Ger Millerick
# Ger Millerick

Ger Millerick (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Fr. O'Neill's, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.

## Playing career

### Midleton CBS

Millerick played in all grades of hurling with Midleton CBS Secondary School before progressing onto the college's senior team. On 15 December 2016, he was at right corner-forward when Midelton CBS defeated St. Colman's College from Fermoy by 0-11 to 0-10 to win the Dr. O'Callaghan Cup.

On 13 December 2017, Millerick won a second successive Dr. O'Callaghan Cup title following Midleton CBS's 1-20 to 0-13 defeat of Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG in the final.

### Fr. O'Neill's

Millerick joined the Fr. O'Neill's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. . On 8 December 2018, he was described as a "special talent" when Fr. O'Neill's defeated Midleton by 3-34 to 4-18 to win the Cork Premier Under-21 Championship title.

On 16 July 2017, Millerick made his first appearance in the championship appearance for the club's top adult team. He was at right wing-back when Fr. O'Neill's defeated Kilworth by 3-14 to 0-08.

On 12 October 2019, Millerick lined out at left corner-back when Fr. O'Neill's faced Kilworth in the Cork Premier Intermediate Championship final and collected a winners' medal following the 3-23 to 1-20 victory. He was joined on the starting 15 by his three brothers Mike(Hoover) Thomas and Joe another brother John was on the panel.

### Imokilly

Millerick's performances at club level lead to him being selected for the Imokilly divisional team for the 2017 Cork Senior Championship. On 22 October, he scored a point from midfield when Imokilly defeated Blackrock by 3-13 to 0-18 to win the Cork Senior Championship final for the first time since 1998.

On 14 October 2018, Millerick was introduced as a 48th-minute substitute when Imokilly retained the title after a 4-19 to 1-18 defeat of Midleton in the final.

On 20 October 2019, Millerick played in a third successive county final. Lining out at left corner-back, he ended the game with a third successive winners' medal after the 2-17 to 1-16 defeat of Glen Rovers.

### Cork

**Minor, under-21 and under-20**

Millerick first lined out for Cork as a member of the minor team during the 2017 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 3 May when he lined out at left wing-back in Cork's 1-24 to 0-08 defeat of Waterford. On 9 July, Millerick was again at left wing-back when Cork defeated Clare by 4-21 to 0-16 to win the Munster Championship for the first time since 2008. On 3 September, he lined out in the 2-17 to 2-14 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.

Millerick subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team for the 2018 Munster Championship. On 4 July, he won a Munster Championship medal as an unused substitute following Cork's 2-23 to 1-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final. On 26 August, Millerick came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Jack O'Connor in Cork's 3-13 to 1-16 All-Ireland final defeat by Tipperary.

On 3 July 2019, Millerick made his first appearance for Cork's inaugural under-20 team in the Munster Championship. He started the game on the bench but was introduced as a 33rd-minute substitute for Ryan Walsh at right corner-back in the 1-20 to 0-16 defeat of Limerick. On 23 July 2019, Millerick was at left wing-back when Cork suffered a 3-15 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final. He was selected at right wing-back when Cork faced Tipperary for a second time in the All-Ireland final on 24 August 2019, however, he ended the game on the losing side after a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat.

**Intermediate**

On 28 July 2018, Millerick was selected for the Cork intermediate team for the first time. He lined out at left corner-back in Cork's 2-19 to 0-18 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.

**Senior**

Millerick made his first appearance for the Cork senior team on 3 February 2019. He was introduced as a 68th-minute substitute for Conor O'Sullivan in a 1-18 to 0-17 defeat of Wexford in the National Hurling League.

## Career statistics

### Division

    As of match played 20 October 2019.

| Team | Year | Cork SHC | Cork SHC |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team | Year | Apps | Score |
| Imokilly | 2017 | 5 | 0-02 |
| Imokilly | 2018 | 3 | 0-00 |
| Imokilly | 2019 | 6 | 0-00 |
| Total | Total | 14 | 0-02 |

### Inter-county

    As of match played 16 June 2019.

| Team | Year | National League | National League | National League | Munster | Munster | All-Ireland | All-Ireland | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Year | Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| Cork | 2019 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |

## Honours

### Midleton CBS

* Dr. O'Callaghan Cup: 2016, 2017

### Fr. O'Neill's

* Cork Senior A Hurling Championship: 2022
* Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2019
* Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2019
* Cork Premier Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 2018

### Imokilly

* Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 2017, 2018, 2019

### Cork

* All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2018
* Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 2018
* Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 2017
