Photo: Canterbury's Sarah Kerly celebrates as umpire David Howell signals for a goal. (Image: HockeyImages.co.uk)Bowdon Hightown's 0-1 win away at Slough this afternoon enabled Canterbury to retake the lead in the Women's Premier Division, a lead which they surrendered two weeks ago. Canterbury were on top form against their opponents, Cannock, who played well enough, but had no answer to a side who are clearly firing on all cylinders at the moment. First half goals by Lucy Hyams and Sarah Kerly – the latter of famous father fame – put Canterbury ahead in the first half, with Linda Royston scoring Cannock's only goal just before the break. But the serious damage was done from penalty corners in the closing stages of the game, with Rebecca Weston, Natalie Seymour and Mel Clewlow, all finding the back of the net. Some people accuse women's hockey of being boring. Perhaps this match was the exception that proves the rule?
Reading seem unable to pull themselves out of the doldrums and this afternoon they went down 2-1 at University of Birmingham. Leicester looked as if they were going to come away from Clifton with one point, but Emma Clarke scored for them in the last ten minutes, and they move up to second place behind Canterbury. Brooklands Poynton won their first match of the season by beating Olton & West Warwicks 3-2.
In the East Conference, Surbiton's promotion hopes took a slight knock when they could only draw against close rivals Ipswich. They still lead the table but are being pressed hard by both Ipswich and Chelmsford. Luckless Dereham is one of only two sides in the Women's England Hockey League without a point, as they went down 4-1 to Harleston Magpies.
The other side without a point are West Conference Worcester, who went down 3-1 to Firebrands. Buckingham lead the table, their two point lead helped by a 1-1 draw between Isca and Trojans.
In the top of the table clash in the North Conference, Loughborough Students go to the top of the table after a 3-1 win over Sutton Coldfield. University of Durham slump from second to fourth after drawing at home to Wakefield Bradford.
England Hockey League results and tables for 13 November 2010:
Women's Premier Division |
Brooklands Poynton |
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| Olton & West Warwicks |
Katie Maltman 7 - F |
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| Denise Marston-Smith 40 - F | |
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Canterbury |
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| 5 | - | 1 |
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| Cannock |
Lucy Hyams 13 - F |
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| Linda Royston 34 - F | |
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Clifton |
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| Leicester |
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| Emma Clarke 61 - F | ||
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Slough |
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| Bowdon Hightown |
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| Kayleigh Humphreys 59 - F | ||
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University of Birmingham |
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| Reading |
Tina Evans 30 - PC |
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| Rebecca Halle 17 - F | |
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1 | Canterbury | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
2 | Leicester | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 17 |
3 | University of Birmingham | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 16 |
4 | Slough | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
5 | Bowdon Hightown | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 13 |
6 | Clifton | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 8 |
7 | Cannock | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 8 |
8 | Olton & West Warwicks | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 7 |
9 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 6 |
10 | Brooklands Poynton | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 5 |
Women's Conference East |
Chelmsford |
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| 2 | - | 1 |
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| St. Albans |
Marie Kirkham 24 - PC |
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| Sarah Cullum 63 - F | |
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Harleston Magpies |
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| 4 | - | 1 |
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| Dereham |
Lucy Fields 46 51 - F F |
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| Georgina Edwards 61 - F | |
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Horsham |
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| Cambridge City |
Zeph Fisher 11 - PC |
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Old Loughtonians |
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| Sevenoaks |
Emily Defroand 23 - PC |
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| Cathy Gilliat-Smith 18 57 - PC F | |
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Surbiton |
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| Ipswich |
Emma Rowland-Jones 29 - PC |
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| Chloe Hunnable 41 - F | |
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1 | Surbiton | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 18 |
2 | Ipswich | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 17 |
3 | Chelmsford | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 17 |
4 | Sevenoaks | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
5 | Horsham | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
6 | Old Loughtonians | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 8 |
7 | Harleston Magpies | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 8 |
8 | Cambridge City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 7 |
9 | St. Albans | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 6 |
10 | Dereham | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 43 | -38 | 0 |
Women's Conference North |
Beeston |
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| Belper |
Jo Hunter 29 - PS |
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| Anna Toman 24 - F | |
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Doncaster |
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University of Durham |
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| Wakefield Bradford |
Libby Sherriff 61 - PC |
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| Hannah Norman 47 - F | |
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Springfields UCLAN |
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| Sunderland Ladies |
Abi Dean 45 - PC |
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| Ali Gordon 7 - PC | |
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Sutton Coldfield |
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| Loughborough Students LHC |
Vicky Woolford 52 - F |
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| Kate Hewitt 17 32 - PC PC | |
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1 | Loughborough Students LHC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 19 |
2 | Sutton Coldfield | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 18 |
3 | Sunderland Ladies | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 18 |
4 | University of Durham | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 17 |
5 | Wakefield Bradford | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 16 |
6 | Doncaster | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 10 |
7 | Aldridge & Walsall | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 28 | -24 | 5 |
8 | Belper | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 4 |
9 | Springfields UCLAN | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 31 | -23 | 4 |
10 | Beeston | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 3 |
Women's Conference West |
Barnes Hounslow Ealing |
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| Swansea |
Rosie Macpherson 15 - PC |
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| Abi Welsford 39 - PC | |
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Buckingham |
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| Staines |
Samantha Sandham 2 - F |
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Exe |
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| Team Bath Buccaneers |
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| Dani Black 21 56 - F F | ||
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Isca University |
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| Trojans |
Amy Sheehan 22 - F |
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| Stephanie Farmer 69 - PS | |
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Worcester |
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| Firebrands |
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1 | Buckingham | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 20 |
2 | Isca University | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 18 |
3 | Trojans | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 15 |
4 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
5 | Exe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 12 |
6 | Firebrands | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 11 |
7 | Swansea | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 9 |
8 | Staines | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 7 |
9 | Barnes Hounslow Ealing | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 |
10 | Worcester | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 33 | -28 | 0 |
