Westbury & United Banks (Bristol) Hockey Club
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TEAM GOALS
March & April 2008
1st XI:
2nd XI:
3rd XI:
Wanderers:
Wizards:
Warriors:
Widgets:
Veterans:
18
 Thomas J
13
 Moon
19
 Walkey
20
 Millman S
9
 Chase
7
 Palmer M
9
 Money
3
 Webster
13
 Roper
9
 Small
15
 Pearce-Smith
6
 Harris Dave
3
 Millman S
3
 Rickard
5
 Ogilvie
Palmer M 
Frost J
Colquhoun,
9
 Nichols G
5
 Taylor M
Cocks
Sparks
3
 Sheppard 
2
 Beesley
8
 Richardson
7
 Haslett
8
 Woodward
Farrell 
Palmer M
Farrell
2
 Poulsom
Harvey
Poulsom
5
 Haynes P
5
 Alger T 
4
 Taylor A
Crofts 
2
 Thomas P   Payne
Millman S
6
 Hancock 
4
Webster
4
 Griffin A
3
 Scott
2
 Fox J
Ogilvie
Ratcliffe P 
Crofts 
Goodman
3
 Armsby
Cutts
Andrews   Holmes W
Dash   Millman C 
1
 Cocks
3
 Mason
2 
 Butt
 3
 Puetz   2 Walkey   Woodward
1 
 Holmes W
 1 
 Longden M 
Farrell 
2 
 Nichols G
 
 Poulsom   2 Colquhoun 
 
 Holliday J    Cranfield
 
 Pope
 
 Dinely
Ogilvie
Blake S 
Goodman 
 
 Haynes J   Rickard 
 
 Thomas P   Harris Dom   Arnold     
  Parish
Watts
 
 Wornell  1 Watkins
 1
 Pope   Cranfield   Nichols B    
      Crill
1
 Webster   Chase    Enderby    Longden J   Crill     
      1 Woodward   Smith R   Crofts   Farrell   Jenkinson        
      Nichols G   Beesley   Jones W    Banting A   Newington         
      Blake S   Scott   Croker    Harris Dave             
      Wornell   Goodman    Dinely     Dawson             
      Dawson   Dinely      Alger T     Sparks            
      Richardson          Thomas P    Glynn            
                  Beesley            
                  Money            
                  Butt            
                  Longden M             
                  Jacklin            
26/4/08      Club day     
  Westbury 1  Westbury 2  Westbury 3  Westbury 4  Westbury 5 Westbury 6 Westbury 7
 
Score
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Score
 Scorers
Score
 Scorers
Score
 Scorers
Score
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Score
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Westbury 1   0-0   0-0   1-1 Richardson 0-0   1-1 Richardson 0-0  
Westbury 2 0-0     0-0   1-0 ? 0-1 ? 0-2   1-2 ?
Westbury 3 0-0   0-0     1-2 Colquhoun 0-2   0-4   1-0 Becky
Westbury 4 1-1 ? 0-1   2-1 Millman S ?   1-1 Chase 0-1   2-2 Moon 2
Westbury 5 0-0   1-0 Cranfield 2-0 Dinely ? 1-1 Longden M   0-1   0-1  
Westbury 6 1-1 ? 2-0 Brown ? 4-0 Wornell 2 Ric 1-0 ? 1-0 Wornell   0-0  
Westbury 7 0-0   2-1 Thomas JRoper 0-1   2-2 Palmer M 2 1-0 Roper 0-0    
Match comments
The annual club day wasn't blessed with the sunshine of the previous seven, but 76 hardy souls braved the opening rain to have another thoroughly enjoyable, if tiring afternoon. This year the captains team reappeared , whilst the ladies of Westberries were spread throughout the seven teams in the same way as last year. This year goals were in short supply, but that has to go down to some outstanding goalkeeping provided by Kirsty Andrews, Sam Banting, Pete Murphy and Martin Eland. Martin in particular was in brilliant form in every game. The captains team went unbeaten in every game, but found goals difficult to come by. Neller scored their two goals in their 1-1 draws, their other four games ended goal less. Team two chalked up one win and the almost obligatory 0-0 draw. They lost three games, two of them by very close scores. Team three earned two 0-0 draws, lost three games but finished the day by beating previously unbeaten Team seven. Becky stepped up in the D to hammer in the only goal. Team four opened up with a hard fought win against Team three with Tufty getting a goal and their Westberries full back scored from a short. They were 2-0 down in one game and Moonie pulled it back to all square, his second goal coming with him lying in front of goal with the ball within reach enabling him to score. They were the only team not to have a 0-0 game, but did draw 1-1 twice, whilst two 1-0 defeats kept them down with the pack! Team five notched up two wins with Jamie Cranfield flicking the ball over the almost unbeatable Martin Eland to win 1-0 against Team two, whilst Dave Dinely hammered in a well struck goal in their 2-0 win against Team three. Max Longden showed his reflexes when he reacted quickly to score when Paddy Haynes' shot came back to him off the post to get an equaliser against Team four. Team five finished in a creditable third place. Team seven went unbeaten until their final game. They opened with two 0-0 draws, were 2-0 against team four with two Martin Palmer goals but were pegged back to 2-2. Two wins courtesy of goals from Joe Thomas and Shads v Team two and a single well taken shot from Shads against Team five put them in a well earned runners-up spot.The team of the day was undoubtedly Team six. They only conceded one goal and knocked in nine of their own. On a low scoring day, their nine goal scoring \put them deservedly at the top of the table. Worny knocked in the only goal in games against Teams four and three. They actually knocked in four against Team three. They won four of their games, had a 1-1 draw, plus a 0-0 result against the runners up. The rain that threatened to make it an uncomfortable day never really became persistent and the day ended overcast but reasonably dry. The hockey maintained the usual high standard served up at club day. I've already mentioned the outstanding goalkeeping and once again it was good to see youngsters like Dave Dinely, Peter Ratcliffe, Max Longden and Ned Holmes show their skills. The ladies contributed to the success of the day and knocked in at least three goals. Well done to Worny for another first class club day. If anyone wants their goals added please post them on the forum.
 
Pl
W
D
L
For
 Agn
Diff
Pts
Team 6
6
4
2
0
9
1
8
14
Team 7
6
2
3
1
5
4
1
9
Team 5
6
2
2
2
4
3
1
8
Team 1
6
0
6
0
2
2
0
6
Team 4
6
1
3
2
6
7
-1
6
Team 2
6
1
2
3
2
5
3
5
Team 3
6
1
2
3
2
8
-6
5
Everyone retired to the comfort of the bar. Bees announced the winning team and thanked everyone for turning out and making it another successful club day. The day was concluded by the presentation of team awards. Leading scorers' trophies were given to: 1sts XI Joe Thomas 18, 2nd XI Neil Moon 13, 3rd XI Nathan Walkey 19, Wanderers Steve Millman 20, Wizards Joel Chase 9, Warriors Martin Palmer 7 and Widgets Dave Money 9. The player of the season awards went to 1st XI Tim Hancock, 2nd XI Reston Smith, 3rd XI James Pearce-Smith, Wanderers Andy Cameron, Wizards Mark Crofts, Warriors Alistair Jacklin and Widgets Adrian Napper.
  Club day Goalchart
3 Wornell,
2 Roper, Palmer M, Richardson, Moon,
1 Colquhoun, Becky, Millman S, Chase, Cranfield, Dineley, Longden M, Brown, Ric, Thomas J,

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 19/4/08

Team

Opponents

 

League

Scr

Scorers

2nd XI v O Bristolians A Friendly 6-7  Small 2 Colquhoun 2 Crill Richardson
3rd XI v O Bristolians A Friendly can
Wanderers v O Bristolians H Friendly can 
Wizards v O Bristolians H Friendly 2-1  Jacklin Thomas J
3rd XI v Westbury Wanderers* H Friendly 2-2 Beesley Griffin
Wanderers v Westbury III* A Friendly can  Jones W Millman S 
Match comments
2nd XI : A mixture of players from the upper end of the club were involved with a goal 'fest' at O Bristolians. Limbo 2, TC 2 Joe Crill and Neller were on target for Westbury, but O Bristolians countered with seven goals of their own!
Wizards: With O Bs only able to muster two teams it fell to the mixed bunch of players from the Warriors and Widgets to masquerade as the Wizards. They even had the check to take a very early lead. Tom Taylor banged in a free hit from the right. AJ found himself in an unaccustomed place in the opposing D and met the ball. His attempted shot was mis-hit, but this completely surprised the keeper who could only watch. wrong footed as it trickled over the line. This was AJ's first goal for the club, and only his second in club hockey. The first half then became to JJ show as he threw himself at everything that O Bs could throw at him. In front of him Brian Callis, Brian Nichols, Dave Ratcliffe and AJ needed to be at their best to keep out a strong running O Bs team. Add a little bit of wayward finishing and at the interval the Wizards were still amazingly 1-0 up having had two shots at goal. The second half saw both side press forward, the visitors having more chances, but Pete Thomas was unlucky not to score on three occasions. O Bs at last found a good finish with a fine individual goal to square the game up. There were good chances at each end, but the game was decided by Pete Thomas. His first shot came back to him and he made no mistake with the second. O Bs pushed hard for the equaliser during the last ten minutes. They finished the game with a flurry of short corners but could not find the net. Well done to the players who conjured up this win against a very good opposing team. Tonka was in control in the middle, James Pope was full of running. Dave Holliday and Jimmer made telling contributions and Peter Ratcliffe is rapidly gaining experience out on the pitch.
3rd XI : v Wanderers: With O Bs reduced in number the selected teams played each other at Coombe Dingle. The PC brigade will say these goals don't count, but you never know they might change their mind, because this was a very good game of hockey. (* To date the goals have not been added). Considering many had been at the dinner, there was still a lot of strong running and good passing. The Wanderers took the lead when a well worked passing move ended with Will Jones driving the ball in from just inside the edge of the D. A first half equaliser came from Bees. There was a stinging cross shot and newly crowned 'Life Member' Bees volleyed it in at the far post. AJ in goal was showing that he can do the job and made several saves. Jimmer cleared a Bees short corner off the line and Peter Rose was unlucky to see his shot come back off the post denying the wanderers an equaliser. The thirds relied on the pace of Bees and Griff up front! The Wanderers had Tufty up front to hit as a target man. The second half was pretty even with both teams creating chances, especially when they tired after their late nights and lack of sleep. The thirds then took the lead when Bees took possession on the right and delivered a square ball for Griff to tap in. The comedy moment came when Bees lofted a pass from the half way line to Griff in the D. Griff shaped to pull the ball down out of the air and beat the keeper. However, it was still coming to him at rocket like speed and he decided that his head might just intercept the ball before he could get his stick to it, so he took to the deck as quickly as possible, much to the laughter of the crowd and his team-mates. As the ball hurtled past him, you could see he took an inelegant, but never-the-less wise option! The Wanderers had several short corners to equalise and it was with the last of theses that Tufty hammered in an equaliser. The Wanderers came closest to winning very late in the game but AJ (who kept goal for the Wanderers in the first half and swapped with Smurf in the second) pulled off two good saves. The score ended 2-2 and honours were even.

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 29/3/08

Team

Opponents

 

League

Scr

Scorers

2nd XI v Cardiff & UWIC A Friendly can 
3rd XI v Cardiff & UWIC A Friendly 2-4 Cutts Dinely 
Wanderers v Cardiff & UWIC H Friendly can 
Widgets v S Glos II H Br & NW Som Div 3 0-4
Legends v Academy H Friendly 9-3 Armsby 3 Small 3 Crofts 2 Millman S  
Academy v Legends H Friendly 3-9 Haslett 2 Cranfield
Match comments Despite a verbal confirmation of three matches on Tuesday, no Cardiff teams traveled to Bristol, and although we were advised 3:30pm at Sophia Gardens the 3rds found no one was expecting them. Griff explains in his report how they did their best to overcome the problem.
3rd XI : On a wet and windy day we arrived at Sophia gardens with messages from Slider to say Cardiff had not turned up in Bristol, Enquires with a Cardiif player on the slidelines who was watching a re-arranged cardiff league match who made frantic phone calls to discover there had clearly been some "cock up" with the Westbury - Cardiff fixture. We had no opposition, however as Cardiiff clearly have similiar pride and spirit as Westbury (and to maintain the good relationship that we have between the clubs) the team who had just played were persuaded (read told) to play again whilst reinforecements were called up. During the course of the first half a number of good youngsters arrived on their mountain bikes to replace some of the walking wounded! We had a mixture of players including the up and coming Banting jnr, Holmes and Dinely. We played some good hockey in the first half and went in 2-0 up with goals from Chris Cutts(from a short) and Dave Dinely. Sam pulled off some good saves. The second half saw Cardiff score two quick goals. One of thier youngsters was a welsh international who plays in the 1st team. He scored a third . we had an opportunity to squeeze an equaliser before Cardiff scored a fourth just before the end. The real difference between the two teams was the Welsh international (he was very good and quick for 16) ! Cardiff took us back to the Conway Arms for a beer and organised tea. Their was a disco at the pub in the evening but we decided not to stay, our youngsters were not part of the decision making progress as when asked if the wanted a drink -one of them replied "can I have a pint of strongbow" - all three were given a coke !
Widgets: S Glos came needing a win by two or more goals to secure promotion. The Widgets could have pulled together a side to spoil the party, but in true Westbury spirit and fairness it was a typical Widgets side that actually started the game quite strongly. Dom Harris had the first shot of the game. His reverse stick sweep went narrowly wide. The Widgets fielded seven veterans with three of them over 60. The S Glos forwards had just a little more speed and were able to link up a few more of their passes urged on by their supporters eager to see them win. The opening goal came when Westbury failed to clear. The S Glos forward turned and hammered in from close range. Then came a gift when a square pass from one Widgets defender to another was intercepted and finished up in the goal. The visitors were playing the better hockey by now as the Widgets found it hard to string their passes together. S Glos scored a third before the interval. In the second half the Widgets worked hard and contained their opponents to just one more goal. There wasn't a great difference between the teams, but S Glos had more urgency in their game and got the result they wanted to claim the runners-up spot in division 3. Napper sportingly bought them a jug of lager to help them celebrate their promotion.
Legends v Academy: The hardy Westbury players who had turned up at 2:00pm and hung around along with the 4:00pm squad, assembled into two teams - red and green (Academy) v black (Legends). A very good match ensued with both side playing excellent hockey on a wet blustery day. The Legends opened with a bang with Limbo setting up a square pass for Slider to sweep in. Limbo then had a one on one with AJ (playing only his second ever game in goal). AJ won this one and later in the game pulled of an outstanding save from a Limbo flick. The Academy had a very good first half with Reston Smith controlling the middle of the park. Village looked sharp, and Graeme Brown was in fine form on the right wing. Village banged in an equaliser, then followed up with a short corner strike that Jamie Cranfield cleverly steered in at the near post. Limbo found success against AJ to equalise. The Academy took the lead when the ball came to Village who put in a delightful flick over the top of Smurf to give them a 3-2 advantage going into the break. The Legends asserted themselves in the second half and scored seven unanswered goals. The Academy came close to goal but couldn't beat Smurf. It was still an end to end game but the Legends were quick on the break with Limbo and Tufty linking well up front. Croftsy equalised soon after the restart. Limbo made it 4-3 and Tufty banged in his customary goal, both of these were thumping strikes from the top of the D. Croftsy swept in a pass at the far post. Limbo completed his hat trick with a deft flick after one of his 'trade mark' runs. The final goal came from Slider who completed his hat-trick. AJ still managed to save shots from Limbo and Nick Coates. There were good performance all over the park. Special mention should be made of youngsters Max Longden and Will Glynn who played very well. Jamie Cranfield added a lot of passes to his usual hard running game. Once again the club showed how it can play meaningful intra-club games which gives players from lower down the club a chance to excel with quality players from the higher sides.

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 15/3/08

Team

Opponents

 

League

Scr

Scorers

1st XI v Gloucester  A Premier 1 4-6  Poulsom 3 Richardson
2nd XI v Gloucester  H North Div 1 4-1  Small Moon Colquhoun Watts
3rd XI v Team Bath Buccs VII  H Avon Div 3-7  Pearce-Smith 2 Walkey
Wanderers v Westbury Wizards  A Br & NW Som Div1 1-0  Dinely
Wizards v Westbury Wanderers H Br & NW Som Div 1 0-1 
Warriors v  O Bristolians III  A Br & NW Som Div 2 1-4  Palmer M
Widgets v S Glos II  H Br & NW Som Div 3 Pst 
Match comments
1st XI: The first team finished their season with a disappointing defeat against Gloucester. Psycho bagged a hat-trick and Neller added another, but the let in 6 and with Team Bath Buccs winning they drop to 4th from bottom. It now remains to see how many come down from the National League to finalise how many teams are relegated from Prem 1!
 
Pl
W
D
L
For
 Agn
Diff
Pts
Team Bath Buccs A
22
7
4
11
42
54
-12
25
Westbury
22
6
6
10
67
61
6
24
Bristol Univ
22
7
2
13
58
72
-14
23
Swansea Bay
22
6
3
13
45
80
-35
21
Marlborough
22
0
2
20
25
126
-101
2
2nd XI : The seconds entertained champions Gloucester and gave them an exhibition in scoring goals on a wet day. An excellent win for the twos.
3rd XI : Griff writes: On a very wet Saturday the 3rds played against Bath Buccs F (Bath Uni 2nds). We went one nil up and had opportunity to get a second. Buccs scored twice in the first half to take a narrow lead in a competitive first half. The second half saw some clinical finishing from Buccs forwards and with a tiring 3rd team, they scored 5 quick goals ! However Westbury dominated the last 10 minutes scoring two goals (not sure if this was related to the Ladies national league game being moved to the sand based astro and the fact there were 30 girls watching) ! Final score 7-3
Wanderers v Wizards: The final battle of Westbury for the season was closely monitored by three Somerset Gryphons players to see that fair play was observed having a vested interest in ensuring the Wizards lost and therefore not overhaul them. In very wet conditions it was the Wanderers who opened brightly and Straun Wilkins could easily had two goal in the first 5 minutes before the Wizards could even muster some action at the other end. However, both shots flashed inches wide of the goal. Dave Dinely stepped up a gear and looked in a class of his own. Tufty set him off down the right, he cleverly attacked the D with Tufty supporting him for the square ball. Dave did it brilliantly, a slipped pass to Tufty was a certain goal. Dave's final touch somehow went completely astray, trickling to wards the goal. Somehow the ball caught a foot or a stick and trickled back to Dave who coolly reversed it into the goal. The Wizards put up an excellent rear-guard with Jez Longden, Cocksy, Jimmer and Will Glynn looking very strong. Joel Chase and Max Longden up front had a generally lonely time as the Wizards spent most of the match keeping the wanderers at bay. JJ pulled off some great saves to deny the Wanderers a second goal. At half time the Wizards still felt they had a part to play as there was still only one goal in it. Both sides put together some good hockey on a wet and slippery day when getting a good grip on the stick was made difficult by the conditions. The Wizards did create a couple of chances as the game neared its end, but surprisingly Joel Chase, their top scorer was benched for the last five minutes! The Wanderers finished as worthy winners by 1-0, although the Wizards gave it a good go but despite some determined play could not carve out the type of attacks that would have given them the opportunities to equalise. Across the teams there were good performances from Will Holmes, Si Andrews, Will Jones and George Banting. It was good to see Andy Griffin back after illness.
Warriors: The Warriors traveled to O Bristolians who need the three points to secure second place in the division. O Bs established a 3-0 lead despite some dogged defending from Mssrs Openshaw, Nichols and Bower. In the pre-match preparation AJ was coerced into putting the pads on, having never played in goal before. His first touch was a superb save with his hand to a hard shoulder high flick, unfortunately it fell to an attack to tap home. AJ played well and was judged man-of-the-match by a mile. The Warriors put pressure on the home team and had four successive short corners. They even had the ball in the back of the net, only to see the short corner given for a preceding offence. In the second half the Warriors took the game by the scruff of the neck and pressed the home team back into their half. Martin Dash was controlling a lot of the play from the middle and was well placed, unmarked in the D to score only to see a shot at goal rather than a slipped pass to him from a forward! The shot was saved the opportunity lost. Bomber Harris had been playing well despite being marked (and often 'clobbered') by three defenders. At last he rode a tackle cut down the bye-line and pulled the ball back for Martin Palmer to sweep in for a well worked goal. O Bs had a good spell in the middle of the half and earned a penalty stroke which they scored from. Westbury finished the game strongly and deserved a second goal. With Brain Nichols and Martin Palmer on the bench with ham string pulls for most of the second half, and Dashy playing on with a strained groin, it was a whole-hearted effort by the Warriors to hold the eventual runners up of this division to 4-1. In fact the second half was drawn 1-1. The team have played well in the last six games since Dashy came up from the Widgets. The midfield has been creating more scoring opportunities. Earlier in the season the ball rarely reached the opposing D. If the team plays like this next season then they have a good chance of doing well in division 3.
Widgets: Clifton Ladies switched to the sand pitch because the water was unplayable and played their National League match at the expense of the Widgets' game. It should be replayed in two weeks, subject to confirmation.

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 8/3/08

Team

Opponents

 

League

Scr

Scorers

1st XI v Cheltenham  H Premier 1 2-2  Thomas J Poulsom
2nd XI v Cheltenham II  A North Div 1 4-4  Moon 3 Haynes P
3rd XI v Robinsons IV  A Avon Div 3-2  Nichols G 2 Alger T
Wanderers v Firebrands IV  H Br & NW Som Div1 1-3  Millman S
Wizards v N Bristol II  A Br & NW Som Div 1 3-0  Cranfield Crofts Longden M
Warriors v N Bristol III  H Br & NW Som Div 2 1-3  Palmer M
Widgets v O Bristolians V  A Br & NW Som Div 3 0-4
Match comments
1st XI: The first team picked up a very important point at home to Cheltenham. The visitors opened brightly establishing an early lead. The first team fought back with goals from Joe Thomas and Psycho. The firsts were within minutes of winning, but Cheltenham grabbed a late equaliser. With one game to play, Bath Buccs are effectively the only team who can overhaul the first team and they are away at Cheltenham next week, while Neller and co wind up their season at Gloucester.
 
Pl
W
D
L
For
 Agn
Diff
Pts
Westbury
21
6
6
9
63
55
8
24
Team Bath Buccs A
21
6
4
11
40
53
-13
22
Swansea Bay
21
6
3
12
45
75
-30
21
Bristol Univ
21
6
2
13
53
69
-16
20
Marlborough
21
0
2
19
22
121
-99
2
2nd XI : The seconds shared eight goals in their match with Cheltenham. Tezzer's tomb: In terms of goals scored this was a game of two halves, in terms of our performance level we were generally good throughout. We traveled to Cheltenham with just 11 players - Chris Butt dropping out on us minutes before we had to leave due to car problems. We started the game on fire; playing some great hockey and pinning Cheltenham back inside their half with some excellent passing moves. Paddy Haynes eventually opened the scoring for us with a goal after 15mins…Great stuff…..then it all went a bit weird. Because of our dominance we were playing very high up the pitch which left us open to the long ball tactic. This coincided with Cheltenham being forced in to launching aerials in an effort to get out of their half. This tactic paid off for them, they broke four times and scored four goals! It was one those periods where everything Cheltenham hit went in.We went into half time 4 – 1 down and looking a bit confused. We had clearly been the better team and yet we were trailing by three goals - bizarre. The message at half time was clear; this game was not over. If we could get one goal then we would get two or three more.We started the 2nd half well, this time dealing with their aerials much more confidently. From here on in we dominated. With 10 minutes gone Moondog put in our second, with about 20 minutes gone Moondog put in our third and then with 30mins gone Moondog popped up again to slam in our fourth making the game level with 5mins to go. In the last minute Moondog slammed in a fifth goal from a short corner however there was a slight delay as the umpires conferred before the ruling it out deeming the initial shot to have been dangerous. Damn it!The game finished four all, it was a great come back for us, but it is another game we should have won. I find myself thinking that a lot this season.
Ah well on to Gloucester city next week. Final Score 4-4
Goals: Paddy Haynes, Moon x 3
MOM: Moon
3rd XI : Griff writes: It was the local derby for the 3rds who were away against Robinsons. Robs had the better of the first 15 mins and took an early lead. The 3rds got back into the game dominating the last 15mins of the first half, creating a number of chances. Just before the end of the first half, Tom Alger picked up the ball just outside the 25 and drove towards Robs "D" before beating a player at the top and before striking the ball past their keeper. In the second half the 3rds again had the better chances, but found themselves behind before two strike from Gareth Nichols. For the equaliser Gareth beat the defender before skillfully taking the ball past the keeper and slotting it home. A good competitive game and it is always nice to win a local derby ! This win leads to next week's match v Team Bath Buccs with the winner securing third place. This has been a good season for the thirds who have stayed consistently at or near the top of the table all season.
 
Pl
W
D
L
For
 Agn
Diff
Pts
West Wilts A
21
15
4
2
93
33
60
49
Devizes A
21
14
4
3
83
37
46
46
Westbury B
21
12
3
6
59
36
23
39
Team Bath Buccs F
21
12
3
6
68
42
26
36
Wanderers: The Wanderers could have been well ahead of Firebrands by half time. Geoff Rickard and Straun Wilkins
were denied by good saves from the opposing goalkeeper. Doug Scott, Straun and Will Holmes worked the ball around well in midfield in the first half. The Wanderers lost Fazza early on with what looks like a broken finger. Will Jones had to clear on Firebarnd's effort of the line and the score stood at 0-0 at the break. The second half opened perfectly with Dave Dinely slipping the ball for Tufty to strike it high into the net. Then it all went pear shaped. Westbury conceded a quick equaliser and then Firebrands, who fielded ten men throughout, took the lead. The Wanderers pressed hard for an equaliser, but they were caught on the break and Firebrands scored a third. The Wanderers are guaranteed 4th place which follows up last season's third place.
 
Pl
W
D
L
For
 Agn
Diff
Pts
Bristol Univ B
21
18
1
2
89
27
62
55
Old Bristolians A
21
17
1
3
58
25
33
52
Firebrands D
21
15
2
4
78
48
30
47
Westbury C
21
12
1
8
57
44
13
37
Bristol UWE A
21
10
3
8
65
43
22
33
Wizards: Well done the Wizards who were so on top in their match at N Bristol, that goalkeeper JJ didn't touch the ball and sweeper Jez Longden had to 'sweep up' twice. Jamie Cranfield opened the scoring. He popped at the edge of the D and whacked in a well struck goal. A second followed when a short corner was switched right, the ball was squared across the face of the goal and Croftsy pounced to score. Then came number three. This time it was Croftsy who delivered the ball from the right to Jamie Cranfield, who slipped it to Max Longden whi coolly slammed it under the diving keeper. In between each goal Croftsy and Jez had a goal disallowed. In the second half N Bristol were able to put some pressure on the Wizard's defence and JJ was called into action to make several vital saves. JJ was elated with this his first ever 'clean sheet' since donning the pads and observed this was the first time he had finished on a winning side this season! A draw against the Wanderers next week would enable them to pass Somerset Gryphons if they are unable to overcome O Bristolians who are in second place.
 
Pl
W
D
L
For
 Agn
Diff
Pts
Som Gryphons A
21
5
1
15
30
75
-45
16
Westbury D
21
4
3
14
30
66
-36
15
W Glos B
21
4
2
15
28
66
-38
14
North Somerset
21
4
3
14
26
58
-32
12
Warriors: The Warriors gave another determined display at home to N Bristol. They should have been one up but a penalty stroke was saved, yet within a minute a goal did come. The ball was running out of play over the back line. However, Harry Newington used his long legs and reach to square the ball for Martin Palmer to atone for his error from the spot by bundling the ball in from close range. The Warriors played some very good hockey and Harry was too much for the visitors to handle. He put in some thumping crosses that weren't far away from being turned into goals. However, N Bristol who looked a better side than their A team were able to work the ball around well and scored twice by half time. In the second half the visitors threw a screen, sometimes of ten men in front of the ball as the Warriors searched for an equaliser. Late in the game a breakaway by N Bristol led to them scoring a third. Jon Bower was in great form throughout the game and there were strong performances from the whole team.
Widgets: The Widgets put up stiff resistance in the first half to shut out the O Bristolians forwards. Brain Callis was covering well and Adrian Napper used his reach to get in some important touches to break up the home attack. Peter Rose and Chris Millman were playing well on the right. O Bs took control of the second half and scored four times, the last was a little lucky because the Westbury keeper decided to leave a ball that got a late deflection past him. The Widgets worked hard throughout the game and made the home side work very hard for their win!

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 1/3/08

Team

Opponents

 

League

Scr

Scorers

1st XI v Cardiff Univ  A Premier 1 1-2  Thomas J
2nd XI v Team Bath Buccs IV H North Div 1 2-2  Haslett Moon
3rd XI v N Wilts  H Avon Div 3-2  Walkey Alger T Pearce-Smith
Wanderers v W Glos III  A Br & NW Som Div1 4-2  Harris Dave 2 Andrews Croker
Wizards v N Somerset  A Br & NW Som Div 1 2-2  Chase 2
Warriors v Imperial H Br & NW Som Div 2 2-2  Newington Dash
Widgets v N Somerset II  H Br & NW Som Div 3 1-8  Millman C
Match comments
1st XI: The first team played Cardiff University in a match targeted as 'must win', to ensure that the team stays away from the bottom of the table. Unfortunately the firsts could not find the victory they wanted even after taking the lead, and are now fifth from bottom, just 2 point ahead of Team Bath Buccs and Swansea Bay. Relegation is going to depend on how many teams drop down from the National League. The firsts have two tough games left against Gloucester (2nd place) and Cheltenham (4th place).
2nd XI : The second team earned a point at home to Team Bath Buccs. Trailing 2-1 into the closing minutes it looked as though they were heading for a home defeat. With just seconds left Reston Smith won the ball in the D, hit it out to Limbo at left midfield. Limbo sprinted forward attacking the top of the D. He slipped the ball left to Paddy Haynes who made it to the bye line, cut back inside and squared the ball across the face of the goal, where Moondog slid in to push the ball in at the far post. An excellent team goal. It shows the high standards that the seconds set for themselves, in that they were disappointed and felt a draw was not enough! They are now 4 points behind W Wilts who are in second place.
3rd XI : For 68 minutes the thirds were in the driving seat at home against N Wilts. Nathan Walkey in the very first minute, stole the ball from a defender just outside the D and advanced into the striking zone where he delivered the perfect start. With Chris Butt, Cuttsy and JPS driving things forward it was all Westbury for the first half. However, it took until the last minute of the half for goal number two to arrive. Tom Alger waltzed past defenders and tucked it under the keeper. In the second half it was more of the same. Gazza and Chewie had several chances to score. JPS did get number three from the penalty spot after a foot on the line from a short corner. Goals number four, five and even six should have come, but didn't. Sam Banting had to make some important saves as the game was winding down. Then came a fluky goal which deflected over Sam's head and in. In less than a minute N Wilts had a second. There was just 40 seconds left to play and what feels like a big win for the thirds finished up as a close 3-2 score line. Grif said before the game, that the thirds were often at their best in the first half and let it slip in the second. Today they won the first half 2-0 and lost the second 2-1!
Wanderers: The Wanderers won their local derby with W Glos by four goals to two.
Wizards: The Wizards earned a point in their 2-2 draw at N Somerset. Will Holmes was man-of-the-match in a game where Joel Chase scored twice.
Warriors: The Warriors at last got something from a game. Their play during the last month has deserved more. Imperial at the start of the game scored in under a minute. The Warriors pushed forward with Dashy, Dom Harris and Graeme Brown looking very positive when using the ball. It took until just before half time for the Warriors to equalise. Martin Palmer and Ger Openshaw had been very unlucky not to get a goal. It fell to Harry Newington to get it. Harry had the ball on his reverse stick at the edge of the D and scooped it high in the air, over the keeper and under the bar. A stunning goal! Imperial scored again in the second half. Westbury upped the pace of the game and Imperial were forced to play a long ball game to a lone striker as Westbury pushed for an equaliser. A visiting defender stopped a shot on the line with the help of his foot and a penalty stroke was awarded. With the regular taker on the bench, Martin Dash stepped up to take it. He coolly drilled his first penalty stroke for 17 years in to the square the game at 2-2. There was still time for Imperial to get 4 successive short corners. Mike Harvey dealt brilliantly with each one to preserve a well earned point. Harry Newington was man-of-the-match, playing one of the best games we have seen from him full of pace, control and well executed skills.
Widgets: The Widgets came up against a N Somerset side who were just too strong for them. They conceded 8 goals with Chris Millman getting a consolation goal.
Goal Chart: After 5/4/08 (corrected for errors 11/4/08)
24
 Millman S,
21
 Walkey,
18
 Thomas J,
15
 Pearce-Smith,
13
 Frost J, Moon, Palmer M, Roper,
12
 Nichols G,
11
 Colquhoun, Woodward,
10
 Farrell, Money, Poulsom, Chase,
9
 Small, Richardson,
8
 Goodman,
7
 Ogilvie, Harris Dave, Haslett,
6
 Hancock, Taylor M, Alger T, Crofts,
5
 Webster, Rickard, Haynes P, Thomas P,
4
 Griffin A, Sparks, Taylor A, Beesley, Cutts,
3
 Armsby, Sheppard, Butt, Holmes W, Mason, Wornell, Puetz, Andrews, Cranfield, Dinely, Crill, Scott, Cocks,
2
 Holliday J, Fox J, Pope, Payne, Harvey, Haynes J, Dawson, Crofts, Ratcliffe P, Dash, Millman C, Longden M, Watts, Blake, Parish,
1
 Glynn, Jenkinson, Arnold, Smith R, Watkins D, Longden J, Taylor T, Enderby, Banting A, Jones W, Newington, Croker, Jacklin, Nichols B, Harris Dom,
2007-8
Gl
1
2
3
Wd
Wz
Wr
Wg
V
Millman S
24
.
.
.
20
3
.
.
1
Walkey N
21
.
.
19
2
.
.
.
.
Thomas J
18
18
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Pearce-Smith J
15
.
.
15
.
.
.
.
.
Frost J
13
13
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Roper G
13
13
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Moon N
13
.
13
.
.
.
.
.
.
Palmer M
13
.
.
.
.
3
7
.
3
Poulsom C
12
8
2
.
.
.
.
2
.
Nichols G
12
2
1
9
.
.
.
.
.
Colquhoun T
11
.
9
2
.
.
.
.
.
Woodward H
11
.
1
8
.
2
.
.
.
Farrell P
10
.
.
.
5
1
3
.
1
Chase J
10
.
.
.
1
9
.
.
.
Money D
10
.
.
.
.
1
.
9
.
Richardson N
9
8
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
Small I
9
.
9
.
.
.
.
.
.
Goodman J
8
6
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
Haslett P
7
.
7
.
.
.
.
.
.
Harris Dave
7
.
.
.
6
1
.
.
.
Ogilvie D
7
.
.
.
.
.
2
5
.
Hancock T
6
6
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Alger T
6
.
.
5
1
.
.
.
.
Taylor M
6
.
.
.
5
1
.
.
.
Crofts M
6
.
.
.
1
3
.
.
2
Haynes P
5
.
5
.
.
.
.
.
.
Webster T
5
.
4
1
.
.
.
.
.
Rickard G
5
.
.
.
2
.
3
.
.
Thomas P
5
.
.
.
1
2
2
.
.
Beesley R
4
.
.
1
.
1
.
.
2
Cutts C
4
.
.
4
.
.
.
.
.
Griffin A
4
.
.
4
.
.
.
.
.
Taylor A
4
.
.
.
4
.
.
.
.
Sparks A
4
.
.
.
.
1
3
.
.
Mason P
3
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Armsby D
3
.
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
Butt C
3
.
2
.
.
1
.
.
.
Crill J
3
.
2
.
.
.
.
1
.
Wornell D
3
.
1
2
.
.
.
.
.
Puetz S
3
.
.
3
.
.
.
.
.
Scott D
3
.
.
1
2
.
.
.
.
Dinely D
3
.
.
1
1
.
.
1
.
Andrews S
3
.
.
.
3
.
.
.
.
Cocks C
3
.
.
.
.
3
.
.
.
Cranfield J
3
.
.
.
.
2
1
.
.
Holmes W
3
.
.
.
.
2
1
.
.
Sheppard A
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
.
Parish J
2
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Blake S
2
1
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
Watts T
2
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
Dawson T
2
.
1
.
.
1
.
.
.
Haynes J
2
.
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
Holliday J
2
.
.
.
2
.
.
.
.
Fox J
2
.
.
.
.
2
.
.
.
Longden M
2
.
.
.
.
1
.
1
.
Pope J
2
.
.
.
.
1
1
.
.
Dash M
2
.
.
.
.
.
2
.
.
Millman C
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
.
Payne A
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
.
Ratcliffe P
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
.
Harvey M
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
Smith R
1
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
Croker P
1
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
Jones W
1
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
Taylor T
1
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
Watkins D
1
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
Banting A
1
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
Enderby W
1
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
Glynn W
1
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
Jacklin A
1
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
Harris Dom
1
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
Jenkinson W
1
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
Longden J
1
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
Arnold H
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
Newington H
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
Nichols B
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
 
398
89
57
78
60
44
28
31
11
WEEKLY RESULTS & MATCH REPORTS
 
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