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1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
year	1952
dates	27 April – 7 September 1952
teams	13
munster	Cork
leinster	Dublin
matches	13
team	Cork
titles	17th
captain	Paddy Barry
team2	Dublin
captain2	Jim Prior
totalgoals	83 (6.3 per game)
totalpoints	166 (12.7 per game)
topscorer	Christy Ring (1–15)
Liam Dowling (5–3)
previous	1951
next	1953

Liam Dowling (5–3) 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
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	1951	[1951](1951-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1951–52
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

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam Dowling	Cork	5-03	18	4	4.50
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
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
Josie Hartnett	Cork	3-02	11	4	2.75
6	Ted Kelly	Dublin	3-01	10	1	10.00
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
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).

References

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

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