| Year: | 1953 |
| Dates: | 3 May - 7 September 1953 |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 18th |
| Captain: | Christy Ring |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Captain2: | Mickey Burke |
| Totalgoals: | 75 (5.7 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 201 (15.4 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Jimmy Smyth (7-5) Jim Langton (1-23) |
| Previous: | 1952 |
| Next: | 1954 |
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 defending champions, and retained their All-Ireland crown following a 3-3 to 0-8 defeat of Galway in the final.
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1952 | 1952 | 1952-53 | |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1952 | 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 | 1951 | 1951 | 1951-52 | |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | ||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | ||||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1951 | ||
First round
Second round
Semi-finals
Final
First round
Semi-finals
Final
See main article: 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 7-05 | 26 | 2 | 13.00 |
| 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 |
| Harry Gray | Laois | 3-07 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
| Shem Downey | Kilkenny | 3-07 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 | |
| 4 | Josie Hartnett | Cork | 4-02 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 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 |
| John Kiely | Waterford | 1-07 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 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 |
| John Kiely | Waterford | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| 5 | Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-03 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1-06 | 9 | Dublin | |
| 6 | Harry Gray | Laois | 2-02 | 8 | Wexford |
| Jim Prior | Dublin | 2-02 | 8 | Kilkenny | |
| Harry Gray | Laois | 1-05 | 8 | Offaly |