1952–53 National Hurling League
The 1952–53 National Hurling League was the 22nd season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1
came into the season as defending champions of the 1951-52 season.On 19 April 1953, Cork won the title after a 2-10 to 2-7 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their 6th league title overall and their first since 1947-48.
Group A table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Cork | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | National League champions |
| 2 | Dublin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 3 | Wexford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 4 | Waterford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 5 | Antrim | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 6 | Kilkenny | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 7 | Laois | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
Group B table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Tipperary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | National League runners-up |
| 2 | Clare | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - |
| 3 | Galway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - |
| 4 | Limerick | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| 5 | Westmeath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| 6 | Offaly | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 7 | Meath | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
Knock-out stage
Semi-finalsFinal