1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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]
Provincial championships
First round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
In a single game
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.
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
Pre-1923
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Beginning of Liam MacCarthy
80-minute experiment
Post-experiment
'Back-door' era
Associated competitions Statistics and awards