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1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1962 |
| dates | 15 April – 2 September 1962 |
| teams | 12 |
| munster | Tipperary |
| leinster | Wexford |
| matches | 12 |
| poty | Donie Nealon |
| team | Tipperary |
| titles | 19th |
| captain | Jimmy Doyle |
| team2 | Wexford |
| captain2 | Billy Rackard |
| totalgoals | 75 (6.25 per game) |
| totalpoints | 215 (19.9 per game) |
| topscorer | Jimmy Doyle (4–24) |
| previous | 1961 |
| next | 1963 |
The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 April 1962 and ended on 2 September 1962.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained the championship after defeating Wexford by 3–10 to 2–11 in the All-Ireland final.
Teams
A total of twelve teams contested the championship.
Team summaries
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | All-Ireland | Provincial | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945–46 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1954 | 1956 | 1952–53 | |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | 1938 | 1961 | 1938–39 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1950–51 | ||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1957 | 1959 | 1962–63 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | ||
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1955 | 1946–47 | |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | ||||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1961 | 1961 | 1960–61 | |
| Waterford | White and blue | 1959 | 1959 | ||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | ||||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1960 | 1960 | 1957–58 |
Results
[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]
First round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]
Final
Main article: 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 4–24 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 2–12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 3 | John Kiely | Waterford | 4-02 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 4 | Ned Wheeler | Wexford | 3-04 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 5 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1–10 | 13 | Waterford |
| 2 | M. McDonald | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Wexford |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-04 | 10 | Limerick | |
| 3 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 2-03 | 13 | Laois |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Limerick | |
| Patsy Harte | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | Waterford | |
| 4 | John Kiely | Waterford | 2-01 | 7 | Clare |
| Eamon Carey | Limerick | 2-01 | 7 | Galway | |
| Tom Moloughney | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7 | Limerick | |
| Liam Devaney | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7 | Waterford | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | Dublin | |
| Phil Grimes | Waterford | 1-04 | 7 | Cork |
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 20 points
- Tipperary 5–14 – 2–3 Waterford (Munster final, 5 August 1962)
- Most goals in a match: 8
- Laois 4–5 – 4–3 Westmeath (Leinster quarter-final, 19 April 1962)
- Wexford 5–14 – 3–6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
- Most points in a match: 26
- Kilkenny 4–16 – 1–10 Dublin (Leinster semi-final, 1 July 1962)
- Cork 1–16 – 4–10 Waterford (Munster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Laois 5–8 – 2–1 Offaly (Leinster first round, 15 April 1962)
- Wexford 5–14 – 3–6 Laois (Leinster semi-final, 8 July 1962)
- Tipperary 5–13 – 2–4 Limerick (Munster semi-final replay, 22 August 1962)
- Tipperary 5–14 – 2–3 Waterford (Munster final, 5 August 1962)
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- Westmeath 4–3 – 4–5 Laois (Leinster quarter-final, 29 April 1962)
Miscellaneous
- The All-Ireland final between Tipperary and Wexford becomes the first championship game to be broadcast live on Telefís Éireann.
Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on Telefís Éireann. Commentary was provided by Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin in English and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh in Irish.
| Round | Telefís Éireann |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland final | Tipperary vs Wexford |
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
References
- "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website.
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