An Ulster man could be the top scoring hurler in championship 2014.

After playing seven games so far this summer, Antrim's Paul Shiels has 1-64 to his name thanks to a run that has involved five games in Leinster, a qualifier loss to Offaly and an Ulster final win over Derry.

He is 20-points clear of Cork's Pat Horgan.

Antrim's PJ O'Connell (4-12) is the top scorer from play with Tipperary's Seamus Callanan (5-6) hot on his heels.

Callanan is the top goal scorer with five majors, with O'Connell, Conor McDonald (Wexford) and Derek McNicholas (Westmeath) on four each.

The highest individual scoring feat in the championship so far is Horgan's 2-11 against Clare and Callanan's 3-8 v Galway.

The highest average score belongs to Limerick's Shane Dowling with 13.5 points per game.

The senior hurling championship top scorers (Sunday 13 July)

Overall - championship hurling top scorer
Paul Shiels, Antrim 1-64 (67) 9.57avg
Pat Horgan, Cork 2-41 (47) 11.75avg
TJ Reid, Kilkenny 3-35 (44) 11.0avg
Ruairi Convery, Derry 2-34 (40) 10.0avg
Seamus Callanan, Tipperary 5-23 (38) 12.66avg
Stephen Maher, Laois 1-34 (37) 7.2avg
Conor Cooney, Galway 2-30 (36) 9.0avg
Eoin Kelly, London 1-31 (34) 8.5avg
Brian Carroll, Offaly 2-27 (33) 11.0avg
Paul Morris, Wexford 0-30 (30) 7.5avg

From play - championship hurling top scorer
PJ O'Connell, Antrim 4-12 (24)
Seamus Callanan, Tipperary 5-6 (21) 7.0avg
Paul Shiels, Antrim 1-17 (20) 2.85avg
Colin Fennelly, Kilkenny 2-12 (18) 4.5avg
Conor McDonald, Wexford 4-6 (18) 4.5avg
TJ Reid, Kilkenny 3-8 (17) 4.25avg
John McCusker, Down 1-14 (17) 5.66avg
Willie Hyland, Laois 0-16 (16) 3.2avg Tweet

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