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1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953.

Cork were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3–3 to 0–8 defeat of Galway in the final.

Teams

Team summaries

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 34 points
  • Clare 10–8 – 1–1 Limerick (<small>Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953</small>)
  • Most goals in a match: 11
  • Clare 10–8 – 1–1 Limerick (<small>Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953</small>)
  • Most points in a match: 21
  • Cork 3–10 – 1–11 Tipperary (<small>Munster final, 26 July 1953</small>)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 10
  • Clare 10–8 – 1–1 Limerick (<small>Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953</small>)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
  • Clare 4–2 – 2–11 Cork (<small>Munster semi-final, 28 June 1953</small>)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 11
  • Tipperary 1–11 – 3–10 Cork (<small>Munster final, 26 July 1953</small>)

Miscellaneous

  • Clare's 10–8 to 1–1 defeat of Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was a record-breaking game. It was Clare's first championship defeat of their near rivals since 1914. The 34-point winning margin remains a record between these two teams. Jimmy Smyth of Clare scored a Munster championship record of 6–4 against Limerick.

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).

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References