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Richardson
and Jackson UK Players of the 2009
(26.1.2010)
Ashley Jackson, the 22-year-old England and HGC (Netherlands)
midfield player was named UK Player of the Year for 2009 following
the annual poll conducted amongst British members of the Hockey
Writers’ Club. Helen Richardson
the 28-year-old England and Reading central midfield player
who spent the first part of a highly successful year with
Dutch European Champions Den Bosch was the winner of the women’s
award.>>>>
SMITH
SEES SLOUGH TO TITLE
by Patrick Rowley (24.1.2010)
Slough
Ladies claimed the English Indoor League title for the 8th
time in 15 years at Whitgift School yesterday. Needing to
win their last game to finish above Canterbury on goal difference,
Slough coasted to a 3-0 victory over former champions Chelmsford.
Jane Smith, the former international, scored all three goals
to finish easily the events’ top scorer yet again, this
time with 24 goals in 8 games. >>>>
England
in a strong position
by Patrick Rowley (16.1.2010)
England’s
women’s indoor team finished the second day in a strong
position to win the European Challenge at Rouen, despite being
held to a 1-1 draw by Sweden in their third match. They followed
that with an 8-2 win over Croatia with. Chloe Rogers scoring
five. That brought her tournament tally to eleven. Success
came despite the absence of Sally Walton (Bowdon) who was
taken sick in Rouen. England flew out Sarah Haycroft, an 18
year old Birmingham University student, as late replacement.
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CATLIN
MAKES WORLD CUP TEAM
by Patrick Rowley (13.1.2010)
England
have stuck by the team that won the European Cup for the first
time at Amsterdam in August for the World Cup which takes
place in New Delhi from Feb 28-Mar 13. The only change is
an enforced one due to foot injuries to the experienced Simon
Mantell and James Tindall.
Nick Catlin, the 20 year old Loughborough Student who made
his tournament debut at the Champions Trophy at Melbourne
in December, comes into the squad. >>>>
Dick's
hat-trick
by Patrick Rowley (2.1.2010)
Olympic
forward Stephen Dick scored a hat-trick to lead Scotland to
an 8-3 win over Wales in the first of two indoor internationals
at Perth. Coached by Russell Garcia, the former Olympic gold
medallist, Scotland are having their last outings before joining
England at the European Indoor Trophy in Poznan in a fortnight’s
time. Dick opened the scoring in the first minute and completed
his hat-trick with a corner and stroke conversion. >>>>
JACKSON
STRIKES AGAIN
by Patrick Rowley (19.12. 2009)
Ashley
Jackson, the World Hockey’s Young Player of the Year,
scored his second hat-trick for England’s indoor team
against Scotland to ensure they won the four test series at
Paisley before the final match today. Jackson followed his
four in Friday’s 7-5 win, with the first three goals
in a 4-2 win in the third match. The second was drawn 3-3.
Great Britain women’s first outing since finishing fifth
the Beijing Olympics, a five test series at Salta in Argentina,
ended sadly with the final test lost and key player Crista
Cullen ending up in hospital.>>>>
SURBITON
GO INTO INDOOR SEASON AHEAD IN BOTH THEIR OUTDOOR LEAGUES
by Seán Cotter (4.12. 2009)
Surbiton Ladies
make their first foray into indoor hockey this Saturday (5
December) when they travel to The Edge Leisure Centre, Haslemere,
to play in the South Indoor Pool A Qualifier. The following
weekend the club’s Men make their return to the National
Indoor Premier Division for the first time in five seasons
at the opening weekend of fixtures at the Fleming Park Leisure
Centre in Eastleigh (12/13 December). Last weekend victories
for both kept Surbiton ladies’ and men’s outdoor
first XIs top of their respective leagues going into the outdoor
winter break.>>>>
Impressive
Slough cement third place with victory
by Mike Haymonds (4.12. 2009)
SLOUGH
Ladies’ 2-1 win over struggling Bowdon, their first
double of the season, followed the pattern of many of their
previous games.
A strong start with early goals was not maintained and, although
they outplayed their opponents, Slough failed to kill them
off, resulting in a narrower than deserved margin of victory.
The win kept Slough in third place, still eight points adrift
of unbeaten leaders Leicester, but the gap behind Reading
was closed to three points after Reading’s 2-2 draw
with Birmingham University. >>>>
LAST
MEN’S PREMIER OUTDOOR FIXTURES BEFORE WINTER BREAK
by Seán Cotter (27.11. 2009)
This
Sunday afternoon (29 November) EHL National Premier Division
leaders Surbiton take on eighth-placed Hampstead & Westminster
at Sugden Road in the last tranche of fixtures before the
winter break, taking all ten clubs to one beyond the half-way
mark with the first return meetings of the campaign. Surbiton
have already travelled to Paddington Rec where they triumphed
5-2 on Saturday 26 September in the second game of the season.
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Slough
cruise to victory as Poynt is made
by Mike Haymonds (27.11. 2009)
SLOUGH
Ladies reached the mid-point of the season with a 2-1 win
over Brooklands Poynton which was more comfortable than the
scoreline suggested. Slough
retained third place, eight points behind Leicester, who extended
their 100 per cent record with a 6-0 hammering of bottom team
Trojans, and Reading who beat Clifton 7-2. Whatever the result
of Saturday’s match with Bowdon, Slough will still be
third as they go into the mid-season break. >>>>
TOP
OF THE TABLE CLASH NOT ALL THAT IT SEEMS
by Seán Cotter (20.11. 2009)
This
Saturday (21 November, 4pm) first-placed Surbiton meet second-placed
Reading at Sugden Road, but this is not quite the EHL National
Premier Division showdown that it might appear on paper. Imagine
what Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger would have to say
if they faced such a fixture with four players from one side
(in this case Reading) and three from the other (Surbiton)
missing on international duty (having already departed on
Wednesday with eleven players from other clubs – nine
of them English premier, two Dutch - for the Champions Trophy
in Melbourne which takes place from Saturday week 28 November
to Sunday 6 December).
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Finishing
touch proves winner
by Mike Haymonds (20.11. 2009)
SLOUGH
Ladies returned to winning ways with a deserved 3-2 win over
a Canterbury team which has the best record against them of
all the Premier clubs. Despite
the difficult conditions of heavy rain and a strong wind both
sides contributed to a competitive game with Slough’s
finishing, on this occasion, proving superior.
The
win lifted Slough back into the third place they lost last
week, eight points behind Leicester and five behind Reading.>>>>
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