1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953.
Cork were the 1952 All-Ireland Senior [Hurling Championship|defending champions], and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3–3 to 0–8 defeat of Galway in the final.
Provincial championships
[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]
First roundSecond round
Semi-finals
'''Final'''
[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]
First roundSemi-finals
'''Final'''
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jimmy [Smyth (hurler)|Jimmy Smyth] | Clare | 7-05 | 26 | 2 | 13.00 |
| 1 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1–23 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 2 | Christy Ring | Cork | 2–14 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 3 | Patrick Greene | Clare | 5-01 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Harry Gray | Laois | 3-07 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Shem Downey | Kilkenny | 3-07 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 4 | Josie Hartnett | Cork | 4-02 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 4 | Tim [Flood (hurler)|Tim Flood] | Wexford | 2-08 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 3-03 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Willie Rispin | Meath | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 6 | John Kiely | Waterford | 1-07 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 6-04 | 22 | Limerick |
| 2 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 2-06 | 12 | Laois |
| 3 | Christy Ring | Cork | 1-08 | 11 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Patrick Greene | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | Cork |
| 4 | John Kiely | Waterford | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-03 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1-06 | 9 | Dublin |
| 6 | Harry Gray | Laois | 2-02 | 8 | Wexford |
| 6 | Jim Prior | Dublin | 2-02 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| 6 | Harry Gray | Laois | 1-05 | 8 | Offaly |
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 34 points
- *Clare 10–8 – 1–1 Limerick
- Most goals in a match: 11
- *Clare 10–8 – 1–1 Limerick
- Most points in a match: 21
- *Cork 3–10 – 1–11 Tipperary
- Most goals by one team in a match: 10
- *Clare 10–8 – 1–1 Limerick
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 4
- *Clare 4–2 – 2–11 Cork
- Most points scored by a losing team: 11
- *Tipperary 1–11 – 3–10 Cork
Miscellaneous
- Clare's 10–8 to 1–1 defeat of Limerick in the Munster quarter-final was a record-breaking game. It was Clare's first championship defeat of their near rivals since 1914. The 34-point winning margin remains a record between these two teams. Jimmy Smyth of Clare scored a Munster championship record of 6–4 against Limerick.