Ben Cunningham (hurler)
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Club[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- St. Finbarr's
- Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship: 2022
- Rebel Óg Premier 1 Minor Hurling Championship: 2020
- Cork
- All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2021, 2023
- Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship: 2021, 2023
References[edit]
- ^ "AIB Munster Club SHC: Ballyea advance to final". GAA website. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (16 September 2020). "Jack Cahalane cracker helps St Finbarr's to Cork minor hurling glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (16 October 2022). "St Finbarr's end 29-wait for Cork county hurling title against Blackrock". Echo Live. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (17 October 2020). "Ben Cunningham leads the way as Cork minors clear Clare hurdle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Slick Cork outgun Galway to retain U-20 hurling title". RTE Sport. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Team announcement". Cork GAA website. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Cork v Westmeath: League debuts for Ethan Twomey and Ben Cunningham". Echo Live. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "My Club: Ger Cunningham - St Finbarr's". GAA website. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2022.