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1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 April 1962 and ended on 2 September 1962.

Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained the championship after defeating Wexford by 3–10 to 2–11 in the All-Ireland final.

Teams

A total of twelve teams contested the championship.

Team summaries

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 20 points
  • Tipperary 5–14 – 2–3 Waterford (<small>Munster final, 5 August 1962</small>)
  • Most goals in a match: 8
  • Laois 4–5 – 4–3 Westmeath (<small>Leinster quarter-final, 19 April 1962</small>)
  • Wexford 5–14 – 3–6 Laois (<small>Leinster semi-final, 8 July 1962</small>)
  • Most points in a match: 26
  • Kilkenny 4–16 – 1–10 Dublin (<small>Leinster semi-final, 1 July 1962</small>)
  • Cork 1–16 – 4–10 Waterford (<small>Munster semi-final, 8 July 1962</small>)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Laois 5–8 – 2–1 Offaly (<small>Leinster first round, 15 April 1962</small>)
  • Wexford 5–14 – 3–6 Laois (<small>Leinster semi-final, 8 July 1962</small>)
  • Tipperary 5–13 – 2–4 Limerick (<small>Munster semi-final replay, 22 August 1962</small>)
  • Tipperary 5–14 – 2–3 Waterford (<small>Munster final, 5 August 1962</small>)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
  • Westmeath 4–3 – 4–5 Laois (<small>Leinster quarter-final, 29 April 1962</small>)

Miscellaneous

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on Telefís Éireann. Commentary was provided by Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin in English and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh in Irish.

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, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

References