Round-up of the local hockey action – Tuesday 3rd March to Sunday 8th March.
Team Bath Buccaneers’ women’s 1st XI maintained their two-point lead at the top of England Hockey Women’s Conference West by seeing off third-placed Trojans 1st XI
Team Bath Buccaneers’ women’s 1st XI maintained their two-point lead at the top of England Hockey Women’s Conference West by beating hosts Trojans 1st XI on Saturday 7th March.
A 15th-minute goal from Maria Gali handed the Buccaneers a 1-0 success against the third-placed Hampshire side, who are now five points adrift of Cardiff & Met 1st XI, who hold second spot.
Team Bath will have the chance to move five points ahead of Cardiff & Met on Saturday 14th March, when the teams face off at the Welsh Institute of Sport. After that, both sides will have two matches to go.
When they met at the University of Bath Sports Training Village in November, the game ended goal-less.
The Buccs’ men’s 1st XI consolidated their mid-table position in England Hockey Men’s Conference West by overcoming visitors University of Exeter 2nd XI 2-0 on Sunday 8th March.
Henry Swan opened the scoring in the 46th minute. And a penalty stroke from Ed Whitworth in the 68th minute sealed Team Bath’s second successive victory in the league after four straight defeats.
City of Bath men’s 1st XI lost their unbeaten record in West Hockey West Men’s Division 2 East when they lost 4-3 at lowly Evesham & Badsey 1st XI on Saturday 7th March.
The defeat meant they dropped points for the first time this season – after 16 consecutive victories.
On target for City of Bath were Jamie Gowland, Syd Arblaster (penalty stroke) and Rhys Jones (penalty corner).
City of Bath went into the game on the back of a 6-1 thrashing of visitors Cirencester 1st XI on Tuesday 3rd March, John Jackson and Tom Deverell each scoring twice.
Local result for Tuesday 3rd March:
West Hockey:
West Men’s Division 2 East: City of Bath 1st XI 6 (John Jackson 2 – 1 PC & 1 PS, Tom Deverell 2, Richard Charles-Jones, Ellis Tootill) Cirencester 1st XI 1.
Local result for Wednesday 4th March:
West Hockey:
West Men’s Concorde Division 1: Weston-super-Mare 1st XI 7 Mendip 2nd XI 0.
Local results for Saturday 7th March:
England Hockey:
Women’s Conference West: Trojans 1st XI 0 Team Bath Buccaneers 1st XI 1 (Maria Gali).
West Hockey:
West Men’s Premier: Team Bath Buccaneers 2nd XI 3 (Connor Tinker, Kynon Griffith-McCann, Kieran Pidgeon PC) Cardiff University 1st XI 1.
West Men’s Division 1 North: Mendip 1st XI 3 (Liam Young, Maxton Spalton PC, Harry Ellison) Gloucester City 1st XI 0, Swansea 1st XI 5 Team Bath Buccaneers 3rd XI 1 (Henry Hodges PC).
West Men’s Division 2 East: Evesham & Badsey 1st XI 4 City of Bath 1st XI 3 (Jamie Gowland, Syd Arblaster PS, Rhys Jones PC), Team Bath Buccaneers 4th XI 1 (Edward Coling PC) Marlborough 1st XI 0.
West Men’s Division 2 Central: Team Bath Buccaneers 5th XI 3 Culm Valley Hornets 1st XI 0.
West Men’s Concorde Division 1: North Somerset 1st XI 8 Mendip 2nd XI 1 (David Lawrence), South Gloucestershire 1st XI 2 Team Bath Buccaneers 6th XI 1 (Simon Maughan).
West Men’s Saxon Division 1: City of Bath 2nd XI 5 (Dudley Bartlett 2, Mark Benfield, Thomas King, Conrad Else) Chippenham 3rd XI 3, West Wilts 2nd XI 2 Team Bath Buccaneers 7th XI 0.
West Men’s Saxon Division 2: City of Bath 3rd XI 3 (John Mahy, Alex Taylor, Joe Siman) Devizes 2nd XI 1.
West Women’s Premier: Team Bath Buccaneers 2nd XI 1 (Isabelle Heney) Falmouth 1st XI 3.
West Women’s Division 1 North: Chippenham 1st XI 1 Team Bath Buccaneers 3rd XI 3 (Olivia McKean, Jessica Smith, Annette Pellow PC).
West Women’s Division 2 East: City of Bath 1st XI 4 (Daisy Vowles, Georgina White, Enya Kernan, Lauren Hill) Corsham 1st XI 2, Team Bath Buccaneers 4th XI 3 (inc Lucy Cooper, Rhiannon Newman) Chippenham 2nd XI 0.
West Women’s Division 2 Central: Cheddar 1st XI 2 Mendip 1st XI 2 (Katie Riches PC, Connie Glover).
West Women’s Whitehorse Division 1: Corsham 2nd XI 5 City of Bath 2nd XI 3 (Emilia Quainton, Ellen Brearey PS, Katie McLoughlin), Team Bath Buccaneers 5th XI 1 North Wilts 1st XI 4.
West Women’s Brunel Division 2: Team Bath Buccaneers 6th XI – bye.
Local result for Sunday 8th March:
England Hockey:
Men’s Conference West: Team Bath Buccaneers 1st XI 2 (Henry Swan, Ed Whitworth PS) University of Exeter 2nd XI 0.
Local fixtures for Saturday 14th March:
England Hockey:
Women’s Conference West: Cardiff & Met 1st XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 1st XI (4pm).
West Hockey:
West Men’s Premier: University of Exeter 3rd XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 2nd XI (1pm).
West Men’s Division 1 North: Mendip 1st XI v Royal Wootton Bassett 1st XI (1.15pm), Team Bath Buccaneers 3rd XI v Ross-on-Wye 1st XI (2pm).
West Men’s Division 2 East: City of Bath 1st XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 4th XI (2.30pm).
West Men’s Division 2 Central: Isca 4th XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 5th XI (4pm).
West Men’s Concorde Division 1: Team Bath Buccaneers 6th XI v North Somerset 1st XI (2pm), University of Bristol 4th XI v Mendip 2nd XI (12.30pm).
West Men’s Saxon Division 1: City of Bath 2nd XI v Corsham 2nd XI (4pm), Team Bath Buccaneers 7th XI v Marlborough 2nd XI (3.30pm).
West Men’s Saxon Division 2: City of Bath 3rd XI v North Wilts 2nd XI (4pm).
West Women’s Premier: Penarth 1st XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 2nd XI (12.30pm).
West Women’s Division 1 North: Team Bath Buccaneers 3rd XI v Gloucester City 2nd XI (12.30pm).
West Women’s Division 2 East: Bristol UWE 1st XI v City of Bath 1st XI (noon), Knowle 1st XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 4th XI (1pm).
West Women’s Division 2 Central: Mendip 1st XI v Gillingham 1st XI (11am).
West Women’s Whitehorse Division 1: Bristol & West Jaspers 2nd XI v City of Bath 2nd XI (10am), West Wilts 1st XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 5th XI (11am).
West Women’s Brunel Division 2: Clifton Robinsons 6th XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 6th XI (5.30pm).
West Women’s Berkeley Division 3: Keynsham 5th XI (Development) v City of Bath 3rd XI (Development) (1pm).
Local fixture for Sunday 15th March:
England Hockey:
Men’s Conference West: Chichester 1st XI v Team Bath Buccaneers 1st XI (2pm).
