title: 2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
text: # 2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
  
  The 2011 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 29 May 2011 and ended on 27 August 2011.
  
  Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Clare who won the title following a 2-13 to 1-11 victory in the final.
  
  ## Team summaries
  
  | Team | Colours | Most recent success | Most recent success |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Colours | All-Ireland | Provincial |
  | Clare | Saffron and blue | | |
  | Cork | Red and white | 2009 | 2010 |
  | Galway | Maroon and white | 2002 | 2008 |
  | Kilkenny | Black and amber | 2010 | 2010 |
  | Limerick | Green and white | 1998 | 2008 |
  | Tipperary | Blue and gold | 2000 | 2002 |
  | Waterford | White and blue | | 2007 |
  | Wexford | Purple and gold | 2007 | 2007 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Niall Gilligan | Clare | 1-22 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
  | 2 | Daire Keane | Clare | 3-4 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
  | 2 | Padraig Hickey | Clare | 1-10 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
  
  **Single game**
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Eoin Murphy | Kilkenny | 1-7 | 10 | Wexford |
  | 2 | Stephen Power | Waterford | 1-6 | 9 | Limerick |
  | 2 | Kevin Keehan | Galway | 1-6 | 9 | Clare |
  | 4 | Niall Gilligan | Clare | 1-5 | 8 | Cork |
  | 4 | Niall Gilligan | Clare | 0-8 | 8 | Galway |
  | 6 | Denis O'Connor | Limerick | 1-4 | 7 | Waterford |
  | 6 | Padraig Hickey | Clare | 1-4 | 7 | Galway |
  | 8 | Niall Gilligan | Clare | 0-6 | 6 | Limerick |
  | 9 | Ger Shelly | Kilkenny | 1-2 | 5 | Wexford |
  | 9 | Phillip Ivors | Tipperary | 1-2 | 5 | Cork |
  | 9 | Michael O'Sullivan | Cork | 1-2 | 5 | Tipperary |
  | 9 | Tommy Quaid | Limerick | 1-2 | 5 | Waterford |
  | 9 | Daire Keane | Clare | 1-2 | 5 | Cork |
  | 9 | Ronan Keane | Clare | 1-2 | 5 | Limerick |
  | 9 | Daire Keane | Clare | 1-2 | 5 | Limerick |
  | 9 | Paul O'Flynn | Kilkenny | 1-2 | 5 | Clare |
  