1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 27 April 1952 and ended on 7 September 1952.

Tipperary were the defending champions and were on course for a record-equalling fourth successive All-Ireland, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Cork won the title following a 2–14 to 0–7 defeat of Dublin in the final.

Teams

Team summaries

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Top scorers in a single game

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 17 points
• Tipperary 8–10 – 3–8 Waterford (<small>Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952</small>)
• Most goals in a match: 11
• Tipperary 8–10 – 3–8 Waterford (<small>Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952</small>)
• Most points in a match: 21
• Cork 2–14 – 0–7 Dublin (<small>All-Ireland final, 7 September 1952</small>)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 8
• Tipperary 8–10 – 3–8 Waterford (<small>Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952</small>)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
• Kilkenny 5–1 – 4–7 Wexford (<small>Leinster semi-final, 8 June 1952</small>)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 10
• Offaly 2–8 – 3–8 Kilkenny (<small>Leinster quarter-final, 4 May 1952</small>)
• Waterford 3–8 – 8–10 Tipperary (<small>Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952</small>)

Miscellaneous

• Tipperary's 8–10 to 3–8 Munster semi-final defeat of Waterford was their 16th consecutive championship game without defeat. This 16-game unbeaten streak, which included 15 wins and one draw, was a record which stood until 9 August 2009 when Kilkenny recorded their 17th successive championship victory.

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007).
• Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
• Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

External links

• 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results

References