1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

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| date = 27 April 1952

| round = First round

| team1 = Westmeath

| score = 3-07 - 4-06

| team2 = Laois

| goals1 = J McGrath 1-2, J Daly 1-1, E Lenihan 1-0, E Daly 0-2, J Aylward 0-1, P Bolger 0-1.

| goals2 = Lalor 3-2, Kelly 1-0, H Gray 0-3, Maher 0-1.

| stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore

| attendance =

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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| date = 4 May 1952

| round = First round

| team1 = Meath

| score = 2-01 - 6-08

| team2 = Dublin

| goals1 = M Linehan 1-1, M Kane 1-0.

| goals2 = J Prior 2-2, J Finnan 2-0, T Herbert 1-2, M Williams 1-0, M Wilson 0-3, G Kelly 0-1.

| stadium = St. Loman's Park, Trim

| attendance =

| referee = J Phelan

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| date = 4 May 1952

| round = First round

| team1 = Offaly

| score = 2-08 - 3-08

| team2 = Kilkenny

| goals1 = P Bermingham 1-2, D Gorgan 1-0, Mitchell 0-3, W Nevin 0-2, T Errity 0-1.

| goals2 = J Langton 1-3, S Clohessy 1-1, O'Neill 1-0, S Downey 0-2, J Sutton 0-1, P Long 0-1.

| stadium = St. Brendan's Park, Birr

| attendance =

| referee = J Conroy

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Semi-finals

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| date = 8 June 1952

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 4-07 - 5-01

| team2 = Kilkenny

| goals1 = J Cummins 3-0, T Russell 1-1, T Flood 0-3, D Ahearne 0-1, Padge Kehoe 0-2.

| goals2 = J Cashin 2-0, W Walsh 1-1, PJ Garvan 1-0, S Downey 1-0.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 26,100

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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| date = 15 June 1952

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Dublin

| score = 5-10 - 3-06

| team2 = Laois

| goals1 = T Herbert 2-1, J Maher 2-1, J Finnan 1-2, G Kelly 0-2, E Kelly 0-2, M Wilson 0-1, N Allen 0-1.

| goals2 = H Gray 1-1, J Styles 1-0, P Lalor 1-0, W Dargan 0-3, B Bohane 0-2.

| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

| attendance =

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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Final

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| date = 6 July 1952

| round = Final

| team1 = Wexford

| score = 3-06 - 7-02

| team2 = Dublin

| goals1 = N Rackard 2-4, N Wheeler 0-1, T Flood 1-1,

| goals2 = T Kelly 3-1, A O'Brien 2-0, T Herbert 1-0, J Finnan 1-0, C Murphy 0-1.

| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = P Connell (Offaly)

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First round

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| date = 1 June 1952

| round = First round

| team1 = Waterford

| score = 3-04 - 3-04

| team2 = Clare

| goals1 = McHugh 2-0, Queally 1-0, J Fives 0-1, M Flannelly 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, M Fives 0-1.

| goals2 = N Jordan 2-0, Carroll 1-0, J Smyth 0-3, Nugent 0-1.

| stadium = Walsh Park, Waterford

| attendance =

| referee = C Murphy (Cork)

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| date = 8 June 1952

| round = First round replay

| team1 = Waterford

| score = 3-07 - 2-04

| team2 = Clare

| goals1 = J Fives 1-2, Carew 1-1, McHugh 1-0, P Grimes 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, M Fives 0-1, Healy 0-1.

| goals2 = McAllister 1-1, N Jordan 1-0, Daly 0-1, Leahy 0-1, J Smyth 0-1.

| stadium = Thurles Sportsfield

| attendance = 7,347

| referee = T Semple (Tipperary)

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Semi-finals

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| date = 22 June 1952

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 6-06 - 2-04

| team2 = Limerick

| goals1 = J Hartnett 2-2, L Dowling 2-0, C Ring 1-1, T Furlong 1-0, P Barry 0-1, M Fouhy 0-1, J Twomey 0-1,

| goals2 = D Kelly 1-0, W Dooley 1-0, R Leonard 0-1, D Stokes 0-1, EJ Fitzgibbon 0-1, T Long 0-1.

| stadium = Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

| attendance = 14,720

| referee = S Vaughan (Waterford)

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| date = 29 June 1952

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Tipperary

| score = 8-10 - 3-08

| team2 = Waterford

| goals1 = S Bannon 2-2, P Kenny 2-1, S Maher 2-0, M Ryan 1-1, J Ryan 1-1, N Ryan 0-2, Stakelum 0-2.

| goals2 = P Grimes 2-0, M Healy 1-2, J Fives 0-3, M Fives 0-2, W Mulcahy 0-1.

| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

| attendance = 16,604

| referee = C Murphy (Cork)

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Final

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| date = 13 July 1952

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 1-11 - 2-06

| team2 = Tipperary

| goals1 = L Dowling 1-3, C Ring 0-5, P Barry 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.

| goals2 = P Kenny 1-2, S Bannon 1-0, P Stakelum 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, G Doyle 0-1.

| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

| attendance = 43,236

| referee = S Vaughan (Waterford)

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Semi-final

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| date = 27 July 1952

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 1-05 – 0-06

| team2 = Galway

| goals1 = J Hartnett 1-0, C Ring 0-3, J Towmey 0-1, G Murphy 0-1,

| goals2 = J Sammon 0-2, J Killeen 0-2, H Gordon 0-1, P Nolan 0-1.

| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = M Hogan (Tipperary)

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Final

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| date = 7 September 1952

| round = Final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 2-14 – 0-07

| team2 = Dublin

| goals1 = L Dowling 2-0, C Ring 0-6, P Barry 0-3, J Twomey 0-2, WJ Daly 0-2, W Griffin 0-1.

| goals2 = C Murphy 0-2, G Kelly 0-2, N Allen 0-2, R McCarthy 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance = 64,332

| referee = W O'Donoghue (Limerick)

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;Top scorers overall

;Top scorers in a single game

• Widest winning margin: 17 points
• Tipperary 8-10 - 3-8 Waterford (Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952)
• Most goals in a match: 11
• Tipperary 8-10 - 3-8 Waterford (Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952)
• Most points in a match: 21
• Cork 2-14 - 0-7 Dublin (All-Ireland final, 7 September 1952)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 8
• Tipperary 8-10 - 3-8 Waterford (Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
• Kilkenny 5-1 - 4-7 Wexford (Leinster semi-final, 8 June 1952)
• Most points scored by a losing team: 10
• Offaly 2-8 - 3-8 Kilkenny (Leinster quarter-final, 4 May 1952)
• Waterford 3-8 - 8-10 Tipperary (Munster semi-final, 29 June 1952)

• Tipperary's 8-10 to 3-8 Munster semi-final defeat of Waterford was their 16th consecutive championship game without defeat. This 16-game unbeaten streak, which included 15 wins and one draw, was a record which stood until 9 August 2009 when Kilkenny recorded their 17th successive championship victory.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/as-kilkenny-aim-for-a-historic-fiveinarow-the-records-show-how-hard-it-is-to-keep-winning-26677383.html|title=As Kilkenny aim for a historic five-in-a-row, the records show how hard it is to keep winning|publisher=Irish Independent|date=3 December 2012|access-date=17 April 2014}}

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Horgan, Tim, Christy Ring: Hurling's Greatest (The Collins Press, 2007).
• Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
• Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140416081915/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/competition/code/AIHC/1952 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship results]

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