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1952 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
13

Captain
  
Paddy Barry

Captain
  
Jim Prior

Winning team
  
Cork (17th win)

Losing team
  
Dublin

Dates
  
27 April 1952 - 7 September 1952

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.

Contents

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.

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.

    • References

    1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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