| Year: | 1962 |
| Dates: | 15 April – 2 September 1962 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Munster: | Tipperary |
| Leinster: | Wexford |
| Matches: | 12 |
| Poty: | Donie Nealon |
| Team: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 19th |
| Captain: | Jimmy Doyle |
| Team2: | Wexford |
| Captain2: | Billy Rackard |
| Totalgoals: | 75 (6.25 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 215 (19.9 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Jimmy Doyle (4-24) |
| Previous: | 1961 |
| Next: | 1963 |
The 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 April 1962 and ended on 2 September 1962.
Tipperary were the defending champions, and retained the championship after defeating Wexford by 3-10 to 2-11 in the All-Ireland final.[1]
A total of twelve teams contested the championship.
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1945-46 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1954 | 1956 | 1952-53 | |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | 1938 | 1961 | 1938-39 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1950-51 | ||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1957 | 1959 | 1962-63 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1949 | ||
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1955 | 1946-47 | |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | ||||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1961 | 1961 | 1960-61 | |
| Waterford | White and blue | 1959 | 1959 | ||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | ||||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1960 | 1960 | 1957-58 | |
First round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Final
See main article: 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 4-24 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 | |
| 2 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 2-12 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
| 3 | John Kiely | Waterford | 4-02 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | |
| 4 | Ned Wheeler | Wexford | 3-04 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | |
| 5 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-10 | 13 | Waterford |
| 2 | M. McDonald | Laois | 3-01 | 10 | Wexford |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-04 | 10 | Limerick | |
| 3 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 2-03 | 13 | Laois |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Limerick | |
| Patsy Harte | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | Waterford | |
| 4 | John Kiely | Waterford | 2-01 | 7 | Clare |
| Eamon Carey | Limerick | 2-01 | 7 | Galway | |
| Tom Moloughney | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7 | Limerick | |
| Liam Devaney | Tipperary | 2-01 | 7 | Waterford | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | Dublin | |
| Phil Grimes | Waterford | 1-04 | 7 | Cork |
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on Telefís Éireann. Commentary was provided by Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin in English and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh in Irish.