The 1964 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The championship began on 29 March 1964 and ended on 4 October 1964.
Tipperary won the title after defeating Wexford 8-9 to 3-1 in the final.
Teams
A total of eighteen teams entered the inaugural under-21 championship, however, there was a lop-sides nature to the competition due to the provincial structure. Galway, who had played in the Munster province at senior and minor levels since 1959, joined the other six traditional Munster teams and competed in the southern championship. Nine of the Leinster counties, including Louth, more notable as a Gaelic football stronghold, contested the eastern province. Antrim were the sole representatives from Ulster while Roscommon faced no competition as Connacht representatives.
Team summaries
ConnachtLeinsterMunsterUlsterRoscommonCarlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Louth Offaly Westmeath WexfordClare Cork Galway Kerry Limerick Tipperary Waterford Antrim
Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total1Michael KeatingTipperary11-14472Con DowdallWexford4-15273Paddy McNamaraClare7-0122T. J. ButlerTipperary7-01224Tony DoranWexford6-0018P. J. RyanTipperary5-03185Stephen GreeneWaterford5-01166Tony MaherWexford3-05147Noel LaneTipperary4-0513P. LoughlinWestmeath2-0713
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Tony DoranWexford6-0018Dublin2Paddy McNamaraClare5-0116Limerick3Stephen GreeneWaterford4-0113Galway4Noel PeacockLaois4-0012OffalyMichael KeatingTipperary3-0312Waterford5Michael KeatingTipperary2-0511Clare6T. O'GormanLaois3-009OffalyJ. DooleyOffaly3-009LaoisTony BoyceLimerick3-009ClareBernie HartiganLimerick3-009Clare
Miscellaneous Antrim and Roscommon were the sole representatives of Ulster and Connacht respectively due to a lack of competition. Tipperary become the first team to claim the senior and under-21 double. Earlier in the year the Tipperary senior team defeated Kilkenny to claim the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
External links Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship winning teams Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship roll of honour