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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)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
2021-present
St. Finbarr's 16 (4-150)
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, 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.

Career

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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

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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

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Club

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As of 8 September 2024.
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
2024 3 0-24 3 0-24
Total 17 4-155 1 0-09 18 4-164

Inter-county

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As of 7 July 2024.
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
2024 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00 0 0-00
Career total 1 0-01 0 0-00 0 0-00 1 0-01

Honours

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St. Finbarr's
Cork

References

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  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.