The 1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 30 April 1950 and ended on 3 September 1950.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 1âÂÂ9 to 1âÂÂ8 defeat of Kilkenny.
Team changes
To championship
Promoted from the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
From championship
Relegated to the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
Teams
Team summaries
Provincial championships
First round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
In a single game
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 17 points
- Wexford 3âÂÂ9 â 0âÂÂ1 Meath (<small>Leinster first round, 30 April 1950</small>)
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Laois 1âÂÂ6 â 7âÂÂ2 Wexford (<small>Leinster semi-final, 11 June 1950</small>)
- Most points in a match: 29
- Tipperary 2âÂÂ17 â 3âÂÂ11 Cork (<small>Munster final, 23 July 1950</small>)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Wexford 7âÂÂ2 â 1âÂÂ6 Laois (<small>Leinster semi-final, 11 June 1950</small>)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Westmeath 3âÂÂ2 â 3âÂÂ3 Offaly (<small>Leinster first round, 30 April 1950</small>)
- Clare 3âÂÂ7 â 2âÂÂ13 Tipperary (<small>Munster semi-final, 9 July 1950</small>)
- Cork 3âÂÂ11 â 2âÂÂ17 Tipperary (<small>Munster final, 23 July 1950</small>)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 11
- Wexford 2âÂÂ11 â 3âÂÂ11 Kilkenny (<small>Leinster final, 16 July 1950</small>)
- Cork 3âÂÂ11 â 2âÂÂ17 Tipperary (<small>Munster final, 23 July 1950</small>)
Miscellaneous
- For the first time since 1942 there were no representatives from Ulster in the All-Ireland series.
See also
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Sweeney, ÃÂamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).
External links
References