Ben Cunningham (hurler)

Ben Cunningham
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 2003
Cork, Ireland
Nickname benny
Occupation Student
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2021-present
 St. Finbarr's 15 (4-140)
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
2022-present
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
2022-present
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:18, 20 October 2023.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:45, 21 December 2022.

Ben Cunningham (born 2003[1]) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with St. Finbarr's and is also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

Cunningham began hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the St. Finbarr's club and was part of the club's minor team that won the Rebel Óg Premier 1 title in 2020.[2] He was immediately drafted onto the club's senior team and established himself as their top scorer. Cunningham won a Cork PSHC title in 2022 after a defeat of Blackrock in the final.[3]

Cunningham first appeared on the inter-county scene for Cork as a member of the minor team in 2020.[4] He later progressed onto the Cork under-20 team and won an All-Ireland U20HC title after coming on as a substitute in the 4-19 to 2-14 defeat of Galway in the 2021 All-Ireland U20 final.[5] Cunningham's club performances in 2022 earned a call-up to the Cork senior hurling team's pre-season training panel and he was included amongst the substitutes for the opening game of the 2023 Munster SHL.[6][7] He earned a place on the starting fifteen for a subsequent National League game against Westmeath.[8]

Personal life

Cunningham was born in Cork and attended Presentation Brothers College.[9] He belongs to a family of hurlers; his father is Ger Cunningham, the former St. Finbarr's and Cork goalkeeper.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 October 2023
Team Year Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
St. Finbarr's 2021 3 1-23 — — 3 1-23
2022 6 2-50 1 0-09 — 7 2-59
2023 5 1-58 — — 5 1-58
Total 14 4-131 1 0-09 — 15 4-140

Inter-county

As of 26 February 2023
Team Year National League Munster All-Ireland Total
Division Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score Apps Score
Cork 2023 Division 1A 1 0-01 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-01
Career total 1 0-01 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-01

Honours

St. Finbarr's
Cork

References

  1. ^ "AIB Munster Club SHC: Ballyea advance to final". GAA website. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ Hurley, Denis (16 September 2020). "Jack Cahalane cracker helps St Finbarr's to Cork minor hurling glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ Hurley, Denis (16 October 2022). "St Finbarr's end 29-wait for Cork county hurling title against Blackrock". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ Hurley, Denis (17 October 2020). "Ben Cunningham leads the way as Cork minors clear Clare hurdle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Slick Cork outgun Galway to retain U-20 hurling title". RTE Sport. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Cork hurling squad update: Mark Coleman could yet make championship with Alan Connolly ruled out for the league too". Echo Live. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Team announcement". Cork GAA website. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Cork v Westmeath: League debuts for Ethan Twomey and Ben Cunningham". Echo Live. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  9. ^ "St Joseph's Sec School, Tulla, Clare 3-21 Presentation Boys College, Mardyke, Cork 1-6". Munster GAA website. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ^ "My Club: Ger Cunningham - St Finbarr's". GAA website. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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