title: 2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
text: # 2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
  
  The 2011 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 81st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 9 April 2011 and ended on 4 September 2011.
  
  Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Waterford in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  
  On 4 September 2011, Galway won the championship after a 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. This was their 9th championship title overall and their first title since 2009.
  
  Armagh's Mattie Lennon was the championship's top scorer with 4-25.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  Preliminary round
  
  First round
  
  Second round
  
  Third round
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Munster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Playoffs
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  First round
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-final
  
  Final
  
  ### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Top scorers overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 4-25 | 37 | 3 | 12.33 |
  | 2 | Shane Farren | Derry | 2-24 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
  | 3 | Shane Moloney | Galway | 2-23 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
  | 3 | Kevin Kelly | Kilkenny | 2-23 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
  | 5 | Jake Dillon | Wexford | 0-28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
  | 6 | Stephen Maher | Laois | 1-23 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
  | 6 | Aonghus Clarke | Laois | 1-23 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
  | 6 | Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 0-26 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
  | 6 | Liam McGrath | Tipperary | 0-26 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
  | 10 | Rob O'Shea | Cork | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
  
  **Top scorers in a single game**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 2-10 | 16 | Fermanagh |
  | 2 | Cormac Costello | Dublin | 4-02 | 14 | Waterford |
  | 2 | Shane Farren | Derry | 1-11 | 14 | Down |
  | 4 | Jack Guiney | Wexford | 2-07 | 13 | Offaly |
  | 4 | Kevin Kelly | Kilkenny | 1-10 | 13 | Wexford |
  | 4 | Stephen Maher | Laois | 1-10 | 13 | Meath |
  | 4 | Rob O'Shea | Cork | 0-13 | 13 | Kerry |
  | 8 | Shane Farren | Derry | 1-09 | 12 | Tyrone |
  | 8 | Mattie Lennon | Armagh | 1-09 | 12 | Cavan |
  | 8 | Shane Moloney | Galway | 1-09 | 12 | Dublin |
  