# 2023 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The draws for the group stage pairings took place on 3 February 2023. The championship ran from 4 August to 28 October 2023.
Na Piarsaigh entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 28 October 2023 at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Na Piarsaigh and Patrickswell, in what was their third meeting overall in the final and a first final meeting in four years. Na Piarsaigh won the match by 1-20 to 0-19 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a second title in succession. Patrickswell's Aaron Gillane was the championship's top scorer with 7-52.
As champions of Limerick, Na Piarsaigh progressed to the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship where they lost in the semi-final to Ballygunner of Waterford.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Monaleen

### From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Blackrock

## Group 1
### Group 1 table

Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegated
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Na Piarsaigh | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 82 | 42 | 8 |
| Kilmallock | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 86 | 27 | 8 |
| Doon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 118 | -23 | 6 |
| Patrickswell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 97 | 20 | 6 |
| Ahane | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 91 | 109 | -18 | 2 |
| Kildimo-Pallaskenry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 124 | -38 | 0 |

### Group 1 results
## Group 2
### Group 2 table

Promoted, quarter-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegated
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Mungret/St. Paul's | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 88 | 37 | 9 |
| Ballybrown | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 134 | 106 | 28 | 7 |
| Adare | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 90 | 26 | 7 |
| Monaleen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 104 | -5 | 4 |
| South Liberties | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 154 | -50 | 2 |
| Garryspillane | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 99 | 135 | -36 | 1 |

### Group 2 results
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Aaron Gillane | Patrickswell | 7-52 | 73 | 8 | 9.12 |
| 2 | Adam English | Doon | 2-59 | 65 | 7 | 9.28 |
| 3 | Ronan Lynch | Na Piarsaigh | 1-56 | 59 | 7 | 8.42 |
| 4 | Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 1-45 | 48 | 5 | 9.60 |
| 5 | Willie Griffin | Adare | 5-27 | 42 | 5 | 8.40 |
| 5 | Shaun Barry | Kildimo/Pallaskenry | 3-33 | 42 | 5 | 8.40 |
| 7 | Liam Lynch | Mungret/St Paul's | 1-38 | 41 | 6 | 6.83 |
| 8 | Andy Cliffe | Ballybrown | 2-31 | 37 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 9 | Micheál Houlihan | Kilmallock | 0-35 | 35 | 6 | 5.83 |
| 10 | John Fitzgibbon | Adare | 2-26 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |

#### Single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Aaron Gillane | Patrickswell | 1-12 | 15 | Kilmallock |
| 1 | Liam Lynch | Mungret/St Paul's | 1-12 | 15 | Ballybrown |
| 3 | Willie Griffin | Adare | 3-05 | 14 | Garryspillane |
| 3 | Shaun Barry | Kildimo/Pallaskenry | 2-08 | 14 | Ahane |
| 3 | Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 1-11 | 14 | Patrickswell |
| 6 | Aaron Gillane | Patrickswell | 1-10 | 13 | Kilmallock |
| 6 | Adam English | Doon | 0-13 | 13 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 8 | Josh Adams | Ballybrown | 3-03 | 12 | South Liberties |
| 8 | Willie Griffin | Adare | 1-09 | 12 | Ballybrown |
| 8 | Adam English | Doon | 0-12 | 12 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 8 | Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 0-12 | 12 | Kildimo/Pallaskenry |