The 2021 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the group stage pairings took place on 15 July 2021. The championship ran from 30 July to 19 September 2021.
Kilmoyley entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 19 September 2021 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kilmoyley and St Brendan's, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first final meeting in six years. Kilmoyley won the match by 1–14 to 1–11 to claim a record-breaking 26th championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Cian Hussey was the championship's top scorer with 1-48.
Team changes To championship
Promoted from the Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship Dr Crokes
Group 1 Group 1 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCauseway22004829194St Brendan's21013650-142Ballyduff20023742-50
Group 1 results
Group 2 Group 2 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffKilmoyley22006136254Lixnaw21013237-52Ballyheigue20023050-200
Group 2 results
Group 3 Group 3 table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCrotta O'Neill's21104621253Abbeydorney2110323113Dr Crokes20022450-260
Group 3 results
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Cian HusseySt Brendan's1-4851510.202Daniel CollinsKilmoyley1-3841410.253Shane ConwayLixnaw0-353548.754Pádraig BoyleBallyduff0-2323211.50Shane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-232337.666Billy LyonsCauseway1-182137.007Fionán MackessySt Brendan's2-131953.80Keith O'ConnorAbbeydorney0-191936.339Nathan GuerinBallyheigue1-151829.0010Mark HeffernanDr Crokes0-141427.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Cian HusseySt Brendan's1-1316Crotta O'Neill's2Daniel CollinsKilmoyley1-1114BallyheiguePádraig BoyleBallyduff0-1414St Brendan'sCian HusseySt Brendan's0-1414Ballyduff5Daniel CollinsKilmoyley0-1212LixnawShane ConwayLixnaw0-1212Kilmoyley7Mark HeffernanDr Crokes0-1111Abbeydorney8Nathan GuerinBallyheigue1-0710LixnawShane NolanCrotta O'Neill's0-1010St Brendan's10Shane ConwayLixnaw0-099BallyheiguePádraig BoyleBallyduff0-099CausewayDaniel CollinsKilmoyley0-099LixnawBilly LyonsCauseway0-099Ballyduff
Miscellaneous
Dr Crokes make their first appearance at senior level.
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