Anyone who was predicting the demise of Cannock would need to look at this afternoon's Premier Division tables after the StafforDshire side recorded a useful 4-0 win over new boys Southgate to move into second place. East Grinstead take top spot after beating Loughborough Students 7-1 in a match that included a hat trick of penalty corners from Ashley Jackson and two from Barry Middleton.
Beeston play Reading tomorrow and a win for them could challenge East Grinstead's pole position. University of Exeter, back in the Premier Division after an absence of one season, were given a reality check after last week's win over Reading. They were beaten 5-1 at home this afternoon by Bowdon.
In the North Conference relegated Brookland MU are making an early bid for a return to the Premier Division with a 5-0 win over Barford Tigers. The result puts them at the top of the North table. Sheffield Hallam Civica are in second place after beating Doncaster 3-0. In the West only Whitchurch are on maximum points following their 5-1 win over debutantes Lichfield.
We were at Teddington last week to greet the home club on their return to the England Hockey League, and they recorded their first win today in an eight goal thriller at Bromley and Beckenham, from which they emerged 7-3 winners. In fact it was a high scoring day in the other three East Conference matches, with City of Peterborough beating Harleston Magpies, and Canterbury drawing 4-4 at home to Old Loughts. But the prize must go to ambitious Wimbledon for their 10-1 win over Oxted.
England Hockey League results and table for 24 September 2011:
Men's Premier Division |
Cannock |
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| Southgate |
Ross Hayward 10 - PC |
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University of Exeter |
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| 1 | - | 5 |
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| Bowdon |
Robert Mugridge 35 - PC |
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| Alex Edmonstone 18 - F | |
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Loughborough Students |
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| 1 | - | 7 |
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| East Grinstead |
Samuel Ward 4 - F |
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| Dave De Prez 15 - F | |
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Surbiton |
| (1) |
| 2 | - | 0 |
| (0) |
| Hampstead and Westminster |
Matt Daly 34 68 - PC PC |
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1 | East Grinstead | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
2 | Cannock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
3 | Bowdon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Beeston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
5 | Surbiton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
6 | University of Exeter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
7 | Loughborough Students | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
8 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
9 | Hampstead and Westminster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
10 | Southgate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
Women's Premier Division |
Bowdon Hightown |
| (1) |
| 3 | - | 5 |
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| Canterbury |
Sarah Hopkin 12 - PC |
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| Charlotte Craddock 38 55 - F F | |
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Cannock |
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| 0 | - | 2 |
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| Clifton |
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Leicester |
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| 0 | - | 4 |
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| Olton & West Warwicks |
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| Denise Marston-Smith 27 44 - F F | ||
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University of Birmingham |
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| 6 | - | 3 |
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| Sutton Coldfield |
Liz George 5 - F |
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| Helen Morris 25 - F | |
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1 | Clifton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
2 | Olton & West Warwicks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
3 | University of Birmingham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Slough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Bowdon Hightown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Canterbury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Cannock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
9 | Sutton Coldfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
10 | Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
Men's Conference North |
Barford Tigers |
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| 0 | - | 5 |
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| Brooklands MU |
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| Stephen Edmonds 19 - F | ||
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Belper |
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| 2 | - | 1 |
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| Leek |
Nick Morris 33 53 - F F |
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| Daniel O'Neill 68 - F | |
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Deeside Ramblers |
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| 3 | - | 3 |
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| Olton & West Warwicks |
Ali Ghazanfar 3 - PC |
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| Edwin Waters 20 - F | |
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Sheffield Hallam Civica |
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| 3 | - | 0 |
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| Doncaster |
David Smith 20 - F |
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University of Durham |
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| 2 | - | 3 |
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| Preston |
Daniel Coultas 27 - PC |
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| Thomas Galloway 58 64 - F F | |
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1 | Brooklands MU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
2 | Sheffield Hallam Civica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
3 | Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Leek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Preston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
6 | Belper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 |
7 | Olton & West Warwicks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
8 | University of Durham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
9 | Deeside Ramblers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 1 |
10 | Barford Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 |
Men's Conference West |
Cheltenham |
| (0) |
| 2 | - | 2 |
| (1) |
| Team Bath Buccaneers |
Alex Salmon 41 - F |
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| Eugene Malthouse 8 - PC | |
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Guildford |
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| 2 | - | 2 |
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| Fareham |
Christopher Boot 6 - F |
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| Ben Hibberd 10 27 - PC F | |
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Havant |
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| Cardiff & UWIC |
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University of Birmingham |
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| 3 | - | 1 |
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| Bournville |
Peter Jackson 17 66 - PC PC |
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| Kyle Hindley 43 - F | |
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Whitchurch |
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| 5 | - | 1 |
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| Lichfield |
Simon Miles 8 - F |
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| Will Davies 69 - F | |
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1 | Whitchurch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
2 | Fareham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
3 | Havant | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
4 | Cardiff & UWIC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
5 | University of Birmingham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Lichfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
7 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
8 | Guildford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
9 | Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
10 | Bournville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Men's Conference East |
Bromley and Beckenham |
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| 3 | - | 7 |
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| Teddington |
Simon Evans 14 - F |
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| Huib Zwerver 3 67 - F F | |
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City of Peterborough |
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| 8 | - | 2 |
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| Harleston Magpies |
Scott Gilmour 2 - F |
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| Tristan Baynes 67 - F | |
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Canterbury |
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| 4 | - | 4 |
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| Old Loughtonians |
Nathaniel Joy 1 42 - F F |
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| Oliver Didham 3 27 60 63 - F PC PC F | |
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Oxted |
| (0) |
| 1 | - | 10 |
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| Wimbledon |
Lorne Barnard 65 - F |
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| Jared Treadaway 2 36 - PC F | |
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1 | Wimbledon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
2 | Canterbury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
3 | Old Loughtonians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Teddington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
5 | City of Peterborough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Indian Gymkhana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Harleston Magpies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
8 | Bromley and Beckenham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 |
9 | Holcombe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
10 | Oxted | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 0 |
Women's Conference East |
Harleston Magpies |
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| 1 | - | 4 |
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| St. Albans |
Naomi Hull 66 - F |
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| Kerri Lendon 9 31 - PC PC | |
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Oxford Hawks |
| (0) |
| 3 | - | 0 |
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| Horsham |
Becky Odlin 43 - F |
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Sevenoaks |
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| 7 | - | 2 |
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| Chelmsford |
Jet Van Zalen 14 25 68 - F F F |
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| Julia Butterworth 52 - F | |
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Surbiton |
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| 4 | - | 1 |
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| Maidstone |
Becky Merchant 2 - F |
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| Rachel Thompson 13 - PC | |
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Ipswich |
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| 4 | - | 0 |
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| Old Loughtonians |
Annika Broster 35 37 - F PS |
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1 | Ipswich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
2 | St. Albans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
3 | Surbiton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Sevenoaks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
5 | Oxford Hawks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Harleston Magpies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
7 | Maidstone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
8 | Old Loughtonians | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
9 | Horsham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
10 | Chelmsford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
Women's Conference North |
Beeston |
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| 4 | - | 1 |
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| Brooklands Poynton |
Charlotte Stapenhorst 3 8 48 - PC F F |
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| Verity Whinnerah 64 - F | |
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Doncaster |
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| 2 | - | 0 |
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| Liverpool Sefton |
Charlotte Tomlin 63 - F |
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University of Durham |
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| 7 | - | 0 |
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| Whitley Bay and Tynemouth |
Sophie Hawkins 14 - PS |
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Loughborough Students LHC |
| (0) |
| 0 | - | 1 |
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| Wakefield Bradford |
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| Rosie Tootell 68 - PC | ||
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Northampton Saints |
| (0) |
| 1 | - | 2 |
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| Springfields |
Caroline Avery 45 - F |
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| Holly Stringfellow 22 - F | |
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1 | University of Durham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
2 | Beeston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
3 | Doncaster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Wakefield Bradford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Loughborough Students LHC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Springfields | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
7 | Liverpool Sefton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
8 | Brooklands Poynton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
9 | Northampton Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
10 | Whitley Bay and Tynemouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
Women's Conference West |
Barnes Hounslow Ealing |
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| 3 | - | 1 |
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| Exe |
Triona Doyle 38 - PC |
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| Linda Webb 68 - F | |
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Firebrands |
| (0) |
| 1 | - | 3 |
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| Isca University |
Sophie Fynn 39 - F |
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| Claire Thomas 29 35 60 - F F PC | |
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Staines |
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| 2 | - | 2 |
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| Gloucester City |
Melanie Martell 31 - PC |
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| Corinne Bury 9 - F | |
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Team Bath Buccaneers |
| (0) |
| 0 | - | 3 |
| (1) |
| Buckingham |
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| Kitty Higgins 21 54 - PC PC | ||
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Trojans |
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| 0 | - | 1 |
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| Swansea |
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| Bridget Radice 10 - PC | ||
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1 | Buckingham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
2 | Barnes Hounslow Ealing | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3 | Isca University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Exe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Swansea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
6 | Gloucester City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Staines | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
8 | Trojans | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
9 | Firebrands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
10 | Team Bath Buccaneers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |