The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

championship since its establishment by the

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in 1887. The championship began on 27 April 1952 and ended on 7 September 1952.

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were the defending champions and were on course for a record-equalling fourth successive All-Ireland, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship.

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won the title following a 2-14 to 0-7 defeat of

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in the

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Teams

Team summaries

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

First round Semi-finals Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

First round Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

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 (''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

{{Hurling All-Irelands

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