Patrick Cronin (born 20 May 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Premier Senior Championship club

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. He played for the

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for 10 years, during which time he usually lined out at midfield or as a centre-forward. Cronin began his hurling career at club level with Bishopstown. After a hugely successful underage career, he broke onto the club's top adult team as a 17-year-old in

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and enjoyed his greatest success in

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when the club won the Premier Intermediate Championship and promotion to the top flight of Cork hurling. Cronin has made over 50 championship appearances in three two grades of adult hurling for the club, while his early prowess also saw him selected for

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and the

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, with whom he won a

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title. At inter-county level, Cronin was part of the successful Cork minor team that won back-to-back

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s in

and

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before later winning a

with the under-21 team in

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. He joined the Cork senior team in

. From his debut, Cronin was ever-present at midfield or centre-forward and made a combined total of 81 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in

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. During that time he was part of two

-winning teams and was an

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runner-up as captain of the team in

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. Cronin's inter-county career came to an end when he was released from the Cork panel in April 2016. Cronin was nominated for a GAA/GPA All-Star in

. At inter-provincial level, he was selected to play in two championship campaigns with

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, with his sole

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medal being won in

Playing career

University College Cork

As a student at

, Cronin immediately became involved in hurling by becoming a member of the university's freshers' team. He later lined out the college's senior team in the

University of Limerick

On 26 February 2011, Cronin lined out at centre-forward when the

faced the

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in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. Cronin scored four points and collected a winners' medal following the 1-17 to 2-11 victory.

Bishopstown

Minor and under-21

Cronin joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 1 November 2003, he was at left wing-forward when Bishopstown faced

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in the Premier County Minor Championship final. Cronin scored 1-02 from play in the 5-15 to 2-09 victory. On 25 October 2004, Cronin lined out in a second successive Premier County Minor Championship final. He scored four points overall, including two frees, and claimed a second successive winners' medal following a 3-10 to 1-09 defeat of St. Martin's in Kilworth. After an unsuccessful third year in the minor grade, Cronin subsequently progressed onto the Bishopstown under-21 team. On 28 October 2006, he top scored with six when Bishopstown defeated

by 1-09 to 1-08 to claim the Premier Under-21 A Championship. On 3 November 2007, Cronin lined out in a second successive Premier Under-21 A Championship final. He scored five points from midfield and collected a second winners' medal following the 2-13 to 1-11 defeat of

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Intermediate

On 3 July 2004, having just turned seventeen a short while earlier, Cronin made his first appearance for Bishopstown's intermediate team. He scored three points in the 3-10 to 1-09 defeat by Courcey Rovers. On 22 October 2006, Bishopstown qualified for the Premier Intermediate Championship final against

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. Cronin top scored with 0-09 and claimed a winners' medal following the 0-20 to 1-11 victory. He also ended the championship as top scorer with 3-36. On 16 December 2006, Cronin was again at midfield when Bishopstown faced Clooney-Quin in the Munster final. He was held scoreless and ended the game on the losing side following a 0-14 to 1-08 defeat.

Senior

On 7 October 2012, Cronin top scored for Bishopstown with 0-06 when the team suffered a 1-15 to 1-13 defeat by Sarsfields in the Cork Senior Championship final. He ended the championship as top scorer with 1-44.

Cork

Minor and under-21

Cronin first played for

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as a member of the minor team during the 2003 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team as a 15-year-old on 9 April 2003 when he came on as a substitute in Cork's 0-15 to 0-12 defeat of Clare. On 29 June 2003, Cronin was an unused substitute when Cork suffered a 2-12 to 0-16 defeat by

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in the Munster final. Cronin broke onto the starting fifteen during the 2004 Munster Championship. On 27 June 2004 he scored seven points from right wing-forward when Cork defeated Tipperary by 2-12 to 3-08 to win the Munster Championship. Cronin was again eligible for the minor grade the following year and was appointed

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of the team. On 26 June 2005, he top scored 1-10 from right corner-forward and collected a second successive Munster Championship medal following Cork's 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of

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. On 12 July 2006, Cronin made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team when he scored two points in a 3-17 to 2-12 defeat of

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. On 8 August 2006, he scored three points from left wing-forward when Cork suffered a 3-11 to 0-13 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final. On 2 August 2007, Cronin lined out in a second successive Munster final. He scored two points and ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-20 to 0-10 defeat of Waterford. Cronin was appointed

of the under-21 team in advance of the 2008 Munster Championship. He played his last game in the grade on 20 July 2008 in a 1-20 to 1-11 defeat by Clare.

Senior

Cronin was added to the Cork senior team at the start of the 2006 season. He was an unused substitute throughout the

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but was retained for the championship. On 25 June 2006, Cronin won a

medal as an unused substitute following Cork's 2-14 to 1-14 defeat of Tipperary in the

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. Cork subsequently qualified for the

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on 3 September 2006, with

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providing the opposition. Cronin remained on the bench for the 1-16 to 1-13 defeat. On 18 February 2007, Cronin made his first appearance for the Cork senior team in a 1-21 to 1-14 defeat of

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in the

. He made his

debut on 27 May 2007 in Cork's 1-18 to 1-11 Munster quarter-final defeat of Clare. On 11 July 2010, Cronin was named amongst the substitutes when Cork faced Waterford in the Munster final. He came on as a substitute at left corner-forward for

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when Cork drew the game 2-15 apiece. Cronin returned to the bench for the replay a week later as Cork were defeated by 1-16 to 1-13. On 6 May 2012, Cronin was named at centre-forward when Cork faced Kilkenny in the National League final. He was held scoreless in the 3-21 to 0-16 defeat. Cronin was appointed

at the start of the 2013 season. On 14 July 2013, he captained the team to a 0-24 to 0-15 Munster final defeat by

. On 8 September 2013, Cronin captained the team from left wing-forward against Clare in the

and was one of three goal-scorers in the 3-16 to 0-25 draw. He was again at left wing-forward for the replay on 28 September which Cork lost by 5-16 to 3-16. Cronin ended the year by being nominated for a GAA/GPA All-Star. Cronin retained the captaincy the following year. On 3 July 2014, he won a second Munster Championship medal - his first on the field of play - following Cork's 2-24 to 0-24 defeat of Limerick in the last

to be played at the old

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. On 3 May 2015, Cronin was named on the bench when Cork qualified for the National League final against Waterford. He remained as an unused substitute for the 1-24 to 0-17 defeat. Cronin was again included on the Cork team for the 2016 National League but was an unused substitute throughout the campaign. On 5 April 2016, it was reported that Cronin had been released from the Cork team.

Munster

On 19 February 2012, Cronin was selected for the

inter-provincial team for the first time. He scored a point from right wing-forward in the 3-14 to 1-16 defeat by

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in the semi-final of the

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. Cronin was again selected for the Munster team the following season. On 3 March 2013, he won a

medal after scoring three points in Munster's 1-22 to 0-15 defeat of

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in the

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Inter-provincial

Honours

;University of Limerick *

(1): 2011 ;Bishopstown *

Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Co-Op Superstores Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork ...

(1):

Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Evening Echo'' Cork County Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gael ...

(2): 2006, 2007 *Cork Premier Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2003, 2004 ;Cork *

Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

(2):

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(1):

Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

(2):

(1):

References

External links

Patrick Cronin profile
at the Cork GAA website {{DEFAULTSORT:Cronin, Patrick 1987 births Living people UCC hurlers Bishopstown hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers