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 Warwickshire550014-958-53+6010
2 Leitrim53028-7910-63+106
3 Sligo530215-657-74+156
4
Lancashire
52033-877-74+14
5
Cavan
51046-705-109-362
6
Fermanagh
510410-6719-90-502

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
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotal
1Ronan CrowleyLancashire2-5157
2Liam WatsonWarwickshire5-2540
3Seán CorriganFermanagh4-2739
4Cormac BehanSligo4-2234
5Pádraig O'DonnellLeitirm3-1928
6Joe McHughSligo3-0918
7Clement CunniffeLeitirm0-1616
8Diarmuid CahillCavan0-1515
9Shea CurranFermanagh2-0713
10Kevin GilmartinSligo3-0312
10Keith RaymondSligo0-1212

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Ronan CrowleyLancashire2-1420Fermanagh
1Ronan CrowleyLancashire0-2020Cavan
3Seán CorriganFermanagh3-0817Leitrim
4Liam WatsonWarwickshire3-0716Fermanagh
4Cormac BehanSligo2-0814Fermanagh
6Pádraig O'DonnellLeitrim2-0713Fermanagh
6Liam WatsonWarwickshire2-0713Cavan
6Ronan CrowleyLancashire0-1313Sligo
9Cormac BehanSligo0-1111Cavan
10Kevin GilmartinSligo3-0110Lancashire