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Westbury & United Banks (Bristol) Hockey Club
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November 2005

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 26/11/05

Team

Opponents

League

Scr

Scorers

1^st XI

v Isca II

Premier 2

pst

2^nd XI

v Bristol UWE II

North Div 2

9-2

Banting A 4 Colquhoun 2 Goodman Armsby Tucker

3^rd XI

v Robinsons IV

Br & NW Som Div 1

6-3

Small 4 Jarvis 2

Wanderers

v O Bristolians III

Br & NW Som Div2

4-2

Jones 2 Taylor A 2

Wizards

v S Glos II

Br & NW Som Div 3

2-1

Christopher Rickards

Warriors

v Bristol UWE IV

Br & NW Som Div 3

2-0

Halliday Harvey

Widgets

v Robinsons

Br & NW Som Div 4

pst

Robs unable to raise a side

Match comments

Comment: 5 wins out of 5 today with Adam Banting and Ian Small being the top individual scorers. From 2nds to Warriors, the teams are well placed in their respective divisions. The top of the tables are shown below.

1^st XI: Isca must have been still in the Arctic conditions because the game was called due to a frozen pitch.

2^nd XI : The twos turned on a masterful performance to demolish Bristol by 9 goals to 2. I saw TC's early trickery at the near post for one of the goals, plus a thumping shot by Ben Tucker from a short corner that didn't quite go to the planned routine, it never-the-less ended up in exactly the right place when it came back to Ben. Adam Banting stole the show with no less than 4 goals. Apparently one was a screamer! Slider writes: A dominant team display saw us outplay a spirited UWE side with a the win keeping us 2nd in the league. After a steady start, we gradually took control of the game with an early goal from Goode and once ahead we started to play some nice hockey. Our movement and passing was excellent at times with Chris Cutts fitting nicely into midfield and Benny pinging some quality passes around. It was just a shame that we let them sneak two goals towards the end. TC scored four times but was cruelly only allowed two of them, Benny netted with a powerful strike, the skipper scored a beauty (sort of) and man-of-the-match Adam popped up with four tremendous second half goals. Well done gents. A top display.

top of table	Pl	W	D	L	For	Agn	Diff	Pts
Bath Uni	9	8	1	0	48	14	34	25
Westbury & UB A	10	8	1	1	32	12	20	25

3^rd XI : The thirds were entertaining league leaders Robinsons. JJ opened the scoring and then set up Limbo whose deflection was masterfully turned into the roof of the net. Limbo's next action was to race away past the defence to beat the keeper with a thumping shot. Robs just couldn't cope with his pace and several other breaks came close to goals. It was no surprise when Limbo found the net once more to complete a richly deserved hat-trick. Frank Gibbs Alan Sparks nd John Ludley had the better of the midfield in this period of play. The second half needed some reorganisation because the selected sub was a no show and an aging veteran was called onto the bench. Frank Gibbs was off with an injury and Robs scored three quick goals. Frank felt that he hadn't done much during the game, but realised that what he did do had shut down the visitors attacking options. His absence gave Robs more room and they looked to be reclaiming a result. The thirds had by this time reorganised in a 4 4 2 line up to restrict their opponents opportunities. There was some resolute defending by Pete Billings, Nick Coats, Simon Baker and Dave Watkins to prevent a Robs equaliser. Simon pulled off a superb goal line clearance. Christian Bell then had to retire after a nasty bang on the thumb. A Westbury short corner saw a thumping JJ strike hit a foot on the line. Up stepped Limbo for his 4th goal and a 5-3 lead. Next replacement sub Martin Palmer's through ball from the half way line found JJ, who skillfully beat his marker, went round the keeper and reverse sticked his shot for a fine individual goal to seal the result.

top of table	Pl	W	D	L	For	Agn	Diff	Pts
Som Gryphons A	9	8	0	1	31	17	14	24
Westbury & UB B	9	6	1	2	38	17	21	19

Wanderers: Win number 26 was secured by the Wanderers with two goals each from Ben Jones and Alex Taylor.

top of table	Pl	W	D	L	For	Agn	Diff	Pts
Westbury & UB C	8	8	0	0	39	7	32	24
Bristol Uni C	9	7	0	2	39	10	29	21

Wizards: Not a pretty game for the Wizards at S Glos reported Duncan . Each side had the better of a half each without ever breaking into any real quality. Goals from Alan Christopher and Geoff Rickard made it a win for the Wizards to keep them near the top of the table.

top of table	Pl	W	D	L	For	Agn	Diff	Pts
Firebrands E	9	9	0	0	40	6	34	27
Westbury & UB D	8	6	0	2	20	9	11	18
Westbury & UB E	8	6	0	2	25	15	10	18

Warriors: The Warriors gave a 'workmanlike' performance to defeat Bristol who were the early leaders in this division. There were good skills from Will Halliday and Will Enderby played his usual game charging down most of the Bristol attacks that came through his zone. Martin Eland used his feet well to keep out shots put in by the visitors. Will Halliday opened the scoring with a short corner strike. In the second half the Warriors took more control of the game. The teams outstanding player (and man-of-the-match) was Harry Newington. His pace and skill shone out on a dark cold evening. Brian Nichols went on one jinking run passing several players very skillfully. His pass sadly went to a black shirt. Brian said afterwards that he looked up to make the pass and no one was there! Perhaps the rarified atmosphere of the opposing D had some part in his pass!. Tufty made a cameo appearance following his broken ribs and set up Mike Harvey whose pass across the goal actually found the far corner to make the game safe. Will Enderby could have wrapped it up completely. With the goalkeeper prone on the deck he picked up the ball, entered the D and with an almost unguarded net managed to place his shot wide. Wizards George Banting and Duncan Ogilvie, aware that a third goal would put the Warriors above the Wizards in the table, were heard to say. "Oh dear what a shame Will missed" when they really meant "Phew thank goodness that went wide!"

top of table	Pl	W	D	L	For	Agn	Diff	Pts
Firebrands E	9	9	0	0	40	6	34	27
Westbury & UB D	8	6	0	2	20	9	11	18
Westbury & UB E	8	6	0	2	25	15	10	18

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 19/11/05
Team	Opponents		League	Scr	Scorers
1^st XI	v Bath Buccs II	H	Premier 2	0-0	abandoned (fog) after 5 minutes
2^nd XI	v N Wilts	A	North Div 2	3-3	Colquhoun 2 Bell
3^rd XI	v N Somerset	A	Br & NW Som Div 1	2-2	Taylor A Gibbs
Wanderers	v Somerset Gryphons III	H	Br & NW Som Div2	1-0	Nichols G abandoned (fog) after 40 minutes
Wizards	v Westbury Warriors	H	Br & NW Som Div 3	pst	postponed - fog
Warriors	v Westbury Wizards	A	Br & NW Som Div 3	pst	postponed - fog
Widgets	v Robinsons VI	H	Br & NW Som Div 4	pst	postponed - fog
Match comments
The freezing fog rolled in off the River Severn causing two matches to be abandoned and the big Wizard v Warriors contest to be postponed. The Widgets too were called of and it is hoped that the match can be rearranged for next week as Robinsons are also without a game.
1^st XI: The first had their team photo (see Stats site opening page), warmed up, started playing and then had to abandon as the freezing fog invaded Coombe Dingle.
2^nd XI: The seconds had a physical encounter on a bumpy pitch at The Dorcan with N Wilts. The twos did not exhibit the quality of hockey that has been their trademark this year and somehow contrived to let N Wilts score three times. At least it was a point, but as Ger said it felt like a loss. Slider reports: After the quality of last weekend's performance it seemed that at half time another 3points were there for the taking. A good first half saw TC open the scoring with a neat, poaching finish and Chris Bell calmly steal the second Christian has rejoined the club he started at as a youngster and his last goal was scored for the club 10 years ago.. Another from TC (this time a P.Filck) saw us reach half time 3-0 up. Then it all went wrong... A spirited 2nd half North Wilts performance saw them attack with aggression and intent, scoring 3 well taken goals as we lost both our shape and our composure. In true Westbury fashion, we continued to play attacking hockey when perhaps we would have been wiser to shut up shop and in the end were thankful to Clinty for avoiding defeat. Another cack tackle from the skipper earnt a late yellow... bugger... sorry lads. Back to winning ways next week against the UWE students.
3^rd XI: The thirds returned from Portishead with a share of the points with N Somerset. Simon Baker writes: The thirds were unlucky to be 2-0 down with 3 minutes to play as we dominated in chances, posession and territory. Limbo's pace and determination caused continous problems for the opposition's midfield and defence. Some of the umpires decisions were very questionable including an apparent deliberate foot by Dave at the top of the D from a short corner which resulted in a penalty flick. Their second was very unfortunate as the ball deflected off Dave's stick and flew over Paxo into the net. However the thirds showed their battling to the end credentials once again with the first goal coming from a slick move that resulted in Sparky putting the ball across the face a mass goal line scramble for Alex Taylor to score. We then forced our way forward to get a short corner, the best short corner routine of the game enabled Frank to sweep in from around the penalty spot much to the dismay of North Somerset.Still it's two points dropped which we must make up against Robinsons next week. Firebrands lost again but at the moment Somerset Gryphons are moving away.
Wanderers: The Wanderers were in control for most of the game as the fog began to close in around them. Jimmer claimed another grain of sand for his growing beach collection, but the umpire wouldn't be swayed and awarded a short corner, having decided that the ball went in the goal off a defender not Jimmer's bucket and spade. Not long later a foot on the line gave Gareth Nichols the chance from the spot, which he took coolly. With under 5 minutes of the second half played, the fog closed in and the umpires called it to a premature halt to be played again at some time in the future.
Wizards: With the Wizards not at full strength...
Warriors: ....and several Warriors drafted into the Wizards, perhaps it was best for both sides to have it postponed. When it is replayed both teams will be more representative of their normal strength.
Widgets: With the Widgets raring to go after last week's success, they were unable to play because of the fog. If all goes well the match could be scheduled for next Saturday

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 12/11/05
Team	Opponents		League	Scr	Scorers
1^st XI	v Whitchurch II	A	Premier 2	2-3	Richardson Webster
2^nd XI	v Bath Buccs IV	H	North Div 2	1-0	Colquhoun
3^rd XI	v Bristol UWE III	A	Br & NW Som Div 1	3-1	Small 2 Taylor T
Wanderers	v Yate III	H	Br & NW Som Div2	8-0	Millman S 2 Holliday J 2 Nichols G 2 Jones Wornell
Wizards	v N Somerset II	A	Br & NW Som Div 3	3-0	Crofts 3
Warriors	v Somerset Gryphons IV	H	Br & NW Som Div 3	5-0	Colton 2 Enderby Thomas Millman C
Widgets	v O Bristolians V	H	Br & NW Som Div 4	2-1	Fox Lowe
Match comments
So close to 7 out of 7, with the Widgets earning a well deserved first league win, it was the firsts who lost by a slender margin.
1^st XI: Trips to Whitchurch can be a lottery depending on where their National League squad are in action and how many of them are in their second team. The 1st XI came close with goals from Nellie and Baby, but even a share of the points eluded them.
2^nd XI: The second team kept up their winning run with just a single goal scored by TC. Slider writes: 2nd place is ours at last! Played 8, Won 7, Scored 20, Conceeded only 7. Usually a 1-0 scoreline suggests a close, tense affair between two even sides... this 1-0 win tells a different story though. Our best team performance of the season (and of my 6-year Westbury career & JPS's 9-year career) saw us demolish a Bath side who started the day 2nd in the league.From the first to the last minute, we controlled the game with an impressive display of fluent, disciplined and patient hockey. Only our uncharacteristic lack of composure in front of goal and a top display by their keeper prevented us from netting more times. In every position we came out on top. Another clean sheet from the boys at the back... another dominant midfield display and another energetic, aggressive attacking performance from the front 4.Benny Tucker was outstanding, running the show from the first minute. TC kindly popped up to get us the winner with a neat finish from a Moondog assist, mid-way through the first half to get us into a potential promotion spot.Well done Gentlemen.
3^rd XI: Limbo 'shouldered' the responsibility for the last goal quite literally, adding to his earlier goal. Tonka got his first goal of the season as the thirds keep in contact with the league leaders.
Wanderers: The Wanderers found themselves playing most of the first half with ten men. Ben Jones saw yellow after an incident, but during his rest period Tufty scored after a jinking run in the D. Ben came back on, whilst Tufty was out injured after being bundled over by the Yate player involved in the first incident Ben scored when he pounced on the ball and flicked home. In the second half Tufty returned and the Wanderers put on a super show of slick passing, brilliant control and constant pressure. Worney scored after an arcing run and a deft reverse stick slip pass the goalie. Jimmer added two more grains of sand to his growing collection (he'll soon have enough for an egg timer!) His first was a clever reverse stick glide from a short corner hit to him, the second he snapped up a loose ball from close in. Gareth Nichols impressed with his skills and had two tap ins, but both coming from well worked moves. The second came when he and Tufty swapped passes several times before Steve gave him a measured ball to score. Tufty finished it all off with a well struck goal. This was an outstanding team performance with Smurf in goal hardly getting a touch. Dave Watkins shone in defence and charged down every short corner that Yate had, whilst 'new boy' Alex ? showed some neat touches. This was win number 25 on the trot in the league. Who is capable of stopping the Wanderers? Any offers on them going unbeaten again this season?
Wizards: Mark Crofts led the Wizards to a 3-0 win against N Somerset with a hat-trick to keep the Wizards in the leading pack.
Warriors: Pete Thomas reports: The Warriors got off to a commanding start against a young Somerset Gryphons side. Rob Hughes nearly walked the ball through a crowded ‘D’ into the opposition goal from right field in the first 3 mins, but was denied by the keeper. Both sides were giving away the ball far too cheaply & whilst the Warriors defence were comfortable on the ball, this advantage was squandered as the team went forward. Pete Thomas settled the Warriors nerves after 12 mins to make it 1-0, however the remainder of the first half was played at a frenetic pace with no real control in midfield by either side. The Warriors relying upon their strong defence to ensure that the game was played in the oppositions half. In the second half the Warriors midfield started to take control & a succession of short corners allowed Mark Colton to increase the lead to 2-0. Further shorts brought Will Enderby his first goal this season from Mark’s short & Mark’s second made it 4-0. In the final 15 mins, Chris Millman came on at centre forward and following a surging run down the right Mark Colton delivered a perfect cross across the front of goal for Chris to slot home. The final score being 5-0.Whilst the result was well deserved, there were several frailties in the Warriors performance, not least the inability to hold on to the ball once possession was achieved, something that will not go unpunished against stronger opposition.
Widgets: A massive win by a slender margin for the Widgets was achieved by the side's regular players. This was a 200% improvement from last week. Brian Callis marshaled the defence well, Dave Holliday was his usual solid self in the middle and new guys, Will Bowlem, Harry Newington, Ed Lowe, Martin Reese and Dave ? were all prominent in this win. Martin Palmer wove his way into the D to set up John Fox to open the scoring. O Bs equalised when a lifted ball was not penalised at one end, they broke away and scored. In the second half Westbury dominated the play and were able to pressure the visitors restricting them to a couple of break aways and shorts. Will Holmes showed excellent skills attacking the D from the right and was unlucky not to score. As the game neared its closing stages, the Widgets had a short corner that was misdirected, moved around the D before coming to Ed Lowe, who hit a blistering shot into the roof of the net to the delight of a small but vociferous crowd. The Widgets fully deserved this win. Now they have something to build on.

Westbury & United Banks HC: Results for Saturday 5/11/05
Team	Opponents		League	Scr	Scorers
1^st XI	v Weston	H	Premier 2	5-3	Mason 2 Webster Frost Roper
2^nd XI	v Whitchurch III	A	North Div 2	3-0	Moon Catchpole Colquhoun
3^rd XI	v Yate II	H	Br & NW Som Div 1	4-0	Jarvis 2 Small Banting A
Wanderers	v Bristol Univ IV	A	Br & NW Som Div2	3-2	Holliday J Millman S Nichols G
Wizards	v W Glos V	H	Br & NW Som Div 3	3-0	Hipwell Taylor M Crofts
Warriors	v Weston III	A	Br & NW Som Div 3	5-1	Brown 2 Hughes Parker Lee
Widgets	v S Glos III	A	Br & NW Som Div 4	1-3	Palmer M
Match comments
The top 6 teams all won today, sadly the Widgets slipped to another defeat enabling Bees to keep his cheque book in his pocket
1^st XI: At 2-1 down (when I arrived) the first team exerted a lot of pressure on the Weston defence, with Nellie, Bomber and Mase causing all sorts of problems down the right hand side. Mase snapped up the equaliser, a short corner was then slipped to the left which Frosty drilled in. Shadwell's goal came after a great attacking move when Weston just couldn't cope with the pace of the Westbury forwards putting them 5-2 up. Kinger later kept out several short corners successfully, but Weston scored when they picked up the rebound from his pads. Bomber earned a rather harsh yellow for knocking the ball away. This was an impressive second half which puts the team back on track.
2^nd XI: 3-0 at Whitchurch is an excellent result against the top club in Wales. Slide says: A positive and determined performance saw us take 3 points from a hard working Whitchurch side, with a 3-0 victory away from home. Within 10mins we were a goal to the good, with sterling work from Gary setting up Moondog for his 12th goal of the season for us (and his 5th on this very pitch this season). Clintus Shoutalotatus Maximus made a couple of classy saves during an even first half, before we took control of the game early in the 2nd half. Gary neatly poached the second following up Moondog's rebound and then Moondog 'got fouled by the keeper' / 'tripped over his laces' / 'took a dive' (delete as appropriate) to earn a Penalty flick which TC slotted home with ease. A good, allround team performance with Ger and Tim especially outstanding. The day was spoilt only by a bizarre yellow card for Tommy Alger and a deserved yellow for persistant fouling from the skipper. Well done gents, we're temporarily in 2nd place until Bath Uni's result against Cheltenham comes in.
3^rd XI: It was 0-0 at half time, but a number of crosses had flashed across the Yate goal just missing the out stretched sticks of the home forwards and should have resulted in a healthy lead. However, the control and quality of play was stepped up. Limbo scored from the spot fairly late in the half, followed by two from JJ and one from Adam Banting at regular intervals. Andy Griffin and Nick Coats were well in control at the back and its hard to recall Paxo having to work up a sweat to keep out the Yate attack. This was a welcome win after two close defeats.
Wanderers: They don't come bigger than this for the Wanderers, the top of the table class with the University. Jimmer opened the scoring from further out than a grain of sand (or should it be a lump of algae on the water?) The university equalised, but the Wanderers countered immediately with a goal. Gareth Nichols finished off the move. The students again equalised from the spot to tie it up at 2-2. The Wanderers were given a stern test by their closest rivals. The defence had to work hard to keep them at bay. Tufty scored the winning goal which opens up a gap between the Wanderers and the University at the top of table. This was win number 24 in row and the toughest one yet.
Wizards: W Glos looked the more dominant side in the opening half. Their pace and passing made them look the more likely side to score. Alan Christopher was unlucky with a close range deflection that was well saved and W Glos cleared one off their line. It seemed inevitable that W Glos would step up the pace and go on to win the match. Last season that would have been the case - but not this season. The Wizards upped their performance and W Glos had to cover a much deeper zone and were unable to attack in any great strength. Ian Hipwell and Matt Taylor caused mayhem down the right and Geoff Rickard looked in sharp form. Mark Crofts was back to the form that makes him a danger to opponents in midfield. Ian Hipwell opened the scoring, a Matt Taylor strike made the game safe and Mark Crofts penalty stroke wrapped it all up. That makes it 5 wins and a draw in all league matches against our local rivals.
Warriors: The Warriors notched up their fourth league win with two goals from Graeme Brown and one each from Rob Hughes, Sam Parker and Will Lee.
Widgets: The bottom team (the Widgets) played the second bottom team (S Glos) and it was the home side, so often the whipping boys who played all the hockey. Their passing and hitting was far more accurate and creative. Harry Newington caused the most problems for the home team, but his final ball was generally wayward and there were practically no scoring chances created. The Widget's defence was all at sea and let in two sloppy goals. Martin Palmer's short corner flick into the roof of the net just before half time restored some hope. The second half saw more of the same. Harry was very fortunate not to get a yellow card, he got a green for some awfull stick tackling from behind and then tried to stop a home player taking a free hit. His late run nearly produced an equaliser. The game was made safe for S Glos by former Wizard Pat Humphreys last minute goal. It is hard to see where the first league win is going to come from if we were out played by a team that won very few matches last year yet looked far more composed on the ball than us. My training session Wednesday will attempt to address some of the weaknesses in our basic skills.

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