Photo: Action from the match between East Conference Wimbledon and Sevenoaks (HockeyImages.co.uk).New boys Canterbury marked their return to the Premier Division with a 3-2 win away at Brooklands this afternoon. But the result everyone was interested in was Surbiton's first outing after the loss of several key players to East Conference Wimbledon, including Ben Hawes and Rob Moore. In fairness, neither Hawes or Moore would have been available due to international commitments, but Surbiton had a torrid time at Beeston, going down 6-2. Elsewhere in the Premier Division, East Grinstead clearly has not lost any form over the Summer break, with Gareth Carr on target from penalty corners in their 6-3 win away at Loughborough Students.
TalkHockeyRadio was at Wimbledon to see how national league debutantes Wimbledon would fare against Sevenoaks in their East Conference match. For a side that is new to this level of hockey, Wimbledon started the match full of confidence – sometimes too much, and suffered several midfield turnovers as a result. But they were good enough to go into the half-time break at 2-0, thanks to goals from Tom Kavanagh and Surbiton exile Dominic Graham. Sevenoaks had far the greater share of the possession in the second half, particularly in the last fifteen minutes, and reaped the reward when Richard Blakelsey found the net. Final score 2-1 in Wimbledon's favour. Overall, good - but not good enough to set this conference alight just yet, until perhaps, their two internationals become available. Images from this match will be available on our images web site at www.HockeyImages.co.uk in the next few days.
It was an unhappy baptism for Olton & West Warwicks and Ben Rhydding, newly promoted to the North Conference. Olton went down 1-3 at home to Doncaster, whilst Ben Rhydding's visit to Barford Tigers saw them come away 2-1 losers.
In the West, recently relegated University of Exeter gave notice that they are not to be messed with, with an 8-1 win over Stourport. Team Bath Buccaneers renewed their bid for promotion to the Premier Division with a 4-2 win over newly promoted Cheltenham.
Full results and tables are shown below
WE ARE SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF JEAN COLWILL, wife of our editorial advisor Bill Colwill, who passed away yesterday after a long illness. Bill was the former hockey correspondent of The Guardian and The Independent and Jean and Bill were inseparable as Bill travelled the world reporting on hockey. Our deepest condolences to Bill and his son Peter on their loss.
Men's Premier Division |
Brooklands MU |
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| Canterbury |
Peter Flanagan 11 - PC |
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| Martin Sutherland 25 - F | |
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Cannock |
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| Hampstead and Westminster |
Richard Lane 34 - F |
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| Stephane Vehrle-Smith 19 - PC | |
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Loughborough Students |
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| East Grinstead |
Dave Beckett 7 - F r |
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| Gareth Carr 22 60 - PC PC | |
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Reading |
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| Bowdon |
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Beeston |
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| Surbiton |
David Ames 16 45 - F F |
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| Tom Doran 20 - F | |
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1 | Beeston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
2 | East Grinstead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
3 | Hampstead and Westminster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Canterbury | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Bowdon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Brooklands MU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
8 | Cannock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
9 | Loughborough Students | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
10 | Surbiton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
Men's Conference East |
Bromley and Beckenham |
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| Oxted |
Mike Hughes 26 56 60 - PC PC PC |
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| Andrew Baggs 12 34 - PC PS | |
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Harleston Magpies |
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| Southgate |
Duncan Graves 15 - F |
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| Adam Wilson 67 - PS | |
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Indian Gymkhana |
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| Old Loughtonians |
Tejinder Hanspal 11 25 - F F |
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St. Albans |
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| Holcombe |
Steve Hurworth 21 - F |
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| David Mathews 14 - F | |
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Wimbledon |
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| Sevenoaks |
Dominic Graham 18 - F |
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| Richard Blakelsey 69 - F | |
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1 | Indian Gymkhana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2 | Oxted | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Harleston Magpies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Holcombe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
6 | St. Albans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Sevenoaks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
8 | Bromley and Beckenham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
9 | Southgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
10 | Old Loughtonians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Men's Conference North |
Barford Tigers |
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| Ben Rhydding |
Jesmeet Singh Notay 14 - PC |
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Deeside Ramblers |
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| Leek |
Mark Cookson 23 - F |
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Harborne |
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| University of Durham |
Mike Griffiths 66 - PC |
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| Matthew Hodgson 46 - F | |
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Olton & West Warwicks |
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| Doncaster |
Tom Mallett 30 - F |
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Sheffield Hallam Civica |
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| Belper |
Mike Shaw 8 - PC |
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| Nick Morris 4 11 34 - F F F | |
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1 | Sheffield Hallam Civica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2 | Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | University of Durham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Barford Tigers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Deeside Ramblers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Leek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Harborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
8 | Ben Rhydding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
9 | Olton & West Warwicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
10 | Belper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 |
Men's Conference West |
Bournville |
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| Havant |
Tom Rowland 36 - F |
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Cheltenham |
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| Team Bath Buccaneers |
Mark Giblin 30 - F |
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University of Exeter |
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| Stourport |
Tom Carson 4 14 53 - PC F F |
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Fareham |
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| Whitchurch |
Sam Hiscock 38 - F |
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Guildford |
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| University of Birmingham |
William Blockley 7 - F |
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1 | University of Exeter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
2 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Bournville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Guildford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
5 | University of Birmingham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Fareham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Whitchurch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Havant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
9 | Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
10 | Stourport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
