&sq=&lang=&file=File:Patrick_Cronin.jpg) Patrick Cronin (middle) in action for Cork against Pádraic Mannion (left) of Galway 2016 National Hurling League at Pearse Stadium | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Cróinín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
20 May 1987 Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Nickname | Pa | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2004-2022 | Bishopstown | 51 (8-262) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
|
University College Cork University of Limerick | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006-2016 | Cork | 40 (4-39) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 23:30, 11 March 2021. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:19, 28 November 2019. | |||
Patrick Cronin (born 20 May 1987) is an Irish hurler who plays for Premier Senior Championship club Bishopstown. He played for the Cork senior hurling team 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 2004 and enjoyed his greatest success in 2006 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 University College Cork and the University of Limerick, with whom he won a Fitzgibbon Cup title.[citation needed]
At inter-county level, Cronin was part of the successful Cork minor team that won back-to-back Munster Championships in 2004 and 2005 before later winning a Munster Championship with the under-21 team in 2007. He joined the Cork senior team in 2006. 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 2015. During that time he was part of two Munster Championship-winning teams and was an All-Ireland runner-up as captain of the team in 2013. Cronin's inter-county career came to an end when he was released from the Cork panel in April 2016.[citation needed]
Cronin was nominated for a GAA/GPA All-Star in 2013. At inter-provincial level, he was selected to play in two championship campaigns with Munster, with his sole Railway Cup medal being won in 2013.[citation needed]