| Year: | 1952 |
| Dates: | 27 April - 7 September 1952 |
| Teams: | 13 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 17th |
| Captain: | Paddy Barry |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Captain2: | Jim Prior |
| Totalgoals: | 83 (6.3 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 166 (12.7 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Christy Ring (1-15) Liam Dowling (5-3) |
| Previous: | 1951 |
| Next: | 1953 |
The 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 27 April 1952 and ended on 7 September 1952.
Tipperary were the defending champions and were on course for a record-equalling fourth successive All-Ireland, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Cork won the title following a 2-14 to 0-7 defeat of Dublin in the final.
| 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 | 1951 | 1951 | 1951-52 | |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1948 | 1948 | ||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | ||||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | ||
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| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Dowling | Cork | 5-03 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | |
| 2 | Tony Herbert | Dublin | 4-03 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 3 | Paddy Lalor | Laois | 4-02 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Jack Finnan | Dublin | 4-02 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 | |
| 4 | Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 3-03 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Séamus Bannon | Tipperary | 3-02 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Josie Hartnett | Cork | 3-02 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 | |
| 6 | Ted Kelly | Dublin | 3-01 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-04 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paddy Lalor | Laois | 3-02 | 11 | Westmeath |
| 2 | Ted Kelly | Dublin | 3-01 | 10 | Wexford |
| Nicky Rackard | Wexford | 2-04 | 10 | Dublin | |
| 3 | John Cummins | Wexford | 3-00 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| 4 | Jim Prior | Dublin | 2-02 | 8 | Meath |
| Josie Hartnett | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Limerick | |
| Séamus Bannon | Tipperary | 2-02 | 8 | Cork | |
| 5 | Tony Herbert | Dublin | 2-01 | 7 | Laois |
| J. Maher | Dublin | 2-01 | 7 | Laois | |
| Paddy Kenny | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7 | Waterford |