t is extraordinary what a difference a weekend can make in the first half of the season, as Beeston can testify. Beeston had recently been lying in seventh place in the Men's Premiership after a poor start to the season, but they had games in hand and their 4-1 win this afternoon over Exeter University elevates them to fourth place.
Another struggling side, Loughborough Students, also managed a climb up the table, courtesy of a useful win over Hampstead and Westminster, whilst the two Premiership leaders both recorded wins this afternoon.
TalkHockeyRadio was at Guildford to see the West Conference side take on leaders Bath Buccaneers. To use a boxing analogy, Bath delivered two potentially knock out blows early in the match, the first from Phil Ball after only two minutes and the second from Johnny Kinder after seven. Guildford were in serious disarray at the back, but although they wobbled they did not fall and amazingly managed to respond with two goals of their own whilst still reeling from the early setback, Duncan Marsh the scorer of both goals. In the second half the home side seem to settle down and so they may be disappointed that they managed to concede Bath's winner in the last ten minutes from a second goal by Kinder. Photographs from this match will appear on our sister site at www.HockeyImages.co.uk tomorrow (Monday).
Bath Buccaneers now have a six point lead over second placed Whitchurch, the largest margin of any leader in the men's EHL. Whitchurch slipped up today, going down to eighth placed Stourport 4-1.
Our photograph shows recent Bath recruit, Tim Davenport, in action against Guildford.
Men's England Hockey League results and tables for 8 November 2009:
Men's Premier Division |
East Grinstead |
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| Bowdon |
Dave De Prez 25 - F |
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| Ian Wilson 12 - F | |
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University of Exeter |
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| Beeston |
Ian Haley 31 - F |
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| Samuel Ward 10 - F | |
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Hampstead and Westminster |
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| 2 | - | 3 |
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| Loughborough Students |
David Eakins 8 45 - PC PS |
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| Nick Catlin 23 - F | |
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Reading |
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| 6 | - | 2 |
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| Brooklands MU |
Christopher Cargo 6 - F |
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| Adam Wilson 45 - PC | |
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Surbiton |
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| 4 | - | 2 |
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| Cannock |
Tim Pinnock 2 - PC |
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| Robert Smith 53 - PC | |
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1 | Reading | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 19 |
2 | Surbiton | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 19 |
3 | East Grinstead | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
4 | Beeston | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 11 |
5 | Bowdon | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 9 |
6 | Cannock | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 8 |
7 | Loughborough Students | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 7 |
8 | Hampstead and Westminster | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 6 |
9 | Brooklands MU | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 4 |
10 | University of Exeter | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 1 |
Men's Conference East |
Harleston Magpies |
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| Indian Gymkhana |
Andy Hipwell 6 21 - F F |
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| Paramdeep Eari 46 70 - F PC | |
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Oxted |
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| Canterbury |
Andrew Baggs 16 44 - PC PS |
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| Michael Farrer 44 67 - PC PC | |
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Old Loughtonians |
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| Holcombe |
Leroy Phillips 19 - F |
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| David Mathews 35 - PC | |
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Sevenoaks |
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| Bromley and Beckenham |
Andy Whalley 3 - F |
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| Martin Gough 19 - F | |
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Southgate |
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| Chelmsford |
Ross Hibberd 2 - F |
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| Adrian Palmer 59 - PC | |
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1 | Old Loughtonians | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
2 | Canterbury | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
3 | Southgate | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 15 |
4 | Holcombe | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 |
5 | Harleston Magpies | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
6 | Oxted | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 9 |
7 | Sevenoaks | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 7 |
8 | Bromley and Beckenham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 5 |
9 | Indian Gymkhana | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 4 |
10 | Chelmsford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 1 |
Men's Conference North |
Deeside Ramblers |
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| Sheffield University Bankers |
Ali Ghazanfar 14 28 - PC PC |
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| James Osborne 51 - F | |
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University of Durham |
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| Barford Tigers |
Daniel Coultas 12 - PS |
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Formby |
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| Doncaster |
Paul Mitchell 5 - F |
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| Tim Shelley 13 68 - PC F | |
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Leek |
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| Belper |
Paul Nixon 15 55 - PC PC |
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| James Hewitt 69 - PS | |
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Sheffield Hallam |
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| Harborne |
Scott Sanderson 27 - F |
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1 | Deeside Ramblers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 18 |
2 | Leek | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 15 |
3 | Harborne | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
4 | Doncaster | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 13 |
5 | Sheffield Hallam | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
6 | University of Durham | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 10 |
7 | Sheffield University Bankers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 7 |
8 | Belper | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 6 |
9 | Barford Tigers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 4 |
10 | Formby | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 2 |
Men's Conference West |
Guildford |
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| Team Bath Buccaneers |
Duncan Marsh 27 28 - PC F |
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Plymouth Marjon |
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| Old Georgians |
Joe Toulson 65 - F |
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Havant |
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| Fareham |
James Lawson 10 - F |
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Stourport |
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| Whitchurch |
David Westhead 52 - F |
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Bournville |
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| University of Birmingham |
Oliver Jones 49 - F |
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1 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 21 |
2 | Whitchurch | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 15 |
3 | University of Birmingham | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
4 | Fareham | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 10 |
5 | Bournville | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 9 |
6 | Havant | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 9 |
7 | Old Georgians | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 8 |
8 | Stourport | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 7 |
9 | Guildford | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 5 |
10 | Plymouth Marjon | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 3 |
