- Micky Cross
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Micky Cross Personal information Irish name Mícheál Mac an Chrosáin Sport Hurling Position Right wing-back Born 1901
Pennywell, Limerick, IrelandOccupation Farmer Club(s) Years Club 1918-1938 Claughaun Club Titles Limerick titles 2 Inter-county(ies) Years County 1923-1937 Limerick Inter-county titles Munster titles 5 All Irelands 2 NHL 4 Micky Cross (born 1901) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back and as a left corner-back for the Limerick senior team.[1]
Cross made his first appearance for the team during the 1923 championship and became a regular player over the next decade-and-a-half. During that time he won two All-Ireland winner's medals, five Munster winner's medals and four National Hurling League winners' medals.[2][3]
At club level, Cross played with Claughaun and won two county championship winners' medals in a career that spanned three decades.
Gleeson also won four Railway Cup winners' medal when he was picked for the Munster inter-provincial teams and also represented Ireland in the Tailteann Games.
References
- ^ "Great Limerick Athletes: No 147 - Micky Cross of Claughaun". Limerick website. http://www.askaboutireland.ie/aai-files/assets/libraries/limerick-city-library/reading-room/sport/micky-cross.pdf. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "County profile: Limerick". Hogan Stand website. http://www.hoganstand.com/limerick/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Munster Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
Micky Cross Navigation boxes Limerick - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1933 M. Fitzgibbon (C) | P. Scanlan | T. Ryan | J. Mackey | M. Mackey | M. Cross | T. McCarthy | P. Clohessy | D. Clohessy | N. Cregan | M. Ryan | P. Ryan | J. Roche | G. Howard | C. O'Brien | Sb: W. O'Donoghue |
Limerick - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1934 (4th title) 1 T. Shinny | 2 N. Cregan | 3 T. McCarthy | 4 M. Cross | 5 M. Kennedy | 6 G. Howard | 7 P. Clohessy | 8 M. Ryan | 9 J. Mackey | 10 T. Ryan (c) | 11 J. O'Connell | 12 J. Roche | 13 J. Close | 14 D. Clohessy | 15 M. Mackey | Played in drawn game: P. Scanlan | B. McConkey | M. Condon | Trainer: J. Barry |
Limerick - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1935 1 P. Scanlan | 2 N. Cregan | 3 T. McCarthy | 4 M. Kennedy | 5 M. Cross | 6 P. Clohessy | 7 G. Howard | 8 T. Ryan (c) | 9 M. Ryan | 10 J. Mackey | 11 M. Mackey | 12 J. Roche | 13 J. O'Connell | 14 P. McMahon | 15 J. Close |
Limerick - National Hurling League Champions 1935 (2nd title) 1 P. Scanlan | 2 N. Cregan | 3 T. McCarthy | 4 M. Kennedy | 5 M. Cross | 6 P. Clohessy | 7 G. Howard | 8 T. Ryan (c) | 9 M. Ryan | 10 J. Mackey | 11 M. Mackey | 12 J. Roche | 13 J. O'Connell | 14 P. McMahon | 15 J. Close |
Limerick - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1936 (5th title) 1 P. Scanlon | 2 T. McCarthy | 3 P. O'Carroll | 4 M. Kennedy | 5 M. Cross | 6 P. Clohessy | 7 G. Howard | 8 M. Ryan | 9 T. Ryan | 10 J. Mackey | 11 M. Mackey (c) | 12 J. Roche | 13 D. Clohessy | 14 P. McMahon | 15 J. Power
Categories:- 1901 births
- Claughaun hurlers
- Limerick hurlers
- Munster hurlers
- Winners of two All-Ireland medals (hurling)
- People from County Limerick
- Living people
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