1964 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
# 1964 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1964 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The championship began on 29 March 1964 and ended on 4 October 1964.

Tipperary won the title after defeating Wexford 8-9 to 3-1 in the final.

## Teams

A total of eighteen teams entered the inaugural under-21 championship, however, there was a lop-sides nature to the competition due to the provincial structure. Galway, who had played in the Munster province at senior and minor levels since 1959, joined the other six traditional Munster teams and competed in the southern championship. Nine of the Leinster counties, including Louth, more notable as a Gaelic football stronghold, contested the eastern province. Antrim were the sole representatives from Ulster while Roscommon faced no competition as Connacht representatives.

### Team summaries

| Connacht | Leinster | Munster | Ulster |
| - | - | - | - |
| Roscommon | Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Louth Offaly Westmeath Wexford | Clare Cork Galway Kerry Limerick Tipperary Waterford | Antrim |

## Results

### Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 11-14 | 47 |
| 2 | Con Dowdall | Wexford | 4-15 | 27 |
| 3 | Paddy McNamara | Clare | 7-01 | 22 |
| 3 | T. J. Butler | Tipperary | 7-01 | 22 |
| 4 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 6-00 | 18 |
| 4 | P. J. Ryan | Tipperary | 5-03 | 18 |
| 5 | Stephen Greene | Waterford | 5-01 | 16 |
| 6 | Tony Maher | Wexford | 3-05 | 14 |
| 7 | Noel Lane | Tipperary | 4-05 | 13 |
| 7 | P. Loughlin | Westmeath | 2-07 | 13 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tony Doran | Wexford | 6-00 | 18 | Dublin |
| 2 | Paddy McNamara | Clare | 5-01 | 16 | Limerick |
| 3 | Stephen Greene | Waterford | 4-01 | 13 | Galway |
| 4 | Noel Peacock | Laois | 4-00 | 12 | Offaly |
| 4 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 3-03 | 12 | Waterford |
| 5 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | Clare |
| 6 | T. O'Gorman | Laois | 3-00 | 9 | Offaly |
| 6 | J. Dooley | Offaly | 3-00 | 9 | Laois |
| 6 | Tony Boyce | Limerick | 3-00 | 9 | Clare |
| 6 | Bernie Hartigan | Limerick | 3-00 | 9 | Clare |

### Miscellaneous

* Antrim and Roscommon were the sole representatives of Ulster and Connacht respectively due to a lack of competition.
* Tipperary become the first team to claim the senior and under-21 double. Earlier in the year the Tipperary senior team defeated Kilkenny to claim the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
