BRAY'S TWO NOT ENOUGH TO GIVE TROJAN'S LEAD

The Slazenger Women’s Premier Division got under way again this afternoon after its winter break and threw up some surprising results. The only predictable outcome was high flying Slough’s emphatic win when they visited Poynton. Jane Smith scored a hat trick from penalty corners in her side’s 6-1 victory there. Bowdon’s phenomenal scoring rate hit the buffers with a bump when they went to Chelmsford, with neither side finding the net. Canterbury’s loss of form before the break seemed past history as they overcame Ipswich 5-3 at Polo Farm. Returning from indoor duties, Natasha Brennan and Cathy Gilliat-Smith were on the score sheet there, with other goals from Helen Grant (2) and a certain Miss Sarah Kerly. Goal scoring seems to run in the family. Clifton, who seem to be re-establishing themselves well in the division after their return this season, managed a useful 2-1 win over second place Leicester, with Carys Hopkins and Carla Dunnet Clifton’s scorers. In the other Premier Division match, Olton and West Warwicks beat bottom place Old Loughtonians 1-0. The top and bottom of the table remain unchanged. Canterbury move up from 6^th to 5^th, with Ipswich dropping two places to 7^th.

TalkHockeyRadio was at Eastleigh to see if Trojans would take the lead in Women’s Division One. The match was made even more appealing as it was against a side that share with Trojans’ an ability to bounce back after relegation, Sutton Coldfield. Sutton Coldfield, without their evergreen star striker Jane Sixsmith, could not match Trojans for pace and were 3-0 down at half time thanks to goals from Ali Wakefield, Sophie Bray (2) and Amy Sheenan (PS). A consolation goal by Sandeep Kaur was cancelled out by a second from Bray to leave the score at 4-1 to Trojans. The win was not enough to give Trojans the lead in the division, as leaders Sunderland took all the points in their 3-2 win over Durham University. The table remains largely unchanged save that Sutton have slipped from 3^rd to 5^th and their place has been taken by Reading.

There was one match in Men’s Division One today, Brooklands beating Chelmsford 4-0 at Chelmer Park.

In Men’s National North second placed Doncaster slip to third after Stourport beat leaders Birmingham University 3-1. Doncaster did not have a game today and their place in taken by Stourport.

Our photograph shows goal scorer Sophie Bray of Trojans in action in the match between Trojans and Sutton Coldfield. A full album of this, and last night’s match between GB and Poland, will appear on our main site at www.talkhockeyradio.co.uk soon.

GB MEN FIND GOAL FORM IN SECOND MATCH AGAINST POLES.
Ashley Jackson, Niall Stott, John Bleby, Stephen Dick, Marry Middleton, and Rob Moore, all scored in Great Britain’s 6-0 win over Poland this afternoon.