1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 65th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 6 May 1951 and ended on 2 September 1951.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 7–7 to 3–9 defeat of Wexford.

Results

[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]

First round
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]

First round
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]

Semi-final
'''Final'''

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	9–18	45	6	7.50
2	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	3–13	22	6	3.66
3	Harry Gray	Laois	5-06	21	3	7.00
4	Paddy Kelly	Laois	6-01	19	3	6.33
5	Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	1–15	18	4	4.50
6	Tim Russell	Wexford	1–11	14	3	4.66
7	Séamus Bannon	Tipperary	3-04	13	4	3.25
8	Christy Ring	Wexford	1-08	11	2	5.50
9	Jack Cummins	Wexford	3-01	10	6	1.66
9	Jimmy Smyth	Clare	3-01	10	1	10.00
9	Jack Finnan	Dublin	3-01	10	2	5.00
9	Tim Ryan	Tipperary	3-01	10	4	2.50

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	3-02	11	Tipperary
2	Paddy Kelly	Laois	3-01	10	Kilkenny
2	Harry Gray	Laois	3-01	10	Wexford
2	Jimmy Smyth	Clare	3-01	10	Cork
2	Harry Gray	Laois	2-04	10	Kilkenny
2	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	2-04	10	Dublin
3	Paddy Kelly	Laois	3-00	9	Offaly
4	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	1-05	8	Meath
4	Tim Russell	Wexford	1-05	8	Galway
5	Nicky Rackard	Wexford	1-04	7	Laois
5	Christy Ring	Cork	1-04	7	Tipperary
5	Paddy Kenny	Tipperary	0-07	7	Wexford

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 22 points
*Dublin 6–10 – 0–6 Westmeath
Most goals in a match: 10
*Tipperary 7–7 – 3–9 Wexford
Most points in a match: 20
*Tipperary 2–10 – 1–10 Waterford
*Tipperary 2–11 – 2–9 Cork
*Wexford 3–11 – 2–9 Galway
Most goals by one team in a match: 7
*Tipperary 7–7 – 3–9 Wexford
Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
*Dublin 4–6 – 6–9 Wexford
*Laois 4–3 – 3–12 Wexford
Most points scored by a losing team: 10
*Waterford 1–10 – 2–10 Tipperary

Miscellaneous

Wexford win their first Leinster title since 1918. The team also qualify for their first All-Ireland decider since then.
A colour clash between Wexford and Tipperary in the All-Ireland final resulted in both sides wearing their provincial colours. Tipperary wore the blue of Munster while Wexford wore the green of Leinster.
Tipperary win their 16th All-Ireland title and join Cork as joint leaders on the all-time roll of honour.