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.
Team changes
To championship
Promoted from the All-Ireland Junior Hurling ChampionshipFrom championship
Relegated to the All-Ireland Junior Hurling ChampionshipProvincial championships
[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]
First roundQuarter-final
Semi-finals
'''Final'''
[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]
Quarter-finalSemi-finals
'''Final'''
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jimmy Kennedy | Tipperary | 4–23 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 6-06 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 3 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 5-07 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 4 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 2–12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 4-03 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 6 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Mick Ryan | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 |
| 8 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 2-03 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Christy Ring | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 9 | John McGrath | Westmeath | 2-02 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Jimmy Heffernan | Kilkenny | 1-08 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
;In a single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Jimmy Kennedy | Tipperary | 3-06 | 15 | Limerick |
| 2 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-05 | 11 | Offaly |
| 3 | Jimmy Kennedy | Tipperary | 0–10 | 10 | Cork |
| 4 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 3-00 | 9 | Laois |
| 4 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-02 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | John McGrath | Westmeath | 2-02 | 8 | Offaly |
| 5 | Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 2-02 | 8 | Cork |
| 6 | Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7 | Galway |
| 6 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | Wexford |
| 6 | Christy Ring | Cork | 1-04 | 7 | Tipperary |
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 17 points
- *Wexford 3–9 – 0–1 Meath
- Most goals in a match: 8
- *Laois 1–6 – 7–2 Wexford
- Most points in a match: 29
- *Tipperary 2–17 – 3–11 Cork
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- *Wexford 7–2 – 1–6 Laois
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- *Westmeath 3–2 – 3–3 Offaly
- *Clare 3–7 – 2–13 Tipperary
- *Cork 3–11 – 2–17 Tipperary
- Most points scored by a losing team: 11
- *Wexford 2–11 – 3–11 Kilkenny
- *Cork 3–11 – 2–17 Tipperary
Miscellaneous
- For the first time since 1942 there were no representatives from Ulster in the All-Ireland series.