Ben Cunningham (hurler)

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Ben Cunningham
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 2003
Cork, Ireland
Nickname Benny
Occupation Student
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
2021-present
 St. Finbarr's 16 (4-150)
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollegeApps (scores)
2022-present
 UCC 4 (0-23)
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)**
YearsCountyApps (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, 2 August 2024.
**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.

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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 8 September 2024.
TeamYear Cork Munster All-Ireland Total
AppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
St. Finbarr's 2021 31-23——31-23
2022 62-5010-09—72-59
2023 51-58——51-58
2024 30-24——30-24
Total174-15510-09—184-164

Inter-county

As of 7 July 2024.
TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2023 Division 1A 10-0100-0000-0010-01
202400-0000-0000-0000-00
Career total10-0100-0000-0010-01

Honours

St. Finbarr's
Cork

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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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