2013 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
# 2013 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2013 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 30th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. The championship began on 2 June 2013 and ended on 31 August 2013.

Tipperary were the defending champions and successfully retained the title after defeating Kilkenny by 2–14 to 2–11 in the All-Ireland final.

## Team summaries

| Team | Colours | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team | Colours | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Clare | Saffron and blue | | 2011 |
| Cork | Red and white | 2009 | 2010 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 2002 | 2008 |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 2010 | 2012 |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1998 | 2008 |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 2012 | 2012 |
| Waterford | White and blue | | 2007 |

## Statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Timmy Hammersley | Tipperary | 0-21 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Peter O'Brien | Cork | 0-19 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 3 | Aidan Lynch | Clare | 2-5 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 3 | Rory Hickey | Kilkenny | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Ruairí Gleeson | Tipperary | 2-4 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |

**Single game**

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peter O'Brien | Cork | 0-12 | 12 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Timmy Hammersley | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Limerick |
| 3 | Gary Guilfoyle | Clare | 1-5 | 8 | Waterford |
| 3 | Killian Fitzgerald | Waterford | 0-8 | 8 | Clare |
| 5 | Ruairí Gleeson | Tipperary | 2-1 | 7 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Aidan Lynch | Clare | 1-4 | 7 | Waterford |
| 5 | Jack Aherne | Limerick | 0-7 | 7 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Peter O'Brien | Cork | 0-7 | 7 | Clare |
| 9 | Colm Casey | Cork | 2-0 | 6 | Clare |
| 9 | Jonjo Farrell | Kilkenny | 2-0 | 6 | Tipperary |
| 9 | Timmy Hammersley | Tipperary | 0-6 | 6 | Cork |
| 9 | Rory Hickey | Kilkenny | 0-6 | 6 | Galway |

### Scoring

* First goal of the championship
   * Aidan Lynch for Clare against Waterford (Munster quarter-final)
* Widest winning margin: 11 points
   * Clare 2-21 - 0-16 Waterford (Munster quarter-final)
* Most goals in a match: 4
   * Tipperary 2-14 - 2-11 Kilkenny (All-Ireland final)
* Most points in a match: 37
   * Clare 2-21 - 0-16 Waterford (Munster quarter-final)
   * Tipperary 0-19 - 0-18 Cork (Munster final)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 2
   * Clare 2-21 - 0-16 Waterford (Munster quarter-final)
   * Cork 2-13 - 1-9 Clare (Munster semi-final)
   * Tipperary 2-14 - 2-11 Kilkenny (All-Ireland final)
* Highest aggregate score: 43
   * Clare 2-21 - 0-16 Waterford (Munster quarter-final)
* Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
   * Kilkenny 2-11 - 2-14 Tipperary (All-Ireland final)
