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1952 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates24 August 1952 – 14 September 1952
Teams4
ChampionsBorder Thurles Sarsfields (17th title)
Tommy Doyle (captain)
Runners-upBorder Borris-Ileigh
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored13 (4.33 per match)
Points scored38 (12.67 per match)
1951 (Previous) (Next) 1953

The 1952 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 24 August 1952 and ended on 14 September 1952.

Holycross-Ballycahill were the defending champions.

On 14 September 1952, Thurles Sarsfields won the championship after a 5–06 to 1–08 defeat of Borris-Ileigh in the final at Nenagh Park.[1] It was their 17th championship title overall and their first title since 1946.

Qualification

Championship Champions
Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Thurles Sarsfields
North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Borris-Ileigh
South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Carrick Swans
West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams

Results

Semi-finals

24 August 1952 Semi-final Borris-Ileigh 1-07 - 2-01 Carrick Swans Clonmel Sportsfield, Clonmel
31 August 1952 Semi-final Thurles Sarsfields 3-10 - 1-06 Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams Leahy Park, Cashel

Final

14 September 1952 Final Thurles Sarsfields 5-06 - 1-08 Borris-Ileigh Nenagh Park, Nenagh

References

  1. ^ "History of Thurles Sarsfields". Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.