1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates30 April – 3 September 1950
Teams13
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamTipperary (15th win)
CaptainSeán Kenny
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
CaptainMick Kenny
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played12
Goals total55 (4.5 per game)
Points total177 (14.75 per game)
Top ScorerJimmy Kennedy (4-23)
All-Star TeamSee here
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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]

Team changes

To championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

  • None

From championship

Relegated to the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

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

  • For the first time since 1942 there were no representatives from Ulster in the All-Ireland series.

See also

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).

References

  1. ^ "Senior All Ireland Winning Teams". Premier View website. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.