2002 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
# 2002 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 2002 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

O'Loughlin Gaels were the defending champions.

On 27 October 2002, Young Irelands won the title after a 3–14 to 1–15 defeat of Dunnamaggin in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their second championship title overall and their first title in six championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.

## Team changes

### To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

* Mullinavat

### From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

* John Locke's

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 5-19 | 34 | 3 | 11.33 |
| 2 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-29 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| 3 | Ken O'Shea | Dunnamaggin | 6-06 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |

**Single game**

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-13 | 16 | Fenians |
| 2 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 3-04 | 13 | Graigue-Ballycallan |
| 2 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 2-07 | 13 | Dunnamaggin |
| 3 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-11 | 11 | Mullinavat |
| 3 | Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-11 | 11 | Glenmore |
| 4 | James Murray | James Stephens | 0-10 | 10 | Young Irelands |
| 4 | Colin Herity | Dunnamaggin | 0-10 | 10 | Fenians |
| 5 | James Murray | James Stephens | 1-06 | 9 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 6 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 0-08 | 8 | James Stephens |
| 7 | Ken O'Shea | Dunnamaggin | 2-01 | 7 | Fenians |
| 7 | Ken O'Shea | Dunnamaggin | 2-01 | 7 | Fenians |
| 7 | Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-07 | 7 | Young Irelands |
| 7 | Kevin Power | Fenians | 0-07 | 7 | Dunnamaggin |
| 7 | Colin Herity | Dunnamaggin | 0-07 | 7 | Young Irelands |

### Miscellaneous

* The final was originally scheduled for 20 October 2002, however, a waterlogged Nowlan Park resulted in a postponement.
