| Dates | 18 July – 21 September 1997 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 11 | ||
| Sponsor | AIB | ||
| Champions |  Ballyheigue (4th title)Nicholas Roche (captain) John Sheehan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  CausewayMaurice Carroll (captain) Francie Dineen (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals scored | 32 (2.91 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 241 (21.91 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Maurcie Murnane (2-28) | ||
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The 1997 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship was the 96th staging of the Kerry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kerry County Board in 1889. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 February 1997. The championship ran from 18 July to 21 September 1997.
Ballyheigue were the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 21 September 1997 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Ballyheigue and Causeway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ballyheigue won the match by 0–13 to 0–05 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a second title in succession.[2][3]
Kilmoyley's Maurice Murnane was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.
- ^ "Club Titles - Kerry". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "The 1997 County Senior Hurling Final". Radio Kerry. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Ballyheigue can deliver". The Kerryman. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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