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| 1st
XI |
2nd
XI |
3rd
XI |
Wanderers: | Wizards: | Warriors: | Widgets: | Veterans: | ||||||||
| 2 | Moon | 1 | Millman S | 1 | Ogilvie | 1 |
Ogilvie | ||||||||
| 1 | Openshaw | Palmer M | |||||||||||||
| Liam? | Cocks C |
| Westbury
& United Banks HC: Results for Saturday |
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| Team |
Opponents |
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League |
Scr |
Scorers |
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1st
XI |
v Cardiff 'A' | A | Friendly | 0-1 | |
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2nd
XI |
v Cardiff 'B' | H | Friendly | 4-5 | Moon 2 Openshaw Liam? |
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3rd
XI |
v Cardiff 'C' | A | Friendly | can | |
| Wanderers | v Cardiff 'D' | H | Friendly | 1-5 | Millman S |
| Wizards | v Cardiff 'E' | A | Friendly | 1-2 | Ogilvie |
| Match
comments |
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1st
XI: A first outing of the season for the 1st XI now minus a couple
of departed players and a few absentees which ended in a 1-0 defeat. |
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2nd
XI |
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Wanderers:
The Wanderers turned round at half time all square after weathering
the storm, both in terms of the down pours from the sky and the
attacks from a strong Cardiff side. Cardiff started with persistent
pressure in the opening ten minutes but Smurf and co kept them out
on all but one occasion. The Wanderers began to get more into the
game and when the visiting keeper kicked the oldest player in the
team through the air in a double somersault a short corner followed.
Steve Millman struck and found a friendly defender who got an inside
edge to deflect the ball into his own goal (was it going wide Steve?)
The Wanderers worked hard throughout the game, but the greater experience
of the Cardiff side began to show and they scored four times, three
of them fairly late in the game. The Wanderers had a good workout
and were always full of running and enthusiasm, but lacked the support
for Tufty up front to create many chances. |
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Wizards:
The Wizards with Psycho in centre midfield played their part in
a competitive first half. If Cardiff had a short corner routine
they could well have been several goals to the good, as they earned
seven or eight alone in the first half. Sam Banting threw a big
barrier in front of Cardiff, ably supported by his fellow defenders.
At half time it was 0-0. The team talk asked for more commitment
and running. AJ responded with his persistence in the D, forcing
the keeper to make a double save as he strode forward in his size
14 'plates of meat' before the ball squirted out of the melee of
players to Duncan Ogilvie, who is absolutely deadly from a yard
out, and he didn't make any mistake as the ball thumped the backboard.
Cardiff were still a very strong attacking force, but their short
corner routine was their weakness as another six or seven corners
were wasted. Credit must also go to the Westbury defence who gave
them little space or time to do anything from them. However, Cardiff
snatched an equaliser. At the other end Psycho found the Cardiff
goalkeeper in good form being denied by several good saves. Cardiff
then scored a well taken goal to lead 2-1. With the last attack
of the game Duncan found himself in his favourite spot and an equaliser
beckoning, but this time the Cardiff defence managed to keep out
his his sweep at goal and that was the last action of the game.
Never-the-less it was a good run out for a makeshift team who played
the ball around confidently. Praise too for reluctant umpire Mike
Harvey who gave a first class show with the whistle. |
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| Westbury
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| Team |
Opponents |
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League |
Scr |
Scorers |
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Veterans |
v Bristol & West Vets | |
Tournament | 0-1 | |
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Veterans |
v Team Bath Buccs Vets | |
Tournament | 0-5 | |
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Veterans |
v O Bristolians Vets | |
Tournament | 3-1 | Cocks C Ogilvie Palmer M |
| Veterans | v Epsom | H | Tournament | 0-0 | |
| Match
comments |
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Veterans: Westbury Vets opened the 2nd Westbury Tournament on what must have been the hottest and stickiest day in the history of the world! Bristol & West (formerly N Bristol & W Glos) were a sharp side and gave us a difficult opening. Sparky and Dave George were prominent in the middle of the park and everyone in defence gave stirling service to repel numerous attacks. After 20 minutes the score still stood at 0-0, a good result for us, but with the very last touch of the game Bristol & West scored to give them all three points. Team Bath Buccs were next up and Westbury were made to battle away to stem the tide as Team Bath were the strongest side at the tournament (they eventually won the whole 'shooting match'). Buccs quickly surged into a 3-0 lead and added two more. It felt like six, but when they looked very close to getting that goal with a shot that seemed to be going in, the combined forces of Smurf, Brian Nichols and Stave Alger contrived to each get a touch with the ball squirting over the crossbar from practically on the line. 5-0 was the final score, although Sparky was unlucky not to earn a penalty stroke when the defender used his stick and body to stop him scoring, unfortunately the contact was on the umpires' blind side and Buccs escaped. O Bristolians were not as strong as they can be (last season they thumped us 5-1), but they played with typical Old Bs spirit and gave us a very good game. Westbury managed to find their first goal. Sparky topped his short corner push out, but Pricey cleverly stopped the ball, nudged it forward and Tonka drilled it in and Cocksy got a little edge to guide it inside the post with that delightful thud of ball on backboard! Cocksy set up number two. His run down the right was met at the back post by Duncan Ogilvie who swept it in with great 'aplomb'. O Bs would not lie down and die and despite being the only side without a multitude of subs they pulled a goal back. The game was made safe as Martin Palmer picked the ball off the pads of the keeper, went round him and flicked into the far side of the goal past two despairing defenders. A 3-1 was well deserved for all the effort put in. Finally tired legs and dehydration played a part in not being able to get past Epsom, who were on their own mini revival having lost their two opening games. More strong defensive work kept out Epsom while Duncan and Martin had the best chance in a goalmouth melee, but the Epsom keeper pulled off a double save. This time the end result was 0-0. As Pricey said at the end of the day if we had been offered a win and a draw we would have taken it. George banting acknowledged it was good to get better and finish the last two game unbeaten. Westbury squad: P Murphy, B Callis, A Price, R Beesley, S Alger, D Ratcliffe, T Taylor, B Nichols, G Banting, D George, A Sparks, C Cocks, P Clark, D Ogilvie, P Thomas, M Palmer. Many thanks to Reston Smith for being 'Technical Delegate' and organising all the matches on the day, and Poker, Ger Openshaw, Jurgen, Roger Montague and Nick Morton for umpiring. |
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| Pool 1 | Westbury | Bristol & West | Old Bristolians | Team Bath Buccs | Epsom |
| Westbury | 0-1 |
3-1 |
0-5 |
0-0 |
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| Bristol & West | 1-0 |
3-1 |
0-2 |
3-1 |
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| Old Bristolians | 1-3 |
1-3 |
0-3 |
0-2 |
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| Team Bath Buccs | 5-0 |
2-0 |
3-0 |
3-0 |
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| Epsom | 0-0 |
1-3 |
2-0 |
0-3 |
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Pl |
W |
D |
L |
For |
Agn |
Diff |
Pts |
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| Team Bath Buccs | 5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
12 |
| Bristol & West | 5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
| Epsom | 5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
4 |
| Westbury | 5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
4 |
| Old Bristolians | 5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
-9 |
0 |