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.
Cork were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3–3 to 0–8 defeat of Galway in the final.
Teams Team summaries
TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueClareSaffron and blue191419321945–46CorkRed and white195219521952–53DublinNavy and blue193819521938–39GalwayMaroon and white192319221950–51KilkennyBlack and amber194719501932–33LaoisBlue and white19151949LimerickGreen and white194019401946–47MeathGreen and goldOffalyGreen, white and goldTipperaryBlue and gold195119511951–52WaterfordBlue and white19481948WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold19101951
Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy SmythClare7-0526213.00Jim LangtonKilkenny1–232655.202Christy RingCork2–142036.663Patrick GreeneClare5-011628.00Harry GrayLaois3-071628.00Shem DowneyKilkenny3-071653.204Josie HartnettCork4-021434.66Tim FloodWexford2-081427.005Nicky RackardWexford3-031226.006Willie RispinMeath3-011025.00John KielyWaterford1-0710110.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Jimmy SmythClare6-0422Limerick2Tim FloodWexford2-0612Laois3Christy RingCork1-0811Tipperary4Patrick GreeneClare3-0110CorkJohn KielyWaterford1-0710Tipperary5Nicky RackardWexford2-039KilkennyJim LangtonKilkenny1-069Dublin6Harry GrayLaois2-028WexfordJim PriorDublin2-028KilkennyHarry GrayLaois1-058Offaly
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.
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).
External links 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results
References