2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship


The 2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 81st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 9 April 2011 and ended on 4 September 2011.
Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Waterford in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
On 4 September 2011, Galway won the championship after a 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. This was their 9th championship title overall and their first title since 2009.
Armagh's Mattie Lennon was the championship's top scorer with 4-25.

Results

[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]

Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Third round
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Final

[Ulster Minor Hurling Championship]

First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Final

[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Mattie LennonArmagh4-2537312.33
2Shane FarrenDerry2-243047.50
3Shane MaloneyGalway2-232939.66
3Kevin KellyKilkenny2-232947.25
4Jake DillonWexford0-282847.00
5Stephen MaherLaois1-232638.66
5Aonghus ClarkeLaois1-232655.20
5Cathal O'ConnellClare0-262646.50
5Liam McGrathTipperary0-262638.66
6Rob O'SheaCork0-252538.33

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Mattie LennonArmagh2-1016Fermanagh
2Cormac CostelloDublin4-0214Waterford
2Shane FarrenDerry1-1114Down
3Jack GuineyWexford2-0713Offaly
3Kevin KellyKilkenny1-1013Wexford
3Stephen MaherLaois1-1013Meath
3Rob O'SheaCork0-1313Kerry
4Shane FarrenDerry1-0912Tyrone
4Mattie LennonArmagh1-0912Cavan
4Shane MaloneyGalway1-0912Dublin