1951 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams 13 Captain Jimmy Finn Captain Nicky Rackard		Winning team Tipperary (16th win) Losing team Wexford
Dates 6 May 1951 - 2 September 1951

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.

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.

References

1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia

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