Zach Bay Hammond
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| Born | 2003 (age 22–23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | electrician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zach Bay Hammond (born 2003) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Thomastown and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Hammond first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Thomastown club, while also playing as a schoolboy with CBS Kilkenny in the Leinster Colleges' SHC.[1] He progressed to adult club level and was part of the Thomastown team that beat Castlelyons to win the All-Ireland Club IHC title in 2024.[2]
Hammond first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that lost the 2019 All-Ireland minor final to Galway.[3] He was again part of the minor team that lost the 2020 All-Ireland minor final to Galway.[4] Hammond was later vice-captain of the under-20 team for the 2023 Leinster U20HC campaign.[5]
Hammond first played for the senior team during the 2024 National Hurling League.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Thomastown
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2024
- Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2023
- Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2023
- Kilkenny
References
[edit]- ↑ "Coláiste Eoin book their return ticket". Irish Independent. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ "Donnellys shine as Thomastown overrun Castlelyons to secure All-Ireland crown". Irish Examiner. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "Electric Ireland MHC Final: Impressive Galway triumph". GAA website. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "Kilkenny U-20 Team to play Wexford named". Kilkenny GAA website. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.[dead link]
- ↑ "Allianz Hurling League Round 1: Kilkenny team vs Wexford named". Kilkenny GAA website. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.