1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates11 April – 5 September 1954
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (19th win)
CaptainChristy Ring
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWexford
CaptainPadge Kehoe
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total87 (6.2 per game)
Points total183 (13.0 per game)
Top ScorerNicky Rackard (12-19)
All-Star TeamSee here
1953
1955

The 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 11 April 1954 and ended on 5 September 1954.

Cork were the defending champions and retained their title following a 1-9 to 1-6 victory over Wexford in the final.[1]

  1. ^ "As Kilkenny aim for a historic five-in-a-row, the records show how hard it is to keep winning". Irish Independent. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2013.