1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 27 April 1952 - 7 September 1952
Teams 13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Cork (17th win)
Captain Paddy Barry
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Dublin
Captain Jim Prior
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Dublin
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 13
Goals total 83 (6.3 per game)
Points total 166 (12.7 per game)
Top Scorer Christy Ring (1-15)
Liam Dowling (5-3)
All-Star Team See here
1951
1953

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

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Clare Saffron and blue 1914 1932 1945-46
Cork Red and white 1946 1947 1947-48
Dublin Navy and blue 1938 1948 1938-39
Galway Maroon and white 1923 1922 1950-51
Kilkenny Black and amber 1947 1950 1932-33
Laois Blue and white 1915 1949
Limerick Green and white 1940 1940 1946-47
Meath Green and gold
Offaly Green, white and gold
Tipperary Blue and gold 1951 1951 1951-52
Waterford Blue and white 1948 1948
Westmeath Maroon and white
Wexford Purple and gold 1910 1918

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship statistics

Scoring

Miscellaneous

Sources

External links

References

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