HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF FOR BOWDON

The last time that East Grinstead dropped any points in the Premier Division was back on 23 October when they visited Bowdon, but it seems that history has an uncanny way of repeating itself.

Bowdon, who were sixth in the table this morning, seemed really out to cause an upset from the start, and cause an upset they did when Ole Keusgen scored a goal in less than three minutes. Like a wounded lion, East Grinstead was quick to strike back. It took Danny Hall less than 60 seconds to equalise, and 15 minutes later he gave his side the lead from open play .

After an exciting start to the match, the game settled down to be a less frenetic pace. Simon Egerton equalised for Bowdon three minutes into the second half and what was largely an uninspiring half suddenly sparkled back into life when Ali Brogon put Bowdon ahead with five minutes left.
Although Richard Potton in the EG was partly culpable for at least one of the goals, he made a couple of important saves to keep his side in the match, and when 'Grinstead were awarded a penalty corner in the dying seconds it was obvious that the final outcome would depend on the outcome of the corner. It was to the relief of the East Grinstead supporters that the final whistle sounded seconds after Niall Stott's strike hit the back of the Bowdon net. History had indeed repeated itself. The score on their previous meeting? 3-3! Bowdon, however, may be disappointed to find that they have slipped down the table despite earning the point.

Pictures from this match will appear on our HockeyImages web site tomorrow.
The side nearest to East Grinstead, Beeston, closed the gap to four points with a 3-2 win over Hampstead. However, East Grinstead have one game in hand over Beeston, and two games in hand over most other sides in the division.

Women's Premier Divison Leicester are away in Abbeville this weekend, and Canterbury were able to capitalise on their absence by moving into top place on the back of a 3-0 win over Clifton. Every side in the division has now played 13 matches.
There were a number of late starts in the men's East Conference and we will bring you those results tomorrow. We understand that Leicester women have won their first promotion pool match, but we will post most news on this when we have the full result.

England Hockey League results and tables for 26/2/11:

 

Men's Premier Division

 

Brooklands MU		(0)		1	-	0		(0)		Cannock
Nick Giles 62 - F
Canterbury		(1)		3	-	5		(2)		Reading
Michael Farrer 21 - PC Mickel Pierre 61 - F Tom Butt 63 - PC										Andy Watts 7 62 - F F Jack Hardy 16 - F Iain Mackay 40 - F Jonty Clarke 60 - PC
East Grinstead		(2)		3	-	3		(1)		Bowdon
Danny Hall 4 19 - F F Niall Stott 70 - PC										Ole Keusgen 3 - F Simon Egerton 38 - F Ali Brogdon 65 - F
Hampstead and Westminster		(0)		2	-	3		(2)		Beeston
Ian Roberts 37 - F Dan Fox 56 - F										Matthew Taylor 2 28 - F F Adam Dixon 63 - F
Loughborough Students		(0)		0	-	2		(0)		Surbiton
										Matt Daly 40 - F Chris Grassick 68 - F

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	East Grinstead	12	10	2	0	53	15	38	32
2	Beeston	13	9	1	3	32	18	14	28
3	Surbiton	14	8	1	5	29	29	0	25
4	Reading	14	6	2	6	36	30	6	20
5	Loughborough Students	14	6	1	7	34	37	-3	19
6	Hampstead and Westminster	14	6	1	7	27	31	-4	19
7	Bowdon	14	5	4	5	24	28	-4	19
8	Cannock	14	3	5	6	26	38	-12	14
9	Brooklands MU	14	3	2	9	15	31	-16	11
10	Canterbury	13	1	3	9	24	43	-19	6

 

Women's Premier Division

 

Brooklands Poynton		(0)		0	-	1		(1)		University of Birmingham
										Sophie Bray 2 - PC
Canterbury		(1)		3	-	0		(0)		Clifton
Lucy Hyams 17 - F Sarah Kerly 46 - F Jen Wilson 68 - F
Olton & West Warwicks		(1)		4	-	2		(1)		Slough
Lucilla Wright 26 44 - F F Rachel Clift 53 - F Naomi James 59 - PC										Nicola White 28 - PC Katie Shanahan 38 - F

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Canterbury	13	10	1	2	36	16	20	31
2	Leicester	13	9	2	2	36	12	24	29
3	University of Birmingham	13	8	1	4	28	19	9	25
4	Slough	13	7	2	4	21	19	2	23
5	Bowdon Hightown	13	7	1	5	25	23	2	22
6	Reading	13	7	0	6	36	23	13	21
7	Clifton	13	4	2	7	21	23	-2	14
8	Olton & West Warwicks	13	3	1	9	27	50	-23	10
9	Cannock	13	2	2	9	28	47	-19	8
10	Brooklands Poynton	13	1	2	10	17	43	-26	5

 

Men's Conference East

 

Bromley and Beckenham		()			-			()		Indian Gymkhana
Harleston Magpies		(0)		0	-	3		(0)		St. Albans
										Brett Holland 37 56 59 - PC F F
Holcombe		()			-			()		Old Loughtonians
Oxted		(1)		3	-	1		(0)		Sevenoaks
Andy Cornick 12 - F Craig Carolan 47 - F Andrew Baggs 51 - PC										Mike Shelton 68 - F
Southgate		(2)		3	-	3		(1)		Wimbledon
Andrew Westbrook 22 - F Robert Schilling 25 - F Edward Miller 50 - PC										Sam Pike 12 42 43 - F PC PC

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Southgate	14	9	3	2	52	22	30	30
2	Old Loughtonians	13	8	2	3	39	22	17	26
3	Holcombe	13	7	3	3	27	17	10	24
4	Indian Gymkhana	13	7	1	5	34	31	3	22
5	Bromley and Beckenham	13	7	0	6	45	40	5	21
6	Harleston Magpies	14	6	1	7	36	32	4	19
7	Wimbledon	14	4	4	6	31	33	-2	16
8	Oxted	14	5	0	9	30	48	-18	15
9	Sevenoaks	14	4	0	10	27	58	-31	12
10	St. Albans	14	3	2	9	25	43	-18	11

 

Men's Conference North

 

Doncaster		(2)		2	-	0		(0)		Belper
Tom Brickman 15 - F David Brogden 26 - F
University of Durham		(0)		2	-	1		(0)		Sheffield Hallam Civica
Daniel Coultas 56 69 - PC PC										Mike Shaw 59 - PC
Harborne		(0)		2	-	2		(1)		Deeside Ramblers
Chris Adams 53 - F Mike Griffiths 59 - F										James Wilson 35 - PC Ali Ghazanfar 45 - PC
Leek		(5)		5	-	0		(0)		Ben Rhydding
Elliot White 6 35 35 - F F F James Gough 11 - F Ashley Cunningham 16 - F
Olton & West Warwicks		(0)		2	-	2		(1)		Barford Tigers
Daniel Sulway 47 - PC Chris George 50 - PC										Gurcharan Singh 7 43 - PC PC

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Doncaster	14	10	0	4	47	26	21	30
2	University of Durham	14	9	2	3	35	16	19	29
3	Sheffield Hallam Civica	14	8	2	4	51	25	26	26
4	Leek	14	8	2	4	36	24	12	26
5	Olton & West Warwicks	14	7	4	3	37	33	4	25
6	Deeside Ramblers	14	5	4	5	35	43	-8	19
7	Belper	14	5	0	9	32	37	-5	15
8	Harborne	14	3	3	8	23	38	-15	12
9	Barford Tigers	14	3	3	8	27	45	-18	12
10	Ben Rhydding	14	1	2	11	21	57	-36	5

 

Men's Conference West

 

Bournville		(1)		3	-	1		(0)		Fareham
Tom Rowland 18 - F Oliver Westbrook 56 - PS Edward Stanhope 59 - F										James Seagar 53 - PC
University of Exeter		(2)		4	-	0		(0)		Guildford
Tom Carson 5 - PC John Sterlini 16 60 - PC F James Royce 36 - F
Havant		(1)		1	-	1		(0)		Team Bath Buccaneers
Jamie Askam 16 - PC										Edward Matts 37 - F
Stourport		(2)		5	-	4		(2)		Cheltenham
Jon Hollway 5 - F Dan Packwood 21 59 - PC F Alex Simpson 39 - F Aden Symonds 57 - PC										Alex Hay 6 27 - F F Mark Giblin 9 - F Jonny Bryan 61 - F
University of Birmingham		(0)		5	-	0		(0)		Whitchurch
Richard Marshall 40 57 - F F Peter Jackson 43 - PC Mathew Florida-James 60 - PC Phil Messent 68 - F

 

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	University of Exeter	14	12	1	1	54	16	38	37
2	Team Bath Buccaneers	14	11	2	1	46	27	19	35
3	Guildford	14	5	6	3	24	17	7	21
4	University of Birmingham	14	6	1	7	33	32	1	19
5	Cheltenham	14	6	1	7	36	42	-6	19
6	Whitchurch	13	4	3	6	26	30	-4	15
7	Havant	13	3	6	4	28	34	-6	15
8	Bournville	14	4	2	8	33	43	-10	14
9	Stourport	14	2	4	8	23	48	-25	10
10	Fareham	14	2	2	10	27	41	-14	8