1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
# 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1968 was the 82nd staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Wexford won the championship, beating Tipperary 5-8 to 3-12 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

## The championship

### Participating counties

| Province | County | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| - | - | - | - |
| Province | County | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Leinster | Dublin | 1938 | 1961 |
| | Kilkenny | 1967 | 1967 |
| | Laois | 1915 | 1949 |
| | Offaly | | |
| | Westmeath | | |
| | Wexford | 1960 | 1965 |
| Munster | Clare | 1914 | 1932 |
| | Cork | 1966 | 1966 |
| | Galway | 1923 | 1922 |
| | Limerick | 1940 | 1955 |
| | Tipperary | 1965 | 1967 |
| | Waterford | 1959 | 1963 |

### Format

**Leinster Championship**

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between two of the weaker teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the quarter-final.

Second round: (1 match) This is a single match between the winner of the first round and another team drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the quarter-final join three other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the Leinster final.

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

**Munster Championship**

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

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

Final: (1 match) The winners 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 Leinster and the Munster champions contest the All-Ireland final.

## Fixtures

### All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

| Wexford | Tipperary |
| - | - |

## Top scorers

### Season

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 6-03 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 3 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 3-07 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 4 | Paul Lynch | Wexford | 1-12 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 1-11 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 6 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Tommy Ring | Westmeath | 2-06 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 8 | Jack Berry | Wexford | 3-02 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| 8 | Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Tom Ryan | Clare | 2-04 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tommy Ring | Westmeath | 2-03 | 9 | Offaly |
| 2 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 2-02 | 8 | Dublin |
| 2 | Jack Berry | Wexford | 2-02 | 8 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Wexford |
| 2 | Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 0-08 | 8 | Westmeath |
| 6 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | Offaly |
| 6 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 0-07 | 7 | Clare |
| 8 | Willie Weldon | Westmeath | 2-00 | 6 | Laois |
| 8 | Pad Joe Whelehan | Offaly | 2-00 | 6 | Kilkenny |
| 8 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 2-00 | 6 | Kilkenny |
| 8 | Tom Ryan | Clare | 2-00 | 6 | Tipperary |
| 8 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 1-03 | 6 | Cork |
| 8 | Paul Lynch | Wexford | 1-03 | 6 | Tipperary |
| 8 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 1-03 | 6 | Wexford |
| 8 | Christy O'Brien | Laois | 1-03 | 6 | Westmeath |
| 8 | P. Freyne | Kilkenny | 1-03 | 6 | Offaly |
| 8 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 1-03 | 6 | Galway |
| 8 | John Bennett | Cork | 1-03 | 6 | Galway |
