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1964 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
year	1964
dates	10 May – 6 September 1964
teams	13
munster	Tipperary
leinster	Kilkenny
matches	12
poty	John Doyle
team	Tipperary
titles	20th
captain	Mick Murphy
team2	Kilkenny
captain2	Seán Buckley
topscorer	Jimmy Doyle (1–27)
previous	1963
next	1965

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1964 was the 78th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 5–13 to 2–8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Format

Munster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two first round games join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the second round.

Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the two winners of the first round. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the second round joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The champions of Munster and Leinster contest this game.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First Round

Second Round

Semi-Final

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-Final

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Final

Main article: 1964 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1–27	30	3	10.00
2	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	5–0	15	3	5.00
Tony Forrestal	Kilkenny	4–3	15	3	5.00
Pat Cronin	Clare	3–6	15	2	7.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Richie Browne	Cork	4–0	12	Galway
2	Tony Forrestal	Kilkenny	3–2	11	Wexford
3	Pat Cronin	Clare	2–4	10	Limerick
Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1–7	10	Clare
Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	0–10	10	Cork
Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	0–10	10	Kilkenny
7	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	3–0	9	Kilkenny
Philly Grimes	Waterford	2–3	9	Cork
Paddy Molloy	Offaly	1–6	9	Westmeath
10	Fran Whelan	Dublin	2–2	8	Carlow
Pat Harte	Cork	2–2	8	Waterford

Miscellaneous

Tipperary win their 20th All-Ireland title to become outright leaders on the all-time roll of honour for the first time since 1937.

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1969 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game
Peter Doolan	Cork	June 7	Galway	Munster quarter-final
Babs Keating	Tipperary	July 5	Clare	Munster semi-final

References

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).

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