'Cha' nominated for Kilkenny captaincy

Ballyhale Shamrocks, the reigning Kilkenny county champions, have nominated James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick to be captain of the Cats' senior hurlers in 2008.

Fitzpatrick, who is currently nursing a fractured metatarsal, is understood to be delighted and eager to follow in the footsteps of his club-mate Henry Shefflin who captained Kilkenny to All-Ireland glory last September.