title: 2000 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
text: # 2000 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
  
  The 2000 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 106th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 19 August 2000 and ended on 22 October 2000.
  
  Glenmore were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels at the semi-final stage.
  
  On 15 October 2000, Graigue-Ballycallan won the title after a 0–16 to 0–09 defeat of O'Loughlin Gaels in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their second championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.
  
  Nigel Skehan of the O'Loughlin Gaels club was the championship's top scorer with 2-23.
  
  ## Team changes
  
  ### To Championship
  
  Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
  
  * John Locke's
  
  ### From Championship
  
  Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
  
  * St. Martin's
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-23 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
  | 2 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-18 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
  | 3 | Rory Moore | Clara | 0-23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
  | 4 | Eoin Behan | Fenians | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
  | 5 | Dan O'Neill | Dicksboro | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
  | 6 | Denis Mullally | Glenmore | 0-16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
  | 7 | Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 2-09 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
  | 8 | Brian Young | Erin's Own | 3-02 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
  | 8 | Joe Murray | James Stephens | 2-05 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
  | 9 | John Hoyne | Graigue-Ballycallan | 2-04 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
  | 9 | Brian Dowling | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-07 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
  | 9 | Jimmy Coogan | Tullaroan | 0-10 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
  
  **Single game**
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-10 | 13 | Clara |
  | 2 | Dan O'Neill | Dicksboro | 0-11 | 11 | Glenmore |
  | 3 | Jimmy Coogan | Tullaroan | 0-10 | 10 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
  | 4 | John Hoyne | Graigue-Ballycallan | 2-03 | 9 | Erin's Own |
  | 4 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-06 | 9 | John Locke's |
  | 4 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-06 | 9 | Tullaroan |
  | 5 | Joe Murray | James Stephens | 2-02 | 8 | Clara |
  | 5 | Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 2-02 | 8 | Erin's Own |
  | 5 | Brian Young | Erin's Own | 2-02 | 8 | Graigue-Ballycallan |
  | 5 | John Power | John Locke's | 1-05 | 8 | Fenians |
  | 5 | Rory Moore | Clara | 0-08 | 8 | O'Loughlin Gaels |
  | 5 | Eoin Behan | Fenians | 0-08 | 8 | John Locke's |
  | 5 | Rory Moore | Clara | 0-08 | 8 | Fenians |
  
  ### Miscellaneous
  
  * O'Loughlin Gaels qualified for the final for the first time.
  