All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1950
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April – 3 September 1950 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (15th win) |
| Captain | Seán Kenny |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Mick Kenny |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 12 |
| Goals total | 55 (4.5 per game) |
| Points total | 177 (14.75 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Kennedy (4-23) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1949 1951 → | |
The 1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 30 April 1950 and ended on 3 September 1950.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 1-9 to 1-8 defeat of Kilkenny.[1]
Teams
Team summaries
| 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 | 1930-31 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1947 | 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 | 1949 | 1949 | 1949-50 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | |
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
| 30 April 1950 First round | Wexford | 3-09 - 0-01 | Meath | Enniscorthy |
| Padge Kehoe 1-2, M Flood 1-1, Lenihan 1-1, T Russell 0-4, T Flood 0-1. | A Foran 0-1. |
| 30 April 1950 First round | Offaly | 3-03 - 3-02 | Westmeath | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| W Nevin 1-2, T Sheerin 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, Errity 0-1, | J McGrath 2-2, P Gaffney 1-0. |
Quarter-final
| 21 May 1950 Quarter-final | Wexford | 4-09 - 1-03 | Offaly | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| N Rackard 2-5, T Flood 1-0, Padge Kehoe 1-0, R Donovan 0-1, P Kehoe 0-1, B Rackard 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1. | Mitchell 1-2, Nevin 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 11 June 1950 Semi-final | Laois | 1-06 - 7-02 | Wexford | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| J Styles 0-4, P Kelly 1-0, B Bohane 0-1, H Gray 0-1. | T Flood 3-0, R Donovan 2-0, D Ahearne 1-0, N Rackard 1-0, T Russell 0-2. | Attendance: 11,937 Referee: PJ Flaherty (Offaly) |
| 18 June 1950 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-07 - 4-10 | Kilkenny | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| F Cummins 1-1, G Kelly 0-2, A Herbert 0-1, J Prior 0-1, D Dillon 0-1, M Lyons 0-1. | J Langton 1-2, M Kenny 1-0, P Grace 1-0, M Kenny 1-0, J Heffernan 0-2, W Costigan 0-2, L Reidy 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, S Downey 0-1. | Attendance: 12,000 Referee: E Long (Carlow) |
Final
| 16 July 1950 Final | Kilkenny | 3-11 - 2-11 | Wexford | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| J Heffernan 1-2, J Langton 1-4, L Reidy 1-1, S Downey 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, J Gargan 0-1. | N Rackard 2-2, Padge Kehoe 0-4, J Morrissey 0-2, T Flood 0-2, T Russell 0-1. | Attendance: 36,000 Referee: S Conroy (Laois) |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
| 18 June 1950 Quarter-final | Limerick | 0-08 - 4-08 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| S O'Grady 0-4, Barry 0-1, D Stokes 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, G Fitzgerald 0-1. | J Kennedy 3-6, M Ryan 1-0, S Maher 0-1, P Stakelum 0-1. | Attendance: 21,000 Referee: C Murphy (Cork) |
Semi-finals
| 25 June 1950 Semi-final | Cork | 1-04 - 0-05 | Waterford | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
| Crotty 1-0, C Ring 0-2, WJ Daly 0-2, P Healy 0-1. | M Heffernan 0-1, M Flannelly 0-1, J Keane 0-1, V Baston 0-1. | Attendance: 28,300 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) |
| 9 July 1950 Semi-final | Tipperary | 2-13 - 3-07 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| J Kennedy 1-3, P Kenny 1-1, M Ryan 0-3, N Ryan 0-3, S Kenny 0-2, J Ryan 0-1. | J Smyth 2-3, O'Brien 1-0, Daly 0-2, Daly 0-1, McMahon 0-1. |
Final
| 23 July 1950 Final | Tipperary | 2-17 - 3-11 | Cork | FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney |
| J Kennedy 0-10, P Kenny 2-2, T Ryan 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, S Bannon 0-1. | C Ring 1-4, J Lynch 1-2, M Fouhy 1-0, S Condon 0-3, J Daly 0-2. | Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 13 August 1950 Semi-final | Galway | 2-06 – 4-07 | Tipperary | Tuam Stadium, Tuam |
| J Gallagher 0-5, M McInerney 1-0, K McNamee 1-0, T Moroney 0-1. | P Kenny 2-1, N Ryan 1-1, P Shanahan 1-0, M Ryan 0-2, J Kennedy 0-2, S Kenny 0-1. | Attendance: 25,000 Referee: W O'Donoghue (Limerick) |
All-Ireland Final
| 3 September 1950 Final | Tipperary | 1-09 – 1-08 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P Kenny 1-2, J Kennedy 0-2, S Kenny 0-2, S Bannon 0-2, M Ryan 0-1. | J Langton 0-6, J Kelly 1-0, J Heffernan 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1. | Attendance: 67,629 Referee: C Murphy (Cork) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Kennedy | Tipperary | 4-23 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 6-06 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 3 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 5-07 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 4 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 2-12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 4-03 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 6 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Mick Ryan | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 |
| 8 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 2-03 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | |
| 9 | John McGrath | Westmeath | 2-02 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Jimmy Heffernan | Kilkenny | 1-08 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Kennedy | Tipperary | 3-06 | 15 | Limerick |
| 2 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-05 | 11 | Offaly |
| 3 | Jimmy Kennedy | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Cork |
| 4 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 3-00 | 9 | Laois |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-02 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| John McGrath | Westmeath | 2-02 | 8 | Offaly | |
| Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 2-02 | 8 | Cork | |
| 6 | Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7 | Galway |
| Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | Wexford | |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 1-04 | 7 | Tipperary |
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 17 points
- Wexford 3-9 - 0-1 Meath (Leinster first round, 30 April 1950)
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Laois 1-6 - 7-2 Wexford (Leinster semi-final, 11 June 1950)
- Most points in a match: 29
- Tipperary 2-17 - 3-11 Cork (Munster final, 23 July 1950)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Wexford 7-2 - 1-6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 11 June 1950)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Westmeath 3-2 - 3-3 Offaly (Leinster first round, 30 April 1950)
- Clare 3-7 - 2-13 Tipperary (Munster semi-final, 9 July 1950)
- Cork 3-11 - 2-17 Tipperary (Munster final, 23 July 1950)
- Most points scored by a losing team: 11
- Wexford 2-11 - 3-11 Kilkenny (Leinster final, 16 July 1950)
- Cork 3-11 - 2-17 Tipperary (Munster final, 23 July 1950)
Miscellaneous
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
References
- ^ "Senior All Ireland Winning Teams". Premier View website. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.