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1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
year	1951
dates	6 May – 2 September 1951
teams	13
munster	Tipperary
leinster	Wexford
matches	13
team	Tipperary
titles	16th
captain	Jimmy Finn
team2	Wexford
captain2	Nicky Rackard
totalgoals	78 (6.0 per game)
totalpoints	201 (15.4 per game)
topscorer	Nicky Rackard (9–18)
previous	1950
next	1952

The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 6 May 1951 and ended on 2 September 1951.

Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 7–7 to 3–9 defeat of Wexford.

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)	1950–51
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1947	[1950](1950-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	1950	[1950](1950-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)

Results

[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First round

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

First round

Semi-finals

Final

[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]

Semi-final

Final

Main article: 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	9–18	45	6	7.50
2	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	3–13	22	6	3.66
3	Harry Gray	Laois	5-06	21	3	7.00
4	Paddy Kelly	Laois	6-01	19	3	6.33
5	Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	1–15	18	4	4.50
6	Tim Russell	Wexford	1–11	14	3	4.66
7	Séamus Bannon	Tipperary	3-04	13	4	3.25
8	Christy Ring	Wexford	1-08	11	2	5.50
9	Jack Cummins	Wexford	3-01	10	6	1.66
Jimmy Smyth	Clare	3-01	10	1	10.00
Jack Finnan	Dublin	3-01	10	2	5.00
Tim Ryan	Tipperary	3-01	10	4	2.50

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	3-02	11	Tipperary
2	Paddy Kelly	Laois	3-01	10	Kilkenny
Harry Gray	Laois	3-01	10	Wexford
Jimmy Smyth	Clare	3-01	10	Cork
Harry Gray	Laois	2-04	10	Kilkenny
Nicky Rackard	Wexford	2-04	10	Dublin
3	Paddy Kelly	Laois	3-00	9	Offaly
4	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	1-05	8	Meath
Tim Russell	Wexford	1-05	8	Galway
5	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	1-04	7	Laois
Christy Ring	Cork	1-04	7	Tipperary
Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	0-07	7	Wexford

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 22 points
- Dublin 6–10 – 0–6 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 6 May 1951)
Most goals in a match: 10
- Tipperary 7–7 – 3–9 Wexford (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1951)
Most points in a match: 20
- Tipperary 2–10 – 1–10 Waterford (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1951)
- Tipperary 2–11 – 2–9 Cork (Munster final, 30 July 1951)
- Wexford 3–11 – 2–9 Galway (All-Ireland semi-final, 30 July 1951)
Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Tipperary 7–7 – 3–9 Wexford (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1951)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Dublin 4–6 – 6–9 Wexford (Leinster semi-final, 17 June 1951)
- Laois 4–3 – 3–12 Wexford (Leinster final, 15 July 1951)
Most points scored by a losing team: 10
- Waterford 1–10 – 2–10 Tipperary (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1951)

Miscellaneous

Wexford win their first Leinster title since 1918. The team also qualify for their first All-Ireland decider since then.
A colour clash between Wexford and Tipperary in the All-Ireland final resulted in both sides wearing their provincial colours. Tipperary wore the blue of Munster while Wexford wore the green of Leinster.
Tipperary win their 16th All-Ireland title and join Cork as joint leaders on the all-time roll of honour.

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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