien 2-2, J O'Neill 0-8 (5f, '65'), R Keddy 1-2, L Glynn, E Glynn, S Kelly, D Hyland 0-1 each P McCloskey, S Farren 1-0 each, A Grant 0-5 (1f), R Convery, M Craig 0-2 each, O Doherty, D McCloskey 0-1 each. Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim S. Whelan (Wexford) Report Round 2B 30 April 2011 Mayo 2-10 - 1-20 Kildare C Freeman 2-2 (2f), E Madigan, P Connell (2 '65') 0-3 each, N Murphy 0-2 B White 0-8 (4f, 1 '65'), D Harney 1-1, M Moloney 0-4, M Fitzgerald (2f), T Murphy 0-2 each, C Kenny, K Divilly, J Byrne 0-1 each McHale Park, Castlebar J. O'Mahoney (Limerick) Report 30 April 2011 Down 1-20 - 0-06 Armagh B Ennis 1-3, G Johnson 0-8 (4f), S Clarke 0-6, C O'Prey, J Coyle, D Hughes 0-1 each R McGrattan 0-3 (3 '65'), P McCormack 0-2, M Moen 0-1 McKenna Park, Ballycran R. Matthews (Antrim) Report Quarter-finals 7 May 2011 Down 1-18 - 1-7 Meath P Braniff 1-1, G Johnson, B Ennis 0-5 each, J Coyle 0-4, S Clarke, E Clarke, C O'Prey 0-1 each. . M Cole 1-0, N Kirby 0-4, D Kirby, N Horan, J Keena 0-1 each. McKenna Park, Ballycran E. Hasson (Derry) (report) 7 May 2011 Derry 1-13 - 4-18 Kildare M Kirkpatrick 0-6 (4f), C McKeever 1-1, O McCloskey 0-4 (2f), O Doherty 0-2. M Fitzgerald 2-4, T Murphy 1-2, D Harney 1-1, L Quinn 0-4, C Kenny 0-3, D Kennedy 0-2, M Moloney, T Byrne 0-1 each. Fr. McNally Park, Banagher G. Duffy (Antrim) (report) Semi-finals 21 May 2011 Kerry 1-18 - 1-17 Down G O'Brien 1-0, D O'Connell 0-7 (7f), M Boyle, S Nolan (1f) 0-4 each, J Egan, M Conway, D Dinneen 0-1 each B Ennis 1-2, P Braniff 0-7 (5f), G Johnson 0-3 (3f), S Nicholson 0-2, C Woods (1f), A Savage, S Clarke 0-1 each Páirc Esler, Newry S Whelan (Wexford) Report 21 May 2011 Wicklow 3-11 - 2-11 Kildare J O'Neill 0-7, E Glynn 1-1, G Bermingham 1-0, D Hyland 1-0, R Keddy 0-1, L Glynn 0-1. B White 1-6, D Harney 1-0, T Murphy 0-3, L Quinn 0-1, K Divilly 0-1. Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim D O'Driscoll Report Final 4 June 2011 Kerry 2-21 - 2-8 Wicklow D O'Connell 1-9 (0-5f), J Egan 1-1, S Nolan 0-5, M Conway 0-2, M Boyle, J Griffin, J Flaherty, G O'Brien 0-1 each. J O'Neill 1-5 (0-4f, 0-1 '65), J Quirke 1-0, A O'Brien 0-2, R Keddy 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin G Duffy Report Bracket Round 1Round 2B Round 2AQuarter-finals Semi-finals Final 100px 35px 20px|border Derry 2-17 20px|border Down 1-13 20px|border Wicklow 1-19 20px|border Mayo 1-17 20px|border Kildare 1-20 20px|border Armagh 2-10 20px|border Mayo 0-06 20px|border Down 1-20 20px|border Kildare 1-21 20px|border Kerry 1-25 20px|border Meath 2-21 20px|border Armagh 1-17 Derry 2-11 Wicklow 3-16 Derry 1-13 Kildare 4-18 Down 1-18 Meath 1-07 Kerry 1-20 Meath 1-17 Wicklow 3-11 Kildare 2-11 Down 1-17 Kerry 1-18 Wicklow 2-8 Kerry 2-21 Championship statistics Scoring events Widest winning margin: 17 points Down 1-20 - 0-06 Armagh (Round 2B) Most goals in a match: 5 Wicklow 3-16 - 2-11 Derry (Round 2A) Kildare 4-18 - 1-13 Derry (Quarter-final) Wicklow 3-11 - 2-11 Kildare (Semifinal) Most points in a match: 46 Kerry 1-25 - 1-21 Kildare (Round 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 4 Kildare 4-18 - 1-13 Derry (Quarter-final) Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 Derry 2-11 - 3-16 Wicklow (Round 2A) Wicklow 3-11 - 2-11 Kildare (Semifinal) Most points scored by a losing team: 21 Kildare 1-21 - 1-25 Kerry (Round 1) Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Darragh O'ConnellKerry1-333649.002Jonathan O'NeillWicklow1-303348.253Billy WhiteKildare1-151836.00 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Darragh O'ConnellKerry1-912Wicklow2James CoyleDown0-1111Derry3Martin FitzgeraldKildare2-410DerryDeclan CoulterArmagh1-710MeathJonathan O'NeillWicklow0-1010MayoDarragh O'ConnellKerry0-1010Kildare7Billy WhiteKildare1-69WicklowNicky HoranMeath1-69ArmaghPeter DurninMeath1-69Armagh10Andy O'BrienWicklow2-28DerryCathal FreemanMayo2-28KildareJonathan O'NeillWicklow1-58KerryJonathan O'NeillWicklow0-88DerryBilly WhiteKildare0-88MayoGareth JohnsonDown0-88Armagh See also Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 Awards External links 2011 Christy Ring Cup fixtures and results 75% Christy Ring Cup Category:Christy Ring Cup