| Year: | 1951 |
| Dates: | 6 May - 2 September 1951 |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Munster: | Tipperary |
| Leinster: | Wexford |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Team: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 16th |
| Captain: | Jimmy Finn |
| Team2: | Wexford |
| Captain2: | Nicky Rackard |
| Totalgoals: | 78 (6.0 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 201 (15.4 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Nicky Rackard (9-18) |
| Previous: | 1950 |
| Next: | 1952 |
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.[1]
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1946 | 1947 | 1947-48 | |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1948 | 1938-39 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1950-51 | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1947 | 1950 | 1932-33 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | ||
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1946-47 | |
| Meath | Green and gold | ||||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | ||||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1950 | 1950 | 1949-50 | |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | ||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | ||||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | ||
First round
Semi-finals
Final
First round
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-final
Final
See main article: 1951 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.
| 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 |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | |
| Jack Finnan | Dublin | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Tim Ryan | Tipperary | 3-01 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 3-02 | 11 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Paddy Kelly | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Kilkenny |
| Harry Gray | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Wexford | |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | Cork | |
| Harry Gray | Laois | 2-04 | 10 | Kilkenny | |
| Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-04 | 10 | Dublin | |
| 3 | Paddy Kelly | Laois | 3-00 | 9 | Offaly |
| 4 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Meath |
| Tim Russell | Wexford | 1-05 | 8 | Galway | |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 1-04 | 7 | Laois |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 1-04 | 7 | Tipperary | |
| Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 0-07 | 7 | Wexford |