Round-up of the local hockey action – Saturday 18th April.
City of Bath men’s 1st XI completed their remarkable season in West Hockey Men’s Division 2 East with another massive victory
City of Bath men’s 1st XI wrapped up a memorable campaign in West Hockey West Men’s Division 2 East by dishing out yet another hammering.
This time their victims were Corsham 1st XI, who were slammed 9-1 at Kingswood School on Saturday 18th April.
Harry Kellock opened the scoring in the fifth minute for the league champions – and the goals kept coming.
Kellock ended up with a brace, as did Tom Deverell.
There was a pair of goals from penalty corners by James Kelloock – and Rhys Jones and John Jackson added one apiece.
Ben Kirby Woollett weighed in with one field goal, his strike making it 5-0 in only the 23rd minute.
Corsham were 9-0 down before netting in the 65th minute.
City of Bath finished their league programme with 21 wins from 22 matches, their lone defeat coming at Evesham & Badsey 1st XI on Saturday 7th March.
The champs scored 152 goals in the league, conceded only 23, and racked up 63 points from a possible 66 to sit 11 points clear of runners-up Stroud 1st XI.
Local results for Saturday 18th April:
West Hockey:
West Men’s Premier: Bristol Firebrands 1st XI 3 Team Bath Buccaneers 2nd XI 4 (Kynon Griffith-McCann, Edgar Easterbrook, Kieran Pidgeon PC, Alexander Morris).
West Men’s Division 1 North: Mendip 1st XI 5 (William Lawton, Maxton Spalton PC, Freddie Oubridge Brock, James England, Adam Forsyth PC) Whitchurch 2nd XI 1, Team Bath Buccaneers 3rd XI 1 (Adam Jordan PS) Swindon 1st XI 2.
West Men’s Division 2 East: City of Bath 1st XI 9 (Harry Kellock 2, James Kellock 2 PCs, Tom Deverell 2, Ben Kirby Woollett, Rhys Jones PC, John Jackson PC) Corsham 1st XI 1, Team Bath Buccaneers 4th XI 2 (Louis Driver PC, Henry Barton-Smith) Newent 1st XI 3.
West Men’s Division 2 Central: Yeovil & Sherborne 1st XI 2 Team Bath Buccaneers 5th XI 3 (Richard Warwick 2, Fred Callaghan).
West Men’s Concorde Division 1: Keynsham 1st XI 13 Mendip 2nd XI 1, Weston-super-Mare 1st XI 6 Team Bath Buccaneers 6th XI 1 (Jack Wright PC).
West Men’s Saxon Division 1: City of Bath 2nd XI 5 (inc Thomas King 2, Connor Bamford PC) Royal Wootton Bassett 2nd XI 5, Team Bath Buccaneers 7th XI 1 (James Franklin-Adams) West Wilts 1st XI 11.
West Men’s Saxon Division 2: City of Bath 3rd XI 2 (Joe Siman 2 inc 1 PC) Keynsham 2nd XI 1.
West Women’s Premier: Team Bath Buccaneers 2nd XI 1 (Elizabeth Lane) University of Bristol 1st XI 2.
West Women’s Division 1 North: Cheltenham 2nd XI 2 Team Bath Buccaneers 3rd XI 2 (Vikki Warwick, Alexandra Weber).
West Women’s Brunel Division 2: Team Bath Buccaneers 6th XI 1 (Amy Peake) Old Bristolians 3rd XI 7.
Local fixture for Saturday 25th April:
West Hockey:
West Women’s Brunel Division 2: Team Bath Buccaneers 6th XI v Clevedon 1st XI (11am).
