Pa Cronin

Pa Cronin

Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Ó Cróinín
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland
Nickname	Pa
Club(s)
Years	Club
2005-present	Bishopstown
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2007-present	Cork	20 (3-15)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All Irelands	0
NHL	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:54, 1 July 2011.

Patrick 'Pa' Cronin (born 20 May 1987 in Ballincollig, County Cork) is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with the Bishopstown club and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2007.

Playing career

Club

Cronin plays his club hurling with his local Bishopstown club in Cork and has enjoyed much success. He came to prominence as a part of the club's underage boom in the early 2000s. Cronin won back-to-back county minor titles in 2003 and 2004 before later moving onto the club's under-21 team. He won another set of county titles in this grade in 2006 and 2007. As a member of the club's top team Cronin won a premier intermediate county title in 2006.

Inter-county

Cronin first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team in 2004. That year he won a Munster title, however, Cork were later defeated in the All-Ireland series. In 2005 Cronin was captain of the team as he captured a second consecutive Munster title. Once again the team was later defeated in their hunt for an All-Ireland title.

By 2006 Cronin had joined the Cork senior hurling team, however, he played no part in the county's championship campaign. He made his senior debut in the National Hurling League in 2007, before making his senior championship debut against Clare in the Munster quarter-final later that same year. That year he became one of Cork's chief scorers, capturing 3 goals and 7 points in his seven appearances. Unfortunately, Cork's season ended without a senior Munster or All-Ireland title. Cronin also played with the Cork under-21 hurling team that year and added a Munster medal to his collection.

Championship Appearances

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Match report
1	27 May 2007	Semple Stadium, Thurles	Clare	1-1	1-18 : 1-11	Munster Quarter-Final
2	17 June 2007	Semple Stadium, Thurles	Waterford	1-0	3-18 : 5-15	Munster Semi-Final
3	30 June 2007	Parnell Park, Dublin	Dublin	1-2	3-20 : 0-15	All-Ireland Qualifier
4	7 July 2007	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork	Offaly	0-2	1-27 : 0-11	All-Ireland Qualifier
5	29 July 2007	Semple Stadium, Thurles	Tipperary	0-2	3-16 : 3-16	All-Ireland Qualifier
6	29 July 2007	Croke Park, Dublin	Waterford	0-0	3-16 : 3-16	All-Ireland Quarter-Final
7	5 August 2007	Croke Park, Dublin	Waterford	0-0	0-20 : 2-17	All-Ireland Quarter-Final Replay
8	8 June 2008	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork	Tipperary	0-0	1-13 : 1-19	Munster Semi-Final
9	12 July 2008	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork	Dublin	0-1	1-17 : 0-15	All-Ireland Qualifier Round 3
10	19 July 2008	Semple Stadium, Thurles	Galway	0-0	0-23 : 2-15	All-Ireland Qualifier Round 4
11	27 July 2008	Semple Stadium, Thurles	Clare	0-2	2-19 : 2-17	All-Ireland Quarter-Final
12	10 August 2008	Croke Park, Dublin	Kilkenny	0-1	0-17 : 1-23	All-Ireland Semi-Final