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1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
year	1950
dates	30 April – 3 September 1950
teams	13
munster	Tipperary
leinster	Kilkenny
matches	12
team	Tipperary
titles	15th
captain	Seán Kenny
team2	Kilkenny
captain2	Mick Kenny
totalgoals	55 (4.5 per game)
totalpoints	177 (14.75 per game)
topscorer	Jimmy Kennedy (4–23)
previous	1949
next	1951

The 1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 30 April 1950 and ended on 3 September 1950.

Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 1–9 to 1–8 defeat of Kilkenny.

Team changes

To championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

None

From championship

Relegated to the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

Antrim

Teams

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success	All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue	1914	[1932](1932-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1945–46
Cork	Red and white	[1946](1946-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship)	[1947](1947-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1947–48
Dublin	Navy and blue	1938	[1948](1948-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-leinster-senior-hurling-championship)	1938–39
Galway	Maroon and white	1923	[1922](1922-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-connacht-senior-hurling-championship)	1930–31
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1947	[1947](1947-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-leinster-senior-hurling-championship)	1932–33
Laois	Blue and white	1915	[1949](1949-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-leinster-senior-hurling-championship)
Limerick	Green and white	1940	[1940](1940-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1946–47
Meath	Green and gold
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1949	[1949](1949-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1949–50
Waterford	Blue and white	1948	[1948](1948-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1910	[1918](1918-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-leinster-senior-hurling-championship)

Provincial championships

[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First round

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	4–23	35	5	7.00
2	Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	6-06	24	5	4.80
3	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	5-07	22	3	7.33
4	Jim Langton	Kilkenny	2–12	18	3	6.00
5	Tim Flood	Wexford	4-03	15	4	3.75
6	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	2-06	12	3	4.00
7	Mick Ryan	Tipperary	1-08	11	5	2.20
8	Jimmy Smyth	Clare	2-03	9	1	9.00
Christy Ring	Cork	1-06	9	2	4.50
9	John McGrath	Westmeath	2-02	8	1	8.00
Jimmy Heffernan	Kilkenny	1-08	8	3	2.66

;In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	3-06	15	Limerick
2	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	2-05	11	Offaly
3	Jimmy Kennedy	Tipperary	0–10	10	Cork
4	Tim Flood	Wexford	3-00	9	Laois
Jimmy Smyth	Clare	2-03	9	Tipperary
5	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	2-02	8	Kilkenny
John McGrath	Westmeath	2-02	8	Offaly
Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	2-02	8	Cork
6	Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	2-01	7	Galway
Jim Langton	Kilkenny	1-04	7	Wexford
Christy Ring	Cork	1-04	7	Tipperary

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 17 points
- Wexford 3–9 – 0–1 Meath (Leinster first round, 30 April 1950)
Most goals in a match: 8
- Laois 1–6 – 7–2 Wexford (Leinster semi-final, 11 June 1950)
Most points in a match: 29
- Tipperary 2–17 – 3–11 Cork (Munster final, 23 July 1950)
Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Wexford 7–2 – 1–6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 11 June 1950)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Westmeath 3–2 – 3–3 Offaly (Leinster first round, 30 April 1950)
- Clare 3–7 – 2–13 Tipperary (Munster semi-final, 9 July 1950)
- Cork 3–11 – 2–17 Tipperary (Munster final, 23 July 1950)
Most points scored by a losing team: 11
- Wexford 2–11 – 3–11 Kilkenny (Leinster final, 16 July 1950)
- Cork 3–11 – 2–17 Tipperary (Munster final, 23 July 1950)

Miscellaneous

For the first time since 1942 there were no representatives from Ulster in the All-Ireland series.

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

"Senior All Ireland Winning Teams". Premier View website.

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