1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

none April 2022 1951 6 May – 2 September 1951 13 Tipperary Wexford 13 Tipperary 16th Jimmy Finn Wexford Nicky Rackard 78 (6.0 per game) 201 (15.4 per game) Nicky Rackard (9–18) 1950 1952 The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 6 May 1951 and ended on 2 September 1951. Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 7–7 to 3–9 defeat of Wexford.http://www.premierview.ie/senior_all_ireland_winning_teams.html Senior All Ireland Winning Teams Premier View website 14 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131219094910/http://www.premierview.ie/senior_all_ireland_winning_teams.html 19 December 2013 Teams Team summaries TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueClareSaffron and blue191419321945–46CorkRed and white194619471947–48DublinNavy and blue193819481938–39GalwayMaroon and white192319221950–51KilkennyBlack and amber194719501932–33LaoisBlue and white19151949LimerickGreen and white194019401946–47MeathGreen and goldOffalyGreen, white and goldTipperaryBlue and gold195019501949–50WaterfordBlue and white19481948WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold19101918 Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship First round 6 May 1951 First round Laois 5–01 – 2–02 Offaly P Kelly 3–0, W Dargan 1–0, P Lalor 1–0, H Gray 0–1. M Ryan 2–0, Walsh 0–1, Mulrooney 0–1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise JJ Stuart (Dublin) 6 May 1951 First round Westmeath 0–06 – 6–10 Dublin Daly 0–2, Aylward 0–2, Walsh 0–1, Kelleghan 0–1. Melee goals 3–0, Cashin 2–0, J Finnan 1–1, O'Neill 0–5, Kelly 0–2, N Allen 0–1, J Prior 0–1. Cusack Park, Mullingar T Donnelly 6 May 1951 First round Meath 2–07 – 2–07 Wexford N Rackard 1–0, Slater 1–0, Padge Kehoe 0–3, T Flood 0–3, R Rackard 0–1. M Keogh 1–3, B Smyth 1–1, L Wright 0–2, M O'Brien 0–1. St. Loman's Park, Trim G Rosengrave 20 May 1951 First round replay Wexford 3–10 – 0–02 Meath N Rackard 1–5, Padge Kehoe 1–2, J Cummins 1–0, B Rackard 0–2, M Flood 0–1. B Smyth 0–1, P Kelly 0–1. Enniscorthy 4,000 P Grace (Kilkenny) Semi-finals 10 June 1951 Semi-final Laois 5–10 – 2–07 Kilkenny P Kelly 3–1, H Gray 2–4, P Lalor 0–2, J Styles 0–1, W Dargan 0–1, J Maher 0–1. J O'Neill 1–0, D Kennedy 1–0, J Langton 0–3, S Downey 0–2, P Lennon 0–1, W Walsh 0–1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise E Long (Carlow) 17 June 1951 Semi-final Dublin 4–06 – 6–09 Wexford J Finnan 2–0, S O'Neill 1–1, M Williams 1–0, P Donnelly 0–2, J Prior 0–1, N Allen 0–1, D Dillon 0–1. N Rackard 2–4, Paddy Kehoe 2–0, Padge Kehoe 1–2, D Ahearne 1–0, J Cummins 0–1, T Flood 0–1, J Morrissey 0–1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 17,410 J Phelan (Kilkenny) Final 15 July 1951 Final Wexford 3–12 – 4–03 Laois N Rackard 1–4, J Cummins 2–0, T Russell 0–3, S Thorpe 0–1, N Wheeler 0–1, Padge Kehoe 0–2, T Flood 0–1. H Gray 3–1, P Lalor 1–0, W Bohane 0–1, W Dargan 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin 26,692 E Long (Carlow) Munster Senior Hurling Championship First round 10 June 1951 First round Tipperary 2–10 – 1–10 Waterford J Kennedy 1–3, S Kenny 1–0, B Stakelum 0–3, M Ryan 0–2, S Bannon 0–2. J Kiely 1–1, J Fives 0–3, M Fives 0–3, J Keane 0–1, M O'Connor 0–1, M Flannelly 0–1. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork 18,100 C Murphy (Cork) Semi-finals 1 July 1951 Semi-final Cork 5–07 – 3–05 Clare S Condon 2–0, J Lynam 1–1, C Ring 0–4, S O'Brien 1–0, WJ Daly 1–0, M Fouhy 0–1, T Aherne 0–1. J Smyth 3–1, Considine 0–3, M Nugent 0–1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 25,000 W O'Donoghue (Limerick) 8 July 1951 Semi-final Tipperary 3–08 – 1–06 Limerick T Ryan 1–1, M Ryan 1–1, S Bannon 1–1, P Stakelum 0–3, P Kenny 0–2. M Ryan 1–0, D Stokes 0–1, T Murphy 0–1, D Kelly 0–1, T Long 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1, S Herbert 0–1. Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles 30,633 C Murphy (Cork) Final 31 July 1951 Final Tipperary 2–11 – 2–09 Cork P Kenny 0–6, M Maher 1–1, N Ryan 1–0, P Shanahan 0–2, S Bannon 0–1, P Stakelum 0–1. C Ring 1–4, T Crotty 1–0, WJ Daly 0–2, J Lynam 0–1, S Condon 0–1, W Griffin 0–1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 42,337 J Sadlier (Limerick) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-final 29 July 1951 Semi-final Wexford 3–11 – 2–09 Galway T Russell 1–5, N Rackard 1–3, Padge Kehoe 1–2, T Flood 0–1. J Gallagher 0–4, M Glynn 1–0, Melee goal 1–0, J Molloy 0–2, J Salmon 0–2, K McNamee 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin 26,310 W O'Donoghue (Limerick) Final 2 September 1951 Final Tipperary 7–07 – 3–09 Wexford P Kenny 0–7, S Bannon 2–0, T Ryan 2–0, N Ryan 1–0, M Ryan 1–0, M Maher 1–0. N Rackard 3–2, T Russell 0–3, Padge Kehoe 0–2, Paddy Kehoe 0–1, N Wheeler 0–1. Croke Park, Dublin 68,515 W O'Donoghue (Limerick) 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Nicky RackardWexford9–184567.502Padge KehoeWexford3–132263.663Harry GrayLaois5-062137.004Paddy KellyLaois6-011936.335Paddy KennyTipperary1–151844.506Tim RussellWexford1–111434.667Séamus BannonTipperary3-041343.258Christy RingWexford1-081125.509Jack CumminsWexford3-011061.66Jimmy SmythClare3-0110110.00Jack FinnanDublin3-011025.00Tim RyanTipperary3-011042.50 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Nicky RackardWexford3-0211Tipperary2Paddy KellyLaois3-0110KilkennyHarry GrayLaois3-0110WexfordJimmy SmythClare3-0110CorkHarry GrayLaois2-0410KilkennyNicky RackardWexford2-0410Dublin3Paddy KellyLaois3-009Offaly4Nicky RackardWexford1-058MeathTim RussellWexford1-058Galway5Nicky RackardWexford1-047LaoisChristy RingCork1-047TipperaryPaddy KennyTipperary0-077Wexford Scoring Widest winning margin: 22 points Dublin 6–10 – 0–6 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 6 May 1951) Most goals in a match: 10 Tipperary 7–7 – 3–9 Wexford (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1951) Most points in a match: 20 Tipperary 2–10 – 1–10 Waterford (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1951) Tipperary 2–11 – 2–9 Cork (Munster final, 30 July 1951) Wexford 3–11 – 2–9 Galway (All-Ireland semi-final, 30 July 1951) Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Tipperary 7–7 – 3–9 Wexford (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1951) Most goals scored by a losing team: 4 Dublin 4–6 – 6–9 Wexford (Leinster semi-final, 17 June 1951) Laois 4–3 – 3–12 Wexford (Leinster final, 15 July 1951) Most points scored by a losing team: 10 Waterford 1–10 – 2–10 Tipperary (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1951) Miscellaneous Wexford win their first Leinster title since 1918. The team also qualify for their first All-Ireland decider since then. A colour clash between Wexford and Tipperary in the All-Ireland final resulted in both sides wearing their provincial colours. Tipperary wore the blue of Munster while Wexford wore the green of Leinster. Tipperary win its 16th All-Ireland title and join Cork as joint leaders on the all-time roll of honour. Sources Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002). External links 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results References 1951