Fennelly frustrated in efforts to join Cats’ fight

MICHAEL FENNELLY faces a race against time to recover from a broken hand in time for Kilkenny’s Leinster hurling championship opener next month.

The All Star midfielder cracked a bone in his hand against Offaly in the Allianz League and was forced to sit out the final defeat to Dublin at Croke Park.

He received a setback last Friday when an x-ray showed the break hasn’t fully healed, requiring him to wear corrective splints for a fortnight.