OLTON OVERNIGHT LEADERS IN INVESTEC LEAGUE

TalkHockeyRadio was at Polo Farm this afternoon to see Canterbury play host to Clifton in the Investec Premier Division. Clifton, who have had an impressive start to the season, were lying in third place this morning, and the opening exchanges suggested that they were intent on improving on that position. Georgie Twigg, the star up front for Clifton, gave her side a 17th minute lead from a well worked penalty corner, but the sides went in at half time at 1-1 after Canterbury new girl Charlotte Craddock equalised. The two sides appeared evenly matched but, as the game progressed, Canterbury seemed to have the edge and they were rewarded with a winner from Lucy Hyam with ten minutes of play left. Canterbury's win promotes them one place up the table to fourth, whilst Clifton drop two places to fifth. Olton are the overnight leaders in the Premiership after a 3-1 win over Sutton Coldfield, thanks to a hat-trick by Emma McCabe. However, this may only last until tomorrow afternoon when Reading play Bowdon Hightown. A win by Reading will move them back into the top spot. Two of the Premier Divisions big name clubs continue to struggle, with Slough and Leicester only managing a 1-1 draw. Slough remain in eighth place – unfamiliar territory for them – whilst Leicester remain in sixth. University of Birmingham move up to third place from fourth after beating bottom club Cannock 4-1. In the East Conference, Surbiton move into the top place after their 5-0 win over bottom placed Horsham. This morning's leaders, Ipswich, slip to third after being beaten by Sevenoaks. In the West, Buckingham remain the only side in the Investec League after a 4-0 win over Staines. Photographs of the match between Canterbury and Clifton are on our pictures web site at www.HockeyImages.co.uk

INVESTEC WOMEN'S LEAGUE RESULTS AND TABLES FOR 15/1O/11:   Women's Premier Division   Cannock     (0)    1 - 4    (3)    University of Birmingham  Jess Wood 57 - F                           Liz George 6 35 - F F Ashlie Caddick 27 49 - PC PC   Slough     (1)    1 - 1    (1)    Leicester  Natalie Bell 32 - F                           Katie Long 8 - F   Canterbury     (1)    2 - 1    (1)    Clifton  Charlotte Craddock 31 - F Lucy Hyams 60 - F                           Georgina Twigg 17 - PC   Sutton Coldfield     (0)    1 - 3    (1)    Olton & West Warwicks  Celia Butler 49 - PC                           Emma Mccabe 21 58 63 - F F F          P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Olton & West Warwicks  5 4 1 0 17 4 13 13 2 Reading  4 4 0 0 7 0 7 12 3 University of Birmingham  5 3 1 1 16 11 5 10 4 Canterbury  5 3 0 2 11 10 1 9 5 Clifton  5 2 1 2 10 6 4 7 6 Leicester  5 2 1 2 7 10 -3 7 7 Bowdon Hightown 4 1 1 2 9 11 -2 4 8 Slough  5 1 1 3 6 9 -3 4 9 Sutton Coldfield  5 1 0 4 9 18 -9 3 10 Cannock  5 0 0 5 3 16 -13 0   Women's Conference East   Horsham     (0)    0 - 5    (1)    Surbiton                              Chloe Strong 33 61 - PC PC Vicky Bryant 48 55 - PC PC Abi Robinson 69 - F   Ipswich     (1)    1 - 2    (1)    Sevenoaks  Faye Curran 6 - F                           Nicola Lloyd 28 - F Heather Batten 52 - PS   Maidstone     (1)    1 - 5    (1)    Oxford Hawks  Cara Jones 30 - PC                           Beth Warne 17 68 - F F Kathryn Poulter 38 - PC Henri Coles 42 - PC Anna French 62 - F   St. Albans     (1)    2 - 1    (1)    Chelmsford  Sarah Cullum 5 - F Kerri Lendon 38 - PC                           Julia Butterworth 16 - F   Harleston Magpies     (0)    1 - 0    (0)    Old Loughtonians  Anouska Hipperson 38 - PC                                      P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Surbiton  5 4 1 0 11 1 10 13 2 St. Albans  5 4 1 0 10 4 6 13 3 Ipswich  5 3 1 1 9 4 5 10 4 Oxford Hawks  5 3 0 2 13 5 8 9 5 Sevenoaks  5 2 1 2 10 6 4 7 6 Harleston Magpies  5 2 1 2 5 7 -2 7 7 Maidstone  5 1 2 2 4 10 -6 5 8 Old Loughtonians  5 1 1 3 4 10 -6 4 9 Chelmsford  5 1 0 4 6 13 -7 3 10 Horsham  5 0 0 5 2 14 -12 0   Women's Conference North   Wakefield Bradford    (1)    4 - 3    (0)    Beeston  Cat Horn 7 68 - F F Heather Stafford 47 - F Gwen Smith 67 - F                           Rebecca Eaton 36 - F Nikki Ward 40 - F Hannah Wraith 54 - F   Brooklands Poynton     (2)    3 - 1    (1)    Loughborough Students LHC  Helen Armishaw 14 35 - PS PS Laura Evans 65 - F                           Kate Hewitt 6 - F   Doncaster     (3)    5 - 0    (0)    Northampton Saints  Lisa Garbutt 8 61 - F F Charlotte Tomlin 19 46 - F F Emma Pledge 35 - F                               Liverpool Sefton     (0)    0 - 3    (2)    Whitley Bay and Tynemouth                              Emma Foster 20 - F Gabrielle Foster 25 - F Helen Jack 55 - F   Springfields     (1)    3 - 5    (4)    University of Durham  Kate Ollerenshaw 9 - PC Holly Stringfellow 39 - PC Leanne Sharples 48 - F                           Louisa Boddy 2 - PC Harriet Moore 6 49 - PC F Elisa Filarmonico 26 - F Rose Winter 31 - F          P W D L F A GD Pts 1 University of Durham  5 3 2 0 22 6 16 11 2 Wakefield Bradford 5 3 2 0 9 6 3 11 3 Beeston  5 3 1 1 19 9 10 10 4 Doncaster  5 3 1 1 12 10 2 10 5 Loughborough Students LHC  5 3 0 2 14 4 10 9 6 Brooklands Poynton  5 3 0 2 15 7 8 9 7 Whitley Bay and Tynemouth  5 2 0 3 10 14 -4 6 8 Liverpool Sefton  5 1 0 4 4 12 -8 3 9 Springfields  5 1 0 4 5 21 -16 3 10 Northampton Saints  5 0 0 5 3 24 -21 0   Women's Conference West   Buckingham     (3)    4 - 0    (0)    Staines  Fiona Farley 12 35 - F F Joelle Weston 19 - PC Kitty Higgins 64 - PC                               Exe     (0)    0 - 0    (0)    Trojans                                  Isca University    (0)    0 - 0    (0)    Gloucester City                                  Swansea     (1)    2 - 0    (0)    Barnes Hounslow Ealing Bridget Radice 19 - PC Carys Hopkins 67 - F                               Team Bath Buccaneers     (1)    2 - 4    (0)    Firebrands  Dani Black 12 - F Zoe Shipperley 69 - PC                           Holly Savage 48 - PC Sophie Fynn 51 - F Kathryn Bache 54 61 - PC PC          P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Buckingham  5 5 0 0 20 4 16 15 2 Isca University 5 3 2 0 12 2 10 11 3 Swansea  5 3 0 2 12 8 4 9 4 Barnes Hounslow Ealing 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9 5 Exe  5 2 2 1 11 7 4 8 6 Gloucester City  5 1 3 1 8 9 -1 6 7 Firebrands  5 1 2 2 12 15 -3 5 8 Team Bath Buccaneers  5 1 0 4 5 16 -11 3 9 Trojans  5 0 2 3 2 8 -6 2 10 Staines  5 0 1 4 3 16 -13 1