The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland

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championship since its establishment by the

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in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953.

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

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in the

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Teams

Team summaries

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...

First round Second round Semi-finals Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

First round Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

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

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. 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

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