MIXED RESULTS IN INDOOR TESTS

There were contrasting outcomes when England played the last of their indoor tests against Scotland in Paisley today (Sunday).

The men recorded an emphatic victory over the Scots, with Ashley Jackson being on target with three goals, one of which was from the penalty spot. The other England goals were scored by Matt Daly, Adam Dixon, Simon Egerton, Jonty Clarke and Richard Springham. The final score, 8-1 to England.

England's women were less fortunate. England started the game encouragingly, with a Kerry Williams' goal in the first half and a second from Ashleigh Ball less than a minute into the second. Despite the 2-0 lead, Scotland eventually won the match 6-2.

NEWS FROM ARGENTINA AND INDOOR TESTS IN PAISLEY

Great Britain women played their final match of their five-match series against Argentina yesterday evening (Friday) in Salta. The hosts took a three goal lead by the break, all three from penalty corners, and GB's only reply came from Crista Cullen mid-way through the second half. Final score 3-1 to Argentina.

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND INDOOR TEST MATCHES IN PAISLEY

Ashley Jackson was on form for England in their opening indoor match against Scotland in Paisley on Friday, scoring four of England's goals in their 7-5 win. Other England goals came from Simon Egerton (2) and Richard Smith. On Friday night England's women also recorded a win over Scotland with goals from Georgie Twigg and Sam Quek. Final score in that match 2-1 to England.

The women had mixed fortunes today (Saturday) as they fell to a 5-2 defeat against Scotland this morning, Sam Quek and Lauren Turner being the England scorers. Playing their second game of the day, England later returned to beat Scotland 1-0, the goal coming from Kerry Williams.

Meanwhile the men drew 3-3 against Scotland, with the England goals coming from Iain MacKay, Jonty Clarke and Richard Mantell. England performed better in their final match, with three goals from Ashley Jackson and a goal from Richard Springham giving England a 4-2 win.

MACLEOD GOAL GIVES GB FIRST VICTORY

Great Britain were able to record their first victory in their test series against Argentina in Salta. Kate Walsh opened GB's account from the visitors' second penalty corner of the match after Silvina D'Elia had given Argentina an 11^th minute lead. The winner came from Leicester's Hannah Macleod, who scored her first goal for Great Britain in the 51^st minute.

The fifth and final test match takes place today (Friday).

GB LOSE IN BRUISING ENCOUNTER

Great Britain found themselves 2-0 up against Argentina after only seven minutes in their third test in Salta.

Jo Ellis and Suzie Gilbert found the net within seconds of each other, both from open play. In what became an increasingly bruising encounter, which saw Alex Danson, Nicola White and Helen Richardson injured and Becky Herbert and Richardson consigned to the sin-bin, Argentina were not able to reply until the 57^th minute when Noel Barrionuevo pulled one back for the hosts.

Six minutes later Alejandra Gulla scored from the penalty spot to equalise for Argentina and shortly after they took the lead through goals from Daniela Sruoga and Silvina D'Elia, both goals scored within less than 60 seconds of each other.

Sally Walton scored her first GB goal just before the final whistle, leaving the score at 4-3 in favour of Argentina.

GB's injured players are expected to be fit for their fourth test on Thursday.

GB WOMEN LOSE SECOND TEST

Great Britain's women lost their second test match against Argentina with penalty corner goals from Noel Barrionuevo and Silvina D'Elia in the closing minutes of the first half.  Final score 2-0.    The match was the first senior international cap for Bowdon Hightown's Kirsty Mackay.

England squad: Kirsty Mackay (Bowdon Hightown – England), Gemma Darrington (Leicester – England), Emily Maguire (Reading – Scotland), Natalie Seymour (Canterbury – England), Laura Unsworth (Leicester – England), Kate Walsh (Reading – England), Helen Richardson (Reading - Midfielder), Chloe Rogers (Leicester – England), Katie Long (Leicester – England), Alex Danson (Reading – England), Nicola White (Slough – England), Crista Cullen (Leicester – England), Sally Walton (Bowdon Hightown – England), Susie Gilbert (University of Birmingham – England), Jo Ellis (Reading – England), Rebecca Herbert (Leicester – England). Did Not Play: Abi Walker (Canterbury – Scotland), Hannah Macleod (Leicester – England).

SLOUGH ON TOP AT EASTLEIGH BUT GB GO DOWN IN ARGENTINA

PHOTO: Reading's Harry Jawanda takes an unconventional route to the circle during Reading's match against Harleston Magpies.

Slough's distinguished history as one of England's top indoor teams continues as they emerged as the only unbeaten side after the first weekend of the Women's Indoor England Hockey League at Flemming Park, Eastleigh. They saw off Indoor Cup holders Bowdon Hightown 7-3 before going on to secure an 8-3 win against Clifton. As yesterday, Jane Smith was Slough's top scorer with six goals to her name.

Slough are being chased by Leicester and Canterbury, both on nine points. Leicester, who were on maximum points this morning, slipped up against Ipswich, whose Millie McWhirter scored a hat trick to help them secure a 4-3 win.

IN THE MEN'S PREMIER DIVISION, also at Flemming Park, East Grinstead put St Albans under the cosh, when they beat their old rivals from Crystal Palace days 16-1. It was a high scoring day for 'Grinstead, who earlier had beaten Old Loughtonians 11-5, with Dave De Prez accounting for six of their goals.

East Grinstead are on maximum points, along with Loughborough Students in second place. The Students started the day with a close 4-3 win over Beeston, followed by a 7-3 win over Havant.

The league resumes at the same location on 9^th/10^th January 2010. The top four sides from each of the two Premier Divisions go through to the national finals in Nottingham at the end of that month.

Great Britain's women started their FIVE TEST SERIES AGAINST ARGENTINA with a disappointing result, with Becky Herbert scoring the only English goal in their 5-1 defeat against the hosts.

Men's Premier Division

Loughborough Students	4	(3-2)		3	Beeston
James Osborn 11 – F Richard Smith 13 – PC Peter Dobson 18 – F Dave Appleton 26 – PC					Gareth Andrew 14 19 – F F David Griffiths 28 - F
Harleston Magpies	4	(3-5)		8	Reading
David Ling 11 – F Andy Hipwell 13 14 – F F Tim Shelley 33 – F					Harry Slater 2 12 – F F Harry Jawanda 2 18 36 – F F F Ian Mackay 4 – F Andy Watts 36 37 – F F
Surbiton	9	(3-2)		5	St Albans
Tim Pinnock 3 23 – PC PC Richard Alexander 9 33 40 – F F F Hugh Wilson 15 29 40 – F F F Ben Hawes 38 – PC					David Williams 6 27 30 – F F F Glenn Webster 8 – F Andrew Dixon 22 - PS
East Grinstead	11	(6-1)		5	Old Loughtonians
Adam Harper 5 8 – F F David De Prez 7 9 17 22 24 35 – F F F F F F Mark Pearn 10 31 35 – F F F					James Stedman 12 – PC Oliver Didham 27 29 – F F Ali Bray 38 40 – F PC
Havant	3	(1-4)		7	Loughborough Students
Ezz Mohammed 14 – F Sam Hatherley 30 – F Raj Laly 36 – F					Marc Edwards 2 12 15 29 – F F F F Simon Faulkner 10 27 – F PC David Beckett 31 - PC
Beeston	3	(3-2)		3	Harleston Magpies
David Griffiths 6 18 – F F Gareth Andrew 14 - PC					Andy Hipwell 9 20 – F PC Tim Shelley 25 - F
Reading	4	(3-4)		6	Surbiton
Ian Mackay 4 17 – PC F Andy Watts 17 – F Harry Jawanda 34 - PC					Ben Hawes 2 17 30 – F F F Hugh Wilson 12 – PC Alejandro Iglesias Bilbao 19 – F Richard Alexander 21 - F
St Albans	1	(0-8)		16	East Grinstead
Edward Cotter 33 - F					David De Prez 2 7 27 – F F F Niall Stott 5 22 24 38 – F F PC F Mark Pearn 8 11 21 36 – F PC F F Dom Male 10 14 – F F Scott Ashdown 15 26 – F PC Mike Holland 32 - PC
Old Loughtonians	10	(6-2)		5	Havant
Oliver Didham 4 10 24 36 – PC F F F Harry Martin 11 – F Jamie Askam 12 16 – F F James Stedman 18 – F Julian Halls 22 – PC Stuart Hardy 30 – PC					Ezz Mohammed 6 – PC Nathan Palmer 15 – F James Lawson 21 31 – F PC Raj Laly 35 – F

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
East Grinstead	4	4	0	0	46	10	36	12
Loughborough Students	4	4	0	0	27	15	12	12
Reading	4	3	0	1	38	18	20	9
Surbiton	4	3	0	1	35	20	15	9
Beeston	4	1	1	2	16	21	-5	4
Harleston Magpies	4	1	1	2	14	21	-7	4
Old Loughtonians	4	1	0	3	21	27	-6	3
St Albans	4	0	0	4	13	41	-28	0
Havant	4	0	0	4	15	52	-37	0

Women's Premier Division

Leicester	3	(0-2)		4	Ipswich
Vanesse Hawkins 22 24 – PC F Kerry Williams 37 – PS					Lizzy Aldous 5 – PC Millie McWhirter 7 28 36 – F F F
Bowdon Hightown	3	(3-4)		7	Slough
Michelle Liptrot 3 – F Nicky O'Donnell 10 – F Fay Nash 14 – F					Jane Smith 7 8 20 21 – PC PC PC PC Alex Scott 21 28 – F PC Nat Bell 25 – F
Clifton	2	(2-4)		6	Canterbury
Georgie Twigg 1 – F Rachel O'Bryan 9 – PC					Nikki Triggs 3 15 21 27 – F F F PC Laura Dowling 3 19 – F F
Chelmsford	6	(4-1)		3	Olton & West Warwicks
Sarah Bolton 4 12 – F PC Hayley Heggie 5 34 40 – PC PC PC Julia Butterworth 7 – F					Kerry Thompson-Moore 6 39 – F F Emma McCabe 36 – F
Trojans	1	(1-2)		6	Leicester
Nyssa McNeil 8 – F					Lauren Turner 1 14 31 40 – F PC F PC Lucy Brown 27 – F Hannah Smith 36 – F
Ipswich	1	(1-4)		6	Bowdon Hightown
Jess Bloom 5 - F					Sam Quek 4 – PC Sara-Jo Coakley 6 – F Nicky O'Donnell 10 35 – F F Michelle Liptrot 16 – F Fay Nash 40 – F
Slough	8	(5-2)		3	Clifton
Jane Smith 3 14 – PC F Nat Bell 3 – F Alex Scott 6 28 36 – F F PC Ashleigh Ball 15 – F Chloe Strong 25 – F					Abi Robinson 8 28 – PC F Zoe Leach 13 - F
Canterbury	5	(2-0)		2	Chelmsford
Nikki Triggs 12 25 38 40 PS PC PC PC Sarah Kerly 16 – F					Hayley Heggie 29 – PC Anna Smith 30 – F
Olton and West Warwicks	4	(1-5)		7	Trojans
Rachel Walker 8 27 34 – F F PS Emma McCabe 39 - F					Joanna Davis 3 – F Nyssa McNeil 3 5 – F F Heather Batten 9 – PC Cita Haines 15 – F Kat McGonigle 22 28 – PC PS

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Slough	4	4	0	0	36	11	25	12
Leicester	4	3	0	1	22	9	13	9
Canterbury	4	3	0	1	18	15	3	9
Bowdon Hightown	4	2	0	2	16	15	1	6
Ipswich	4	2	0	2	13	14	-1	6
Chelmsford	4	2	0	2	14	17	-3	6
Trojans	4	2	0	2	17	23	-6	6
Olton and West Warwicks	4	0	0	4	13	28	-15	0
Clifton	4	0	0	4	8	25	-17	0

INDOOR LEAGUE GETS UNDER WAY

This season's Indoor England Hockey League started today, with both the men's and women's Premier Divisions being located at the same centre at Flemming Park, Eastleigh.

In the men's Premiership the usual suspects were heading the table, with Surbiton in fourth place just to add a new face to the mix. Reading currently lead the pack on goal difference, a situation much aided by a 20-4 win over Havant. Havant had a bad day, falling to Surbiton 15-3 earlier in the day.

Last year's champions, East Grinstead notched up two wins out of two, first overcoming Beeston 11-2 and then Harleston Magpies 8-2. It was Loughborough Students' 8-5 win over Surbiton that kept the Surrey side out of the top three. Earlier in the day the Students had beaten St Albans 8-4.

IN THE WOMEN'S PREMIER only two teams remain unbeaten at the end of the first day. Old hands Slough had two convincing wins, 10-2 over Trojans and 11-3 over Olton and West Warwicks, with their Jane Smith scoring no less than 13 goals over the day's games. They are ahead of Leicester on goal difference, who beat Canterbury 9-4 and Clifton 4-0. They are followed by five sides on three points. Clifton and Olton failed to record a win today.

Men's Premier Division

Havant		3	(2-8)			15		Surbiton
Andy Richards 7 – F Will Cairns 15 – F Ezz Mohammed 40 - PC								Matt Daly 3 9 29 – F F F Tim Pinnock 6 – PC Richard Alexander 7 33 – F F Dan Fox 8 16 30 – F F F Andrew Sheridan 12 19 – F F Ben Hawes 25 37 – F F Hugh Wilson 28 32 – F F
Loughborough Students		8	(4-4)			4		St Albans
James Osborn 4 – F Richard Smith 16 – PC John Jackson 17 25 40 – F F F Simon Faulkner 20 – PC David Beckett 23 – F David Appleton 37 – F								Andrew Downing 7 – F Paul Cooper 14 – F Edward Potter 17 – F David Williams 19 - F
Beeston		2	(1-4)			11		East Grinstead
Gareth Andrew 5 – F James McBlane 22 - PC								Dom Male 10 31 32 – F F F David De Prez 13 – F Ashley Jackson 14 27 28 – F PC PC Mats Gransbusch 15 35 – F PC Scott Ashdown 27 – F Niall Stott 34 – F
Harleston Magpies		5	(3-2)			2		Old Loughtonians
Tristan Baynes 8 17 26 – PS F F Andy Hipwell 18 39 – F F								Oliver Didham 10 – F James Stedman 12 – F
Reading		20	(9-0)			4		Havant
Shillen Tanna 1 11 19 – PC F PC Richard Mantell 6 30 40 – PC PC PC Harry Slater 8 10 28 – F F F Ian Mackay 12 32 36 – F F F Harry Jawanda 16 20 34 38 – F PC F F Rhys Joyce 26 26 – F F Paul Turk 31 – F Ben Barnes 39 – F								James Lawson 22 25 – PC F Nathan Palmer 30 – F Ezz Mohammed 40 – F
Surbiton		5	(2-3)			8		Loughborough Students
Tim Pinnock 11 28 37 – PS PS PC Matt Daly 13 – F Richard Alexander 30 - F								James Osborn 7 – F John Jackson 11 – F David Beckett 13 30 38 – F PC F Peter Dobson 33 – F Richard Smith 33 – PS David Appleton 36 – PC
St Albans		3	(1-2)			8		Beeston
David Williams 19 23 – F F Paul Cooper 35 - F								David Griffiths 8 – F James McBlane 20 25 – PC PS Gareth Andrew 28 28 – F F Adam Dixon 31 34 38 – PC PC PC
East Grinstead		8	(5-2)			2		Harleston Magpies
David De Prez 1 2 3 – F F F Ashley Jackson 5 29 – PS F Scott Ashdown 8 – F Niall Stott 23 29 – PC F								Matt Riches 8 – F Tristan Baynes 10 – PC
Old Loughtonians		4	(1-3)			6		Reading
James Stedman 18 37 40 – F PC F Ali Bray 38 - PC								Harry Jawanda 4 – F Richard Mantell 9 – F Ian Mackay 19 35 – F F Harry Slater 29 – F Rhys Joyce 40 – PS
Team	P		W		D		L		F	A		Diff	Pts
Reading	2		2		0		0		26	8		18	6
East Grinstead	2		2		0		0		19	4		15	6
Loughborough Students	2		2		0		0		16	9		7	6
Surbiton	2		1		0		1		20	11		9	3
Harleston Magpies	2		1		0		1		7	10		-3	3
Beeston	2		1		0		1		10	14		-4	3
Old Loughtonians	2		0		0		2		6	11		-5	0
St Albans	2		0		0		2		7	16		-9	0
Havant	2		0		0		2		7	35		-28	0

Women's Premier Division

Trojans		7	(5-1)			3		Clifton
Nyssa McNeill 2 8 – F F Joanna Davis 6 19 27 – F F F Jenny Pebbles 20 – F Sarah Embry 26 – F								Georgie Twigg 8 37 39 – F F F
Leicester		9	(5-2)			4		Canterbury
Vanessa Hawkins 6 10 – F F Lauren Turner 12 18 29 31 40 – F F PC PC PC Kerry Williams 15 – F Hannah Smith 23 – F								Natasha Brennan 3 – F Susie Rowe 7 – F Laura Dowling 33 – F Sarah Kerly 36 - F
Ipswich		6	(3-2)			2		Chelmsford
Lizzy Aldous 5 34 – PC PC Emma Millar 13 – F Issy Sheldrake 20 – PC Jess Bloom 37 – F Vanessa Roberts 40 – F								Sarah Bolton 2 13 – F F
Bowdon Hightown		4	(2-2)			3		Olton and West Warwicks
Sam Quek 18 34 36 – PC PC PC Tina Cullen 19 – F								Rachel Walker 6 9 – PC PC Jenny Pritchard 33 – F
Slough		10	(3-2)			2		Trojans
Jane Smith 1 2 10 21 24 30 30 30 – PC F F F PS F PS F Ashleigh Ball 23 – F Jo Cox 32 – PC								Nyssa McNeill 2 – F Sarah Embry 19 - F
Clifton		0	(0-2)			4		Leicester
								Kerry Williams 9 – F Lauren Turner 19 22 – F PC Lucy Brown 31 – F
Canterbury		3	(2-2)			2		Ipswich
Susie Rowe 2 22 – F PC Nikki Triggs 4 – PC								Vanessa Roberts 6 – F Jess Bloom 12 – F
Chelmsford		4	(1-1)			3		Bowdon Hightown
Sarah Bolton 12 31 – PC PS Hayley Heggie 24 – PC Beccy Budd 32 – F								Tina Cullen 7 – F Sam Quek 35 39 – PC PC
Olton and West Warwicks		3	(1-7)			11		Slough
Laura Price 2 – F Emma McCabe 27 – PC Rachel Walker 34 – C								Nat Bell 3 24 – F PC Jane Smith 9 11 12 14 31 – PC PC PC F F Ashleigh Ball 14 – F Alex Scott 15 26 – F F Chloe Strong 30 – PC
Team	P		W		D		L		F	A	Diff	Pts
Slough	2		2		0		0		21	5	16	6
Leicester	2		2		0		0		13	4	9	6
Ipswich	2		1		0		1		8	5	3	3
Bowdon Hightown	2		1		0		1		7	7	0	3
Chelmsford	2		1		0		1		6	9	-3	3
Trojans	2		1		0		1		9	13	-4	3
Canterbury	2		1		0		1		7	11	-4	3
Clifton	2		0		0		2		3	11	-8	0
Olton & West Warwicks	2		0		0		2		6	15	-9	0