 The retirement of Ken Hogan as first-choice goalkeeper on the Tipp senior hurling team in 1993 meant that the door was now open for a new player to join the starting fifteen.Cummins, who was just out of the minor grade, was overlooked as the position of custodian for the 1994 championship went to Jody Grace.Cummins made his championship debut in Tipperary’s opening championship game in 1995.