1964 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Year:1964
Dates:10 May - 6 September 1964
Teams:13
Munster:Tipperary
Leinster:Kilkenny
Matches:12
Poty:John Doyle
Team:Tipperary
Titles:20th
Captain:Mick Murphy
Team2:Kilkenny
Captain2:Seán Buckley
Topscorer:Jimmy Doyle (1-27)
Previous:1963
Next:1965

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1964 was the 78th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Kilkenny 5-13 to 2-8 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Format

Munster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Munster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two first round games join the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (2 matches) These are two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the second round.

Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the two winners of the first round. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the second round joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The champions of Munster and Leinster contest this game.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

See main article: Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. ------------------------

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

See main article: 1964 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. ----

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Jimmy DoyleTipperary1-2730310.00
2Donie NealonTipperary5-01535.00
Tony ForrestalKilkenny4-31535.00
Pat CroninClare3-61527.50

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Richie BrowneCork4-012Galway
2Tony ForrestalKilkenny3-211Wexford
3Pat CroninClare2-410Limerick
Jimmy DoyleTipperary1-710Clare
Jimmy DoyleTipperary0-1010Cork
Jimmy DoyleTipperary0-1010Kilkenny
7Donie NealonTipperary3-09Kilkenny
Philly GrimesWaterford2-39Cork
Paddy MolloyOffaly1-69Westmeath
10Fran WhelanDublin2-28Carlow
Pat HarteCork2-28Waterford

Miscellaneous

Player facts

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1969 championship:

PlayerTeamDateOppositionGame
Peter DoolanCorkJune 7GalwayMunster quarter-final
Michael 'Babs' KeatingTipperaryJuly 5ClareMunster semi-final

References