2017 Lory Meagher Cup
The 2017 Lory Meagher Cup was the ninth staging of the Lory Meagher Cup hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009. It is the fourth tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.
Cavan returned to senior inter-county hurling in 2017 by entering The Lory Meagher Cup. They had disbanded midway through the 2011 season.
The participating teams were
Britain : Lancashire and Warwickshire
Connacht : Leitrim and Sligo
Ulster : Cavan and Fermanagh
Louth, the 2016 champions, play in the Nicky Rackard Cup having won promotion.Table
Table
| Team | | | | | | | | |
1 | Warwickshire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14-95 | 8-53 | +60 | 10 |
2 | Leitrim | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-79 | 10-63 | +10 | 6 |
3 | Sligo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15-65 | 7-74 | +15 | 6 |
4 | Lancashire | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-87 | 7-74 | +1 | 4 |
5 | Cavan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-70 | 5-109 | -36 | 2 |
6 | Fermanagh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-67 | 19-90 | -50 | 2 |
Leitrim are ranked above Sligo due to their superior head to head record.Round 1
Matches
Round 2
Matches
Round 3
Matches
Round 4
Matches
Round 5
Matches
Final
The winners of the Lory Meagher Cup are automatically promoted to the 2018 Nicky Rackard Cup.Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total |
1 | Ronan Crowley | Lancashire | 2-51 | 57 |
2 | Liam Watson | Warwickshire | 5-25 | 40 |
3 | Seán Corrigan | Fermanagh | 4-27 | 39 |
4 | Cormac Behan | Sligo | 4-22 | 34 |
5 | Pádraig O'Donnell | Leitirm | 3-19 | 28 |
6 | Joe McHugh | Sligo | 3-09 | 18 |
7 | Clement Cunniffe | Leitirm | 0-16 | 16 |
8 | Diarmuid Cahill | Cavan | 0-15 | 15 |
9 | Shea Curran | Fermanagh | 2-07 | 13 |
10 | Kevin Gilmartin | Sligo | 3-03 | 12 |
10 | Keith Raymond | Sligo | 0-12 | 12 |
;Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
1 | Ronan Crowley | Lancashire | 2-14 | 20 | Fermanagh |
1 | Ronan Crowley | Lancashire | 0-20 | 20 | Cavan |
3 | Seán Corrigan | Fermanagh | 3-08 | 17 | Leitrim |
4 | Liam Watson | Warwickshire | 3-07 | 16 | Fermanagh |
4 | Cormac Behan | Sligo | 2-08 | 14 | Fermanagh |
6 | Pádraig O'Donnell | Leitrim | 2-07 | 13 | Fermanagh |
6 | Liam Watson | Warwickshire | 2-07 | 13 | Cavan |
6 | Ronan Crowley | Lancashire | 0-13 | 13 | Sligo |
9 | Cormac Behan | Sligo | 0-11 | 11 | Cavan |
10 | Kevin Gilmartin | Sligo | 3-01 | 10 | Lancashire |