| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 April - 7 September 1952 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (17th win) |
| Captain | Paddy Barry |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Jim Prior |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Goals total | 83 (6.3 per game) |
| Points total | 166 (12.7 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Christy Ring (1-15) Liam Dowling (5-3) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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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.
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.
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 |
| Cork | Red and white | 1946 | 1947 | 1947-48 |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1948 | 1938-39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1950-51 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1950 | 1932-33 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1946-47 |
| Meath | Green and gold | |||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1951 | 1951 | 1951-52 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | |
First round
| 27 April 1952First round | Westmeath | 3-07 - 4-06 | Laois | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| J McGrath 1-2, J Daly 1-1, E Lenihan 1-0, E Daly 0-2, J Aylward 0-1, P Bolger 0-1. | Lalor 3-2, Kelly 1-0, H Gray 0-3, Maher 0-1. | Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
| 4 May 1952First round | Meath | 2-01 - 6-08 | Dublin | St. Loman's Park, Trim |
| M Linehan 1-1, M Kane 1-0. | J Prior 2-2, J Finnan 2-0, T Herbert 1-2, M Williams 1-0, M Wilson 0-3, G Kelly 0-1. | Referee: J Phelan |
| 4 May 1952First round | Offaly | 2-08 - 3-08 | Kilkenny | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| P Bermingham 1-2, D Gorgan 1-0, Mitchell 0-3, W Nevin 0-2, T Errity 0-1. | J Langton 1-3, S Clohessy 1-1, O'Neill 1-0, S Downey 0-2, J Sutton 0-1, P Long 0-1. | Referee: J Conroy |
Semi-finals
| 8 June 1952Semi-final | Wexford | 4-07 - 5-01 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Cummins 3-0, T Russell 1-1, T Flood 0-3, D Ahearne 0-1, Padge Kehoe 0-2. | J Cashin 2-0, W Walsh 1-1, PJ Garvan 1-0, S Downey 1-0. | Attendance: 26,100 Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
| 15 June 1952Semi-final | Dublin | 5-10 - 3-06 | Laois | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| T Herbert 2-1, J Maher 2-1, J Finnan 1-2, G Kelly 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, M Wilson 0-1, N Allen 0-1. | H Gray 1-1, J Styles 1-0, P Lalor 1-0, W Dargan 0-3, B Bohane 0-2. | Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
Final
| 6 July 1952Final | Wexford | 3-06 - 7-02 | Dublin | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| N Rackard 2-4, N Wheeler 0-1, T Flood 1-1, | T Kelly 3-1, A O'Brien 2-0, T Herbert 1-0, J Finnan 1-0, C Murphy 0-1. | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: P Connell (Offaly) |
First round
| 1 June 1952First round | Waterford | 3-04 - 3-04 | Clare | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| McHugh 2-0, Queally 1-0, J Fives 0-1, M Flannelly 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, M Fives 0-1. | N Jordan 2-0, Carroll 1-0, J Smyth 0-3, Nugent 0-1. | Referee: C Murphy (Cork) |
| 8 June 1952First round replay | Waterford | 3-07 - 2-04 | Clare | Thurles Sportsfield |
| J Fives 1-2, Carew 1-1, McHugh 1-0, P Grimes 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, M Fives 0-1, Healy 0-1. | McAllister 1-1, N Jordan 1-0, Daly 0-1, Leahy 0-1, J Smyth 0-1. | Attendance: 7,347 Referee: T Semple (Tipperary) |
Semi-finals
| 22 June 1952Semi-final | Cork | 6-06 - 2-04 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
| J Hartnett 2-2, L Dowling 2-0, C Ring 1-1, T Furlong 1-0, P Barry 0-1, M Fouhy 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, | D Kelly 1-0, W Dooley 1-0, R Leonard 0-1, D Stokes 0-1, EJ Fitzgibbon 0-1, T Long 0-1. | Attendance: 14,720 Referee: S Vaughan (Waterford) |
| 29 June 1952Semi-final | Tipperary | 8-10 - 3-08 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| S Bannon 2-2, P Kenny 2-1, S Maher 2-0, M Ryan 1-1, J Ryan 1-1, N Ryan 0-2, Stakelum 0-2. | P Grimes 2-0, M Healy 1-2, J Fives 0-3, M Fives 0-2, W Mulcahy 0-1. | Attendance: 16,604 Referee: C Murphy (Cork) |
Final
| 13 July 1952Final | Cork | 1-11 - 2-06 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| L Dowling 1-3, C Ring 0-5, P Barry 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1. | P Kenny 1-2, S Bannon 1-0, P Stakelum 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, G Doyle 0-1. | Attendance: 43,236 Referee: S Vaughan (Waterford) |
Semi-final
| 27 July 1952Semi-final | Cork | 1-05 – 0-06 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| J Hartnett 1-0, C Ring 0-3, J Towmey 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, | J Sammon 0-2, J Killeen 0-2, H Gordon 0-1, P Nolan 0-1. | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: M Hogan (Tipperary) |
Final
| 7 September 1952Final | Cork | 2-14 – 0-07 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| L Dowling 2-0, C Ring 0-6, P Barry 0-3, J Twomey 0-2, WJ Daly 0-2, W Griffin 0-1. | C Murphy 0-2, G Kelly 0-2, N Allen 0-2, R McCarthy 0-1. | Attendance: 64,332 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Dowling | Cork | 5-03 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | |
| 2 | Tony Herbert | Dublin | 4-03 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 3 | Paddy Lalor | Laois | 4-02 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Jack Finnan | Dublin | 4-02 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 | |
| 4 | Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 3-03 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Séamus Bannon | Tipperary | 3-02 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Josie Hartnett | Cork | 3-02 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 | |
| 6 | Ted Kelly | Dublin | 3-01 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-04 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy Lalor | Laois | 3-02 | 11 | Westmeath |
| 2 | Ted Kelly | Dublin | 3-01 | 10 | Wexford |
| Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-04 | 10 | Dublin | |
| 3 | John Cummins | Wexford | 3-00 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| 4 | Jim Prior | Dublin | 2-02 | 8 | Meath |
| Josie Hartnett | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Limerick | |
| Séamus Bannon | Tipperary | 2-02 | 8 | Cork | |
| 5 | Tony Herbert | Dublin | 2-01 | 7 | Laois |
| J. Maher | Dublin | 2-01 | 7 | Laois | |
| Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7 | Waterford |
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