1967 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Year:1967
Dates:14 May - 3 September 1967
Teams:12
Munster:Tipperary
Leinster:Kilkenny
Matches:11
Poty:Ollie Walsh
Team:Kilkenny
Titles:16th
Captain:Jim Treacy
Team2:Tipperary
Captain2:Mick Roche
Previous:1966
Next:1968

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1967 was the 81st staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Tipperary 3-8 to 2-7 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Top scorers

Season

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Eddie KeherKilkenny3-152438.00
Pat CroninClare2-182438.00
3Paul LynchWexford2-91527.50
4Michael KeatingTipperary3-51434.66
Tommy RingWestmeath1-111427.00
6Donie NealonTipperary2-71334.33
7Jim LynchKilkenny4-01234.00
8Paddy MolloyOffaly2-511111.00
9Joe WalshWestmeath2-3924.50
Christy O'BrienLaois1-6924.50

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Jim LynchKilkenny4-012Dublin
2Michael KeatingTipperary3-211Clare
Eddie KeherKilkenny2-511Wexford
Paddy MolloyOffaly2-511Westmeath
5Eddie KeherKilkenny1-710Dublin
Pat CroninClare0-1010Tipperary
7Paul LynchWexford2-28Laois
Tommy RingWestmeath1-58Offaly
Christy O'BrienLaois1-58Westmeath
Pat CroninClare1-58Galway

References