The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup is the third edition of the Lory Meagher Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by eight GAA county teams ranked 29–36 in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
The winners of the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup, Donegal were promoted to the 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup.
Format The tournament had a double elimination format - each team played at least two games before being knocked out. The eight teams played four Round 1 matches. The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A. The losers in Round 1 went into Round 2B. There were two Round 2A matches. The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semifinals. The losers in Round 2A went into the quarter-finals. There were two Round 2B matches. The winners in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals. The losers in Round 2B were eliminated. There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners. The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semifinals. The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated. There were two semifinal matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final. The losers of the semifinals were eliminated. The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2011.
Team changes
To Championship Relegated from the Nicky Rackard Cup
Tyrone
From Championship Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup
None
Teams CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2010 ChampionshipAppearance Cavan———Quarter-finals3rd Donegal—1932—Runners-up3rd Fermanagh———Semi-finals3rd Leitrim———Semi-finals3rd Longford2010——Champions3rd South Down———Round 23rd Tyrone2009——Round 2 (Nicky Rackard Cup)2nd Warwickshire———Quarter-finals3rd
Bracket
Round 1
Round 2
Round 2A
Round 2B
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
Statistics
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Niall CampbellDonegal0-323248.002Liam MorganSouth Down0-252546.253Enda McDermottDonegal5-62145.25Michael LaneLeitrim2-1521210.505Aidan KellyTyrone0-191944.75
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Michael LaneLeitrim2-915Warwickshire2Niall CampbellDonegal0-1111South Down3Kevin CoddWarwickshire1-710DonegalLiam MorganSouth Down0-1010Longford5Enda McDermottDonegal2-39WarwickshireCiaran MatthewsonDonegal2-39Tyrone7Enda McDermottDonegal2-28FermanaghMickey McCannDonegal1-58FermanaghNiall CampbellDonegal0-88WarwickshireEoin DonnellanLongford0-88South Down
Scoring events Widest winning margin: 29 points South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) Most goals in a match: 6 Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire (Round 2B) Most points in a match: 33 South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) Most goals by one team in a match: 4 South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) Tyrone 4-17 - 2-12 Longford (Round 1) Warwickshire 4-11 - 2-11 Leitrim (Round 2B) Warwickshire 4-08 - 1-10 Fermanagh (Quarter-final) Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire (Round 2B) Fermanagh 2-08 - 3-18 Donegal (Round 2A) Most points scored by a losing team: 14 Longford 1-14 - 2-14 South Down (Quarter-final) Most points by one team in a match: 25 South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) Highest aggregate score: 47 points Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) Lowest aggregate score: 32 points Tyrone 2-14 - 1-09 South Down (Round 2)
Miscellaneous
Donegal win their 1st championship in 8 years, last winning the 2003 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship
See also
2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 2011 Christy Ring Cup 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup