John Dalton

Career

Dalton joined the team during the 2006 championship. He announced his retirement following the conclusion of the 2011 championship. Club Dalton has enjoyed great success with the club in all grades of competition.

After winning under-16, minor and under-21 county championships, Dalton joined the club"s top team in the early 2000s.

The club subsequently represented in the provincial series of games and ended the year as Leinster champions. The great run of success for Dalton"s club came to an end in the All-Ireland final, when Kildangan of Tipperary defeated by 2-13 to 1-13.

Achievements

• Carrickshock Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2004 Kilkenny Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2004 Kilkenny Under-21 "B" Club Hurling Championship (1): 2000 Kilkenny Minor "A" Club Hurling Championship (2): 2001, 2002 Nenagh Company-op Under-16 Hurling Championship (1): 2001 Waterford Institute of Technology Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2008 Kilkenny All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (5): 2006 (sub), 2007 (sub), 2008 (sub), 2009 (sub), 2011 (sub) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (6): 2006 (sub), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (sub) National Hurling League (2): 2006 (sub), 2009 (sub) Walsh Cup (3): 2006, 2007, 2009 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2006 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2005, 2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2002 (sub), 2003 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 2002 (sub), 2003.

Membership

However, it took two years before he became a regular member of the starting fifteen.