Date | 8 February 1953 - 17 March 1953 | ||
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Teams | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
Champions | Munster (21st title) Christy Ring (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Leinster | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 | ||
Goals scored | 30 (10 per match) | ||
Points scored | 35 (11.67 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Christy Ring (3-05) | ||
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The 1953 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 27th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 8 February 1953 and 17 March 1953 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 17 March 1953, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-07 to 5-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 21st Railway Cup title overall and their sixth title in succession.
Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-05.