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1953 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
13

Captain
  
Christy Ring

Captain
  
Mickey Burke

Winning team
  
Cork (18th win)

Losing team
  
Galway

Dates
  
3 May 1953 - 7 September 1953

The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953.

Contents

Cork were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3-3 to 0-8 defeat of Galway in the final.

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 34 points
  • Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
  • Most goals in a match: 11
  • Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
  • Most points in a match: 21
  • Cork 3-10 - 1-11 Tipperary (Munster final, 26 July 1953)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 10
  • Clare 10-8 - 1-1 Limerick (Munster quarter-final, 14 June 1953)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
  • Clare 4-2 - 2-11 Cork (Munster semi-final, 28 June 1953)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 11
  • Tipperary 1-11 - 3-10 Cork (Munster final, 26 July 1953)

    • Miscellaneous

  • Clare's 10-8 to 1-1 defeat of Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was a record-breaking game. It was Clare's first championship defeat of their near rivals since 1914. The 34-point winning margin remains a record between these two teams. Jimmy Smyth of Clare scored a Munster championship record of 6-4 against Limerick.

    • References

    1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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