Mark Ellis (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Marc Eilís | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Born |
26 August 1990 Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Electrical engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Millstreet → Duhallow | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 0 | 0 | |
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2012-2016 | Cork Institute of Technology | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2011-2019 |
Cork New York | 25 (0-04) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:19, 15 July 2019. | |||
Mark Ellis (born 26 August 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a centre-back for Duhallow Championship club Millstreet. He is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.
Playing career
[edit]Millstreet Community School
[edit]While attending Millstreet Community School Ellis was selected for the Cork vocational schools hurling team. On 16 February 2008, he was named as a substitute for the All-Ireland final against Galway but was introduced during the game which Cork won by 2-14 to 3-10 victory.[1]
On 14 February 2009, Ellis was again included as a substitute on the Cork team that qualified for the All-Ireland final against Offaly. He remained on the bench for the entire game which Cork won by 4-12 to 2-11.[2]
Millstreet
[edit]Ellis joined the Millstreet club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels in an area that was more noted as a Gaelic football stronghold.
On 31 August 2014, Ellis won a Duhallow Junior Championship medal with the Millstreet junior football team following a 2-13 to 1-11 defeat of Knocknagree in the final. Millstreet progressed through the subsequent Cork Junior Championship and reached the final on 25 October. Ellis lined out at midfield in the 1-09 to 1-08 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.[3]
Duhallow
[edit]Ellis was selected for the Duhallow divisional team that competed at county level in the underage hurling grades.[4] On 14 December 2009, he won a Cork Under-21 Championship medal following Duhallow's 0-18 to 1-05 defeat of Ballinhassig in the final.[5]
Cork
[edit]Under-21
[edit]Ellis first played for Cork as a member of the under-21 team during the 2010 Munster Championship. He was an unused substitute throughout the championship campaign, which ended with a 2-17 to 0-21 defeat by Tipperary at the semi-final stage on 14 July.[6]
Ellis made his under-21 debut on 15 July 2011. He lined out at left wing-back in the 4-19 to 1-21 defeat of Tipperary.[7] Ellis retained his position on the starting fifteen for the subsequent 4-20 to 1-27 defeat by Limerick in the Munster final.[8] It was his last game in the grade.
Intermediate
[edit]Ellis was added to the Cork intermediate team for the 2010 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 20 June when he came on as a 44th-minute substitute for Stephen White in a 1-24 to 3-17 defeat of Limerick.[9] On 22 July, Ellis was at left wing-back when Cork defeated Waterford by 0-15 to 0-13 to win the Munster Championship.[10] He retained his position on the starting fifteen for Cork's subsequent 2-17 to 1-13 All-Ireland final defeat by Kilkenny on 28 August.[11]
Ellis was retained on the Cork intermediate team for the 2011 Munster Championship. He was switched to centre-back, however, Cork's championship campaign ended on 19 June following a 2-19 to 0-15 defeat by Clare.[12]
On 20 July 2013, Ellis made his last appearance for the Cork intermediate team. He was at right wing-back when Cork suffered a 0-19 to 0-18 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship final.[13]
Senior
[edit]Ellis made his first appearance for the Cork senior team on 23 January 2011. He was at centre-back for Cork's 3-17 to 1-22 defeat of University College Cork in the pre-season Waterford Crystal Cup.[14] Ellis was retained on the Cork panel for the subsequent National League and made his first appearance on 13 February in a 1-20 to 1-15 defeat of Offaly.[15] An injury ruled him out of inclusion on Cork's panel for the Championship, while a change of management saw him dropped from the panel for the 2012 season.
Ellis returned to the Cork senior panel for the 2013 season. On 8 September, he was an unused substitute when Cork drew with Clare in the All-Ireland final.[16] Ellis was again included on the panel for the replay on 28 September but failed to make an appearance in the 5-16 to 3-16 defeat.[17]
On 25 May 2014, Ellis made his championship debut in a 1-21 apiece draw with Waterford in the Munster Championship quarter-final.[18] On 3 July, he won a Munster Championship medal when he lined out at centre-back in Cork's 2-24 to 0-24 defeat of Limerick in the last final to be played at the old Páirc Uí Chaoimh.[19] Ellis ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star.[20]
On 3 May 2015, Ellis was at centre-back in Cork's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in the National League final.[21]
Ellis won his second Munster Championship medal on 9 July 2017. He was again at centre-back for the 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.[22]
On 2 June 2018, Ellis suffered a groin injury during the Munster Championship draw with Limerick.[23] The injury resulted in him missing the rest of Cork's successful Munster Championship campaign.[24] Ellis returned to training in July and came on as a substitute for Daniel Kearney when Cork suffered a 3-32 to 2-21 extra-time defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland semi-final on 29 July.[25][26]
Career statistics
[edit]| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2011 | Division 1 | 2 | 0-00 | — | — | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2012 | Division 1A | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2013 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2014 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | |
| 2015 | Division 1A | 6 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-02 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-01 | ||
| 2018 | 4 | 0-03 | 3 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-05 | ||
| 2019 | — | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 22 | 0-04 | 15 | 0-04 | 10 | 0-00 | 47 | 0-08 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Millstreet
- Cork Junior Football Championship (1): 2014
- Duhallow Junior A Football Championship (1): 2014
- Duhallow
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2009
- Cork
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2014, 2017
- Munster Senior Hurling League (1): 2017
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2010
- All-Ireland Vocational Schools Hurling Championship (1): 2008, 2009
References
[edit]- ^ Horgan, Noel (23 February 2008). "Cork withstand late Galway rally". The Southern Star. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ Horgan, Noel (21 February 2009). "Five-in-a-row for Cork boys". The Southern Star. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ Tarrant, John (1 November 2014). "Brilliant 'Street land their holy grail". The Corkman. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (21 August 2015). "Duhallow hard work reaping rewards". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Lester, Bob (16 November 2009). "Stuff of champions as slick Duhallow deliver". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (15 July 2010). "Premier go the extra again to deny Rebels". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (16 July 2011). "Awesome Rebel firepower". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Rooney, Declan (4 August 2011). "Hannon on the mark to edge thriller". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (21 June 2010). "Last-gasp Conway blast breaks Limerick hearts". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ "O'Sullivan to fore for Cork". Irish Independent. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Clinical Cleere helps classy Cats end Cork's reign". Irish Times. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (20 June 2011). "Clare race clear of Cork to reach decider". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (20 July 2013). "Tipp heap more misery on Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Cork progress in Waterford Crystal Cup after extra time". Irish Examiner. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Cork see off dogged Faithful". Irish Times. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (9 September 2013). "An emotional, riveting roller-coaster". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (30 September 2013). "A day borrowed from the hurling gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Russell, Adrian (22 May 2014). "Aidan Walsh amongst three championship debuts in Cork side to face Waterford". MSN Sport. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (14 July 2014). "Irrepressible Rebels rule Munster again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Farrelly, Mark (9 October 2014). "The Full List Of Hurling All-Star Nominees". Balls.ie. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (3 May 2015). "Waterford crowned hurling league champions with emphatic win over Cork". The 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (2 June 2018). "Hayes snatches draw for Limerick in Munster classic". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Clerkin, Malachy (1 July 2018). "Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (17 July 2018). "Cork defender Ellis resumes training ahead of All-Ireland semi-final". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ O'Brien, Kevin (29 July 2018). "Limerick complete epic comeback to defeat Cork in extra-time and advance to All-Ireland final". The 42. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Mark Ellis profile at the Cork GAA website