1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	27 April - 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
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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
Team	Colours	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

First round

Westmeath v Laois

27 April 1952 First round	Westmeath	3-07 - 4-06	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	J McGrath 1-2, J Daly 1-1, E Lenihan 1-0, E Daly 0-2, J Aylward 0-1, P Bolger 0-1.		Lalor 3-2, Kelly 1-0, H Gray 0-3, Maher 0-1.	Referee: P Connell (Offaly)

Meath v Dublin

4 May 1952 First round	Meath	2-01 - 6-08	Dublin	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	M Linehan 1-1, M Kane 1-0.		J Prior 2-2, J Finnan 2-0, T Herbert 1-2, M Williams 1-0, M Wilson 0-3, G Kelly 0-1.	Referee: J Phelan

Offaly v Kilkenny

4 May 1952 First round	Offaly	2-08 - 3-08	Kilkenny	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	P Bermingham 1-2, D Gorgan 1-0, Mitchell 0-3, W Nevin 0-2, T Errity 0-1.		J Langton 1-3, S Clohessy 1-1, O'Neill 1-0, S Downey 0-2, J Sutton 0-1, P Long 0-1.	Referee: J Conroy

Semi-finals

Wexford v Kilkenny

8 June 1952 Semi-final	Wexford	4-07 - 5-01	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Cummins 3-0, T Russell 1-1, T Flood 0-3, D Ahearne 0-1, Padge Kehoe 0-2.		J Cashin 2-0, W Walsh 1-1, PJ Garvan 1-0, S Downey 1-0.	Attendance: 26,100 Referee: P Connell (Offaly)

Dublin v Laois

15 June 1952 Semi-final	Dublin	5-10 - 3-06	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T Herbert 2-1, J Maher 2-1, J Finnan 1-2, G Kelly 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, M Wilson 0-1, N Allen 0-1.		H Gray 1-1, J Styles 1-0, P Lalor 1-0, W Dargan 0-3, B Bohane 0-2.	Referee: P Connell (Offaly)

Final

Wexford v Dublin

6 July 1952 Final	Wexford	3-06 - 7-02	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Rackard 2-4, N Wheeler 0-1, T Flood 1-1,		T Kelly 3-1, A O'Brien 2-0, T Herbert 1-0, J Finnan 1-0, C Murphy 0-1.	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: P Connell (Offaly)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Waterford v Clare

1 June 1952 First round	Waterford	3-04 - 3-04	Clare	Walsh Park, Waterford
	McHugh 2-0, Queally 1-0, J Fives 0-1, M Flannelly 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, M Fives 0-1.		N Jordan 2-0, Carroll 1-0, J Smyth 0-3, Nugent 0-1.	Referee: C Murphy (Cork)

Waterford v Clare

8 June 1952 First round replay	Waterford	3-07 - 2-04	Clare	Thurles Sportsfield
	J Fives 1-2, Carew 1-1, McHugh 1-0, P Grimes 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, M Fives 0-1, Healy 0-1.		McAllister 1-1, N Jordan 1-0, Daly 0-1, Leahy 0-1, J Smyth 0-1.	Attendance: 7,347 Referee: T Semple (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Cork v Limerick

22 June 1952 Semi-final	Cork	6-06 - 2-04	Limerick	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	J Hartnett 2-2, L Dowling 2-0, C Ring 1-1, T Furlong 1-0, P Barry 0-1, M Fouhy 0-1, J Twomey 0-1,		D Kelly 1-0, W Dooley 1-0, R Leonard 0-1, D Stokes 0-1, EJ Fitzgibbon 0-1, T Long 0-1.	Attendance: 14,720 Referee: S Vaughan (Waterford)

Tipperary v Waterford

29 June 1952 Semi-final	Tipperary	8-10 - 3-08	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	S Bannon 2-2, P Kenny 2-1, S Maher 2-0, M Ryan 1-1, J Ryan 1-1, N Ryan 0-2, Stakelum 0-2.		P Grimes 2-0, M Healy 1-2, J Fives 0-3, M Fives 0-2, W Mulcahy 0-1.	Attendance: 16,604 Referee: C Murphy (Cork)

Final

Cork v Tipperary

13 July 1952 Final	Cork	1-11 - 2-06	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	L Dowling 1-3, C Ring 0-5, P Barry 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.		P Kenny 1-2, S Bannon 1-0, P Stakelum 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, G Doyle 0-1.	Attendance: 43,236 Referee: S Vaughan (Waterford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Cork v Galway

27 July 1952 Semi-final	Cork	1-05 – 0-06	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J Hartnett 1-0, C Ring 0-3, J Towmey 0-1, G Murphy 0-1,		J Sammon 0-2, J Killeen 0-2, H Gordon 0-1, P Nolan 0-1.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: M Hogan (Tipperary)

Final

Cork v Dublin

7 September 1952 Final	Cork	2-14 – 0-07	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	L Dowling 2-0, C Ring 0-6, P Barry 0-3, J Twomey 0-2, WJ Daly 0-2, W Griffin 0-1.		C Murphy 0-2, G Kelly 0-2, N Allen 0-2, R McCarthy 0-1.	Attendance: 64,332 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam Dowling	Cork	5-03	18	4	4.50
1	Christy Ring	Cork	1-15	18	4	4.50
2	Tony Herbert	Dublin	4-03	15	4	3.75
3	Paddy Lalor	Laois	4-02	14	2	7.00
3	Jack Finnan	Dublin	4-02	14	4	3.50
4	Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	3-03	12	2	6.00
5	Séamus Bannon	Tipperary	3-02	11	2	5.50
5	Josie Hartnett	Cork	3-02	11	4	2.75
6	Ted Kelly	Dublin	3-01	10	1	10.00
6	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	2-04	10	1	10.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paddy Lalor	Laois	3-02	11	Westmeath
2	Ted Kelly	Dublin	3-01	10	Wexford
2	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	2-04	10	Dublin
3	John Cummins	Wexford	3-00	9	Kilkenny
4	Jim Prior	Dublin	2-02	8	Meath
	Josie Hartnett	Cork	2-02	8	Limerick
	Séamus Bannon	Tipperary	2-02	8	Cork
5	Tony Herbert	Dublin	2-01	7	Laois
	J. Maher	Dublin	2-01	7	Laois
	Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	2-01	7	Waterford

Scoring

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

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

"As Kilkenny aim for a historic five-in-a-row, the records show how hard it is to keep winning". Irish Independent. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Pre-1923

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Beginning of
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Associated competitions

Leinster SHC
Munster SHC
Joe McDonagh Cup
Connacht SHC (formerly)
Ulster SHC (formerly)
Christy Ring Cup (formerly)
Minor Championship (final formerly held on same day)

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