James Fitzpatrick (hurler)

James Fitzpatrick, known as Cha, is an Irish hurler, born in January 1985 in Knockmoylan in County Kilkenny, who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team, and is identified here as the Kilkenny hurler to tell him apart from other people of the same name. He first played competitive hurling at St Kieran's College, where he captained the side that won the All-Ireland colleges title in 2003, joined the Kilkenny minor and under-21 teams and made his senior debut during the 2004 championship. He became a regular member of the starting fifteen, winning five All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and two National League medals on the field of play, was the All-Ireland-winning captain in 2008 and was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. At club level he is a three-time All-Ireland medallist with Ballyhale Shamrocks.