Cork's Ben O’Connor retires
Cork star Ben O’Connor retired from inter-county hurling last night.
O’Connor has been involved with the senior team since 1999.
He finishes his inter-county career with 51 championship appearances, scoring a total of 8-224, an average of almost exactly five points per game. He has three All-Ireland titles, two All Star awards, one National League and one Railway Cup.
His twin brother Jerry retired last year.
In a statement on the Cork GAA website last night, current senior hurling manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy, who gave Ben his break back in 1999, paid this short tribute: "Ben has been an outstanding servant to Cork GAA, and while we are very disappointed to lose his services, we respect his decision and wish him well."
