Hanagan aiming to make Beijing

Winter sports

Canterbury athlete Rachel Hanagan has set her sights on the Beijing Winter Olympics after being selected to join the GB skeleton talent squad.

The former Invicta East Kent AC youngster was part of Canterbury High School’s elite sports development programme before going on to study sports and exercise science at Canterbury Christ Church University.

Now 25, Hanagan’s selection came through the UK Sport talent identification campaign Discover Your Gold and means she will be relocating from Canterbury to Bath in June to start her training towards Beijing 2022 and the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Hanagan – who was prevented from announcing her selection in March until now– said: “I was so excited when I took the call from British Skeleton. The difficult part has been keeping it quiet as I wanted to tell everyone.”

The former under-17 triple jump champion won the UK School Games gold in 2008 and was ranked No.1 in the UK for her age before suffered a string of injuries.

It was while attending a sports science course at Loughborough University with the English Institute of Sport that she encountered Discover Your Gold – aimed at identifying athletes with the potential to become future champions. Hanagan was 5-1-14-2, Walsh 3-1-16-0, Morgan 1.4-0-4-1. Hayes won by 79 runs. Whitstable v HSBC

HSBC s Hassan c Denly b Loader .............105 R Golbourn c French b Guinan...........13 A slater c Loader b Guinan..............114 G Hutton c Loader b Phillis ................83 W shah c&b Dale ................................1 H Freeman c French b Mills ................6 W Holcombe b Mills ..........................11 s Perks c Lewis b Mills .......................4 V Julka c Lewis b Phillis ......................1 M Rhodes not out................................4 L Hardinges c French b Phillis .............0 Extras ...............................................20

total (all out, 50 overs) 362 then invited to a test event at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre in London last October, where her physical capabilities were tested for potential in skeleton, track cycling and sprint canoe.

She said: “I didn’t expect to get past the first stage of the testing but when I got through each stage. I began to think that I could do it.”

While Hanagan trains at the Canterbury High campus, she has had the chance to train at the skeleton push-start track at the University of Bath, where Sochi 2014 gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold, from Kent, also trained.

Full-time training officially begins in July and from October Hanagan will travel to ice tracks around the world to extend her training. P steer c Maynard b Keevil .................0 J Kirk c Gallagher b saville ...............18 L Harris c D East b Linfield ................33 T Bale st Maynard b Linfield................6 D Bonthuys lbw b saville.....................1 H scott c Maynard b saville ................1 s Hadlow not out ................................9 Extras ...............................................20

total (all out, 48 overs) 154

Bowling: Brushett 3-0-21-0, Gallagher 6-0-25-0, B East 10-1-20-2, Bryant 10-2-16-1, Keevil 4-0-16-2, saville 8-0-29-3, Linfield 7-0-24-2.

Holmesdale 2nds R Linfield c Goldsack b Bonthuys ........2 R Jones c Gordon b Bonthuys ...........22 C Maynard not out ............................66 D East lbw b Hadlow .........................30 D saville not out................................24 Extras ...............................................13

total (for 3 wkts, 34 overs) 157 Bowling: Bonthuys 6-0-45-2, Hadlow 10-1-26-1, scott 10-0-58-0, Bale 7-222-0, Line 1-0-2-0. Holmesdale 2nds won by 7 wickets. sidcup 2nds v st lawrence &

Highland Court 2nds st lawrence & Highland Court 2nds P Reynolds c Rolls b Gupta .................7 P Turrell c simons b sheridan .............6 C Hicklin b Pule.................................38 L Jenkins b Walker ...........................34 J Fowle run out ...................................9 A Day c&b Walker .............................11 T Vaughan c Newton b Walker ..........19 T Copestake b Walker .........................3 M Feeney lbw b Pule...........................4 Z Reimer not out .................................9 L Rumbelow b Walker .........................7 Extras ...............................................14

total (all out, 47.3 overs) 161 Bowling: Gupta 13-2-26-1, sheridan 7-4-10-1, Rahij 4-0-30-0, Walker 12.3-1-50-5, Pule 11-4-37-2.

sidcup 2nds B simons b Day ................................33 D Rolls lbw b Day..............................28 C Webber b Day ..................................1 J Dias b Day .......................................1 W Newton b Vaughan..........................4 V Busireddy c Fowle b Vaughan ........15 N Gupta lbw b Day ..............................0 D Pule lbw b Vaughan .........................0 E Walker b Vaughan ............................0 H Rahij not out ....................................0 L sheridan run out ..............................0 Extras ...............................................24

total (all out, 44.2 overs) 106 Bowling: Rumbelow 10-5-20-0, Reimer 6-0-18-0, Vaughan 7-3-10-4, Copestake 4-0-13-0, Feeney 5-0-16-0, Day 11-4-20-5. st lawrence & Highland Court 2nds won by 55 runs. Bexley 4ths v Chestfield 2nds

Chestfield 2nds J Robson c smith b Woodgate ............5 B Carpenter-friend not out ...............46 J Dowkes b Bains .............................21 D James c Wiltshire b Bains................0 Z Benfield b Clark ...............................0 s Robson b Clark ................................0 M Daly lbw b Clark..............................8 J Nordin b Rafiq ..................................5 B Moody-smith c Wiltshire b Ritson ..10 s Benfield not out ...............................3 Extras ...............................................18

total (for 8 wkts, 46 overs) 116 Bowling: 9-1-24-1, Rehman 5-1-16-0, Copp 4-0-18-0, Bains 7-2-7-2, Clark 10-224-3, Rafiq 5-2-9-1.

Bexley 4ths B Das c s Robson b Z Benfield ..........32 H Rafiq c Dowkes b Tolson ...............30 A Wiltshire not out ............................20 J smith lbw b Moody-smith ................4 T Copp not out ..................................15 Extras ...............................................16

total (for 3 wkts, 27.1 overs) 117 Bowling: Nordin 7-0-35-0, Tolson 7-1-29-1, Z Benfield 4-0-18-1, Moodysmith 6.1-1-21-1, Dowkes 3-1-6-0. Bexley 4ths won by 7 wickets. sheldwich v Headcorn

sheldwich J Creed not out ...............................125 M Blythin c Donnelly b Rob Hills ..........0 D Ray b Fisher ....................................6 P stanford c Curtis b Fisher ................6 M Felgate c Rocky Hills b Curtis ..........3 P stuart b Mansell ..............................0 M Griffin c Curtis b Mansell .................5 N Collins run out ..............................17 Extras ...............................................13

total (for 7 wkts, 40 overs) 175 Bowling: Fisher 10-1-45-2, Rob Hills 10-1-54-1, Curtis 10-0-42-1, Mansell 10-2-29-2.

Headcorn M Donnelly b Griffin ............................2 s Phipps c Ray b smyth ....................53 J Barker b Roe ..................................62 K Richardson c smyth b Roe .............26 A Fisher not out ..................................4 Rob Hills not out ...............................20 Extras .................................................9

total (for 4 wkts, 37.1 overs) 176 Bowling: Griffin 10-1-36-1, Harris 4-115-0, Collins 4-0-20-0, Roe 5.1-0-442, smyth 6-0-32-1, Creed 8-0-22-0. Headcorn won by 6 wickets. Canterbury 3rds v ramsgate

Corinthian ramsgate Corinthian M Tuffs b Marsh ...............................43 J Ives lbw b J Harris ...........................2 G Hall b M Harris...............................12 R Howells c Griffiths b M Harris...........4 M Dilkes c Hopkins b M Harris ............5 I Hanley c Blackwell b Marsh ............15 P Yadhavan c Blackwell b Marsh .........3 M Lewis c Hughes b Marsh .................2 C Ross c Hopkins b Marsh ..................1 D Amos c&b Rutherford ......................8 V Medus not out..................................0 Extras .................................................7

total (all out, 32 overs) 102

Bowling: sullivan 4-0-16-0, J Harris 7-2-28-1, M Harris 6-0-27-3, Marsh 9-6-13-5, Rutherford 6-1-15-1.

Canterbury 3rds B Blackwell hit wicket b Amos ............0 T Hughes c Yadhavan b Amos ...........21 A Hopkins not out .............................28 J Gray b Ross .....................................1 B Rutherford not out .........................55 Extras .................................................1

total (for 3 wkts, 14 overs) 106 Bowling: Amos 7-0-39-2, Ross 5-037-1, Ives 2-0-30-0. Canterbury 3rds won by 7 wickets. Minster, ramsgate v sturry Minster N Harrop b Wrench .............................1

M Gurney c Busby b Hatton-browne .31 D Ridley b Hards .................................8 s Turner run out .................................9 K Hulks c Gentry b Wrench .................1 M Rahaman c&b Hatton-browne .......11 M Birch c K Jessup b Wrench .............7 O saunders not out .............................6 H Bensoodwal c K Jessup b Wrench .10 Extras .................................................3

total (all out, 37.4 overs) 148 Bowling: Busby 6-0-30-0, Wrench 8.4-3-36-4, Clifton 4-0-23-0, HattonBrowne 10-2-20-4, Hards 9-2-39-1.

sturry T Jessup b Birch ...............................10 J Fagg b Turner ................................56 K Jessup not out ...............................48 D Gentry lbw b Turner .........................3 M Radley b Turner ..............................5 s Lamyman c Bensoodwal b Roberts ..0 D Hards c Unsure b Roberts ................4 J Hatton-browne not out .....................6 Extras ...............................................19

total (for 6 wkts, 37.2 overs) 151 Bowling: Gurney 4.0-1-22-0, Birch 6.0-1-32-1, Ridley 7.0-0-30-0, Turner 10.0-1-24-3, saunders 5.0-1-8-0, Roberts 5.2-0-16-2. sturry won by 4 wickets. st lawrence & Highland Court v

nonington st lawrence & Highland Court A Cotter c Allan b Mansell .................43 M Hammond b sadler .........................0 G Tryon b Birch .................................95 W Hilton st Finch b Birch ...................42 J Widerstrom c Burrett b Birch ..........34 K sims c Burrett b Birch......................9 J Vant-harrison c Finch b sadler .........5 T shaw not out .................................22 D Emmett c Finch b sadler .................2 B Trott not out.....................................4 Extras ...............................................18

total (for 8 wkts, 50 overs) 275 Bowling: Allan 8-2-35-0, sadler 9-147-3, Paton 3-0-19-0, Betts 10-1-440, Mansell 10-0-60-1, Cork 6-0-37-0, Birch 4-0-26-4

nonington J Burrett b Widerstrom........................2 G Finch c Vant-harrison b Widerstrom 3 P Betts lbw b Vant-harrison ..............38 D Birch lbw b Trott ..............................0 D Dawkins c shaw b Trott...................0 D Mchugh c shaw b Widerstrom.........2 R Paton c Widerstrom b Payne ..........23 M sadler lbw b Emmett ......................1 K Allanb Vant-harrison ......................26 J Cork c Payne btryon ........................0 H Mansell not out ................................0 Extras ...............................................18

total (all out, 32 overs) 113

Bowling: Widerstrom 10-2-36-3, Trott 8-3-9-2, Payne 5-1-18-1, Emmett 5-2-26-1, Vant-harrison 3-0-13-2, Tryon 1-0-1-1 st lawrence & Highland Court won by 162 runs. Borstal v ash

ash T Dudgeon c Round b Difford ............53 N Hopkins c Yhub b Raja ...................11 C sargent b Difford .............................0 G Laslett c Tingley b Porter .................1 C Laslett c Difford b Porter ................21 E Laslett c Pentecost b Yhub ...............6 W Philpott b Yhub ...............................0 T Laslett c Yhub b Wasseff ................24 W Hulks b Wasseff ..............................4 T smith b Wasseff...............................0 Extras ...............................................13 total (all out, 42 overs) 133

Bowling: Difford 11-2-31-2, Raja 8.01-34-1, Yhub 10-2-28-2, Porter 10-423-2, Wasseff 3-1-13-3.

Borstal J Whitnellc Dudgeon b T Laslett ..........0 D Round not out ................................53 D Tingley lbw b T Laslett.....................9 T Gibbs b smith ................................26 A Pentecost b smith ...........................1 A White not out .................................27 Extras ...............................................19

total (for 4 wkts, 37.3 overs) 135 Bowling: T Laslett 11-4-24-2, Gambrell6-1-13-0, E Laslett 2-0-18-0, Hulks 3-0-11-0, smith 10.3-1-36-2, Dudgeon 5-0-19-0. Borstal won by 6 wickets. Whitstable 3rds v sandwich

town 4ths Whitstable 3rds s Pillalamarri b Levey .........................2 D Barrett lbw b Levey .......................25 J Vandepeer b Levey...........................0 P Carey c s Burgess b Levey............30 A Clements c Collins b O smith .........14 W Ansley c Levey b O smith..............11 J Clements b Wilkinson.......................8 C Vant c s Burgess b J smith..............6 J Barnes run out ...............................18 T Gill-pratt c Tudor b Wilkinson ...........0 M Blake not out ..................................6 Extras ...............................................16

total (all out, 39 overs) 136

Bowling: Wilkinson 8-0-42-2, Levey 10-4-14-4, O smith 8-1-33-2, Collins 10-1-30-0, J smith 3-1-7-1.

sandwich town 4ths J Orr b Gill-pratt..................................6 s Key not out ....................................50 G Burgess b Vant ................................9 J Tudor b Gill-pratt .............................1 L Collins c Pillalamarri b Clements ......3 D Levey c Carey b Barnes ...................3 O smith b Clements ..........................19 s Burgess not out .............................30 Extras ...............................................18

total (for 6 wkts, 37.1 overs) 139 Bowling: Gill-pratt 9-2-19-2, Vant 10-1-45-1, Clements 9-1-28-2, Barnes 5-0-22-1, Blake 2-0-4-0, Vandepeer 2.1-0-13-0. sandwich town 4ths won by 4 wickets. Faversham V Bapchild

Bapchild A Larking c Parker b streatfield.........85 J Weller b streatfield ..........................0 R Dale c sadler b safi .......................46 L Taylor c Armauni b streatfield ........41 T Carey c Hill b streatfield...................4 M Lewis run out ................................42 M Willis c Armauni b sadler ................6 C Knope b streatfield ..........................2 A Hampton st Parker b Beake ...........17 O Harrison c sadler b Croft .................0 A Rayner not out .................................1 Extras ...............................................34

total (all out, 49 overs) 278

Bowling: streatfield 15-2-66-5, Croft 7-0-25-1, Goodenough 7-0-47-0, safi 6-0-44-1, sadler 10-0-58-1, Beake 3-0-13-1, Haxton 1-0-15-0.

Faversham A Parker b Harrison .............................0 A Hill lbw b Dale ...............................41 R Beake c Knope b Harrison................4 D sadler c Dale b Rayner ....................9 D Haxton c Harrison b Lewis .............27 J Goodenough c Taylor b Dale...........12 s Mahameed c&b Dale .......................0 B Croft b Dale .....................................0 Z Armauni c Dale b Weller.................18 A safi c Hampton b Weller ..................0 C streatfield not out ............................6 Extras ...............................................12

total (all out, 38.2 overs) 129 Bowling: Harrison 7-2-15-2, Hampton 9-2-9-0, Rayner 6-1-39-1, Lewis 6-0-20-1, Dale 6.2-2-15-4, Weller 4-0-30-2. Bapchild won by 149 runs. rodmersham 2nds V Faversham

2nds rodmersham 2nds R Horne c Bryant b Appleton ...............0 N Hashimi lbw b R Milward-bose ........0 B Wright c&b Appleton ........................9 T Newlyn c Appleton b Jones ............32 J smith b R Milward-bose ..................0 H Zamankhail b Goss ..........................1 L Coles b Goss ..................................11 A Henry lbw b Moore ........................35

s safie b Moore ..................................0 D Gardiner not out ..............................1 Extras ...............................................30

total (all out, 23.4 overs) 125 Bowling: R Milward-bose 6-2-12-2, Appleton 5-1-30-2, Jones 5-0-31-1, Goss 5-1-20-2, V Taylor 1-0-6-1, Moore 1.4-0-11-2.

Faversham 2nds C Taylor b Hashimi ..............................0 A Moore b Hashimi .............................3 N Appleton c smith b Zamankhail .......0 I Milward-bose c smith b Hashimi ......1 H Goss b safie ....................................2 R Milward-bose b safie ......................3 V Taylor run out ..................................4 L Jones b Zamankhail .........................0 M Bryant not out .................................0 Extras .................................................4

total (for 8 wkts, 12.1 overs) 17 Bowling: Hashimi 4-1-9-3, Zamankhail 4-1-5-2, safie 2.1-1-2-2, Gardiner 2-1-1-0. rodmersham 2nds won by 108 runs.

Kent league 1st Xi, division 1: Bromley v Bickley Park, Bromley Common v Whitstable, Canterbury v The Mote, Dartford v Hayes, Linden Park v HSBC. division 2: Broadstairs v Chestfield, Gore Court v st Lawrence & Highland Court, Gravesend v Upchurch, Old Wilsonians v Nonington, sibton Park v Folkestone. division 5: Bapchild v Walmer, Betteshanger Colliery Welfare v Dartfordians, Blackheath 3rds v Chislehurst & West Kent, Faversham v Frindsbury, Westgate-on-sea v High Halstow. 2nd Xi, Premier division: Folkestone v Dartford, sandwich Town v sevenoaks Vine, Tenterden v Hartley, Tunbridge Wells v Beckenham, Whitstable v Bexley. division 1: Holmesdale v Blackheath, HSBC v Linden Park, Lordswood v Bromley Common, Orpington v Bromley, The Mote v Canterbury. division 3: Downham & Bellingham v Old Elthamians, Minster v Catford & Cyphers, Rainham v sibton Park, sidcup v Blackheath 4ths, st Lawrence & Highland Court v Hythe. division 4: Blackheath Wanderers v OD CUACO, Catford Wanderers v Cowdrey, Chestfield v Addington Village, Chislehurst & West Kent v Bexley 4ths.

Kent regional league Championship east: Ash v sandwich Town 3rds, Borstal v Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill, Cobham v Boughton & Eastwell, Nelson v Littlebourne, st Margaret’s v Milstead. 1a east: Deal Victoria & Barns Close v Wye, Ramsgate Corinthian v saltwood, selsted vcanterbury 3rds, Worth v Kennington. 1B east: Elham Valley v Willesborough, Folkestone 3rds v sturry, Hythe Green v Dover Cosmopolitans, Mersham sports 2nds v Hawkinge. 1C east: Ashford Town 3rds v Nelson 2nds, Boughton & Eastwell 2nds v Nonington, Exiles at stelling Minnis v Tenterden 3rds, Littlebourne 3rds v Ash 2nds. 2a east: Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 2nds v Borstal 2nds, Leeds & Broomfield 2nds v Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 2nds, Littlebourne 2nds v Old Williamsonians 2nds, sherwood 2nds v Westgate-on-sea 2nds, Walmer 2nds v East Langdon. 2B east: Margate 2nds v stowting, Northdown v st Margaret’s 2nds, sandwich Town 4ths v Herne Bay, street End v Whitstable 3rds.

Kent Village league division 1: Bapchild v stone-in-oxney, Elham Valley v Harbledown, selling v Leeds & Broomfield, sheldwich v Ash, street End v Wingham, Woodchurch v Egerton, Kent, Wye v Littlebourne. division 2: Detling v stowting, Harvel v smarden, Linton Park v Worth, Mersham Le Hatch v Challock, Tyler Hill v selsted. division 3: Addington Village v Great Chart, Aldington v Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill, Bredgar v Pluckley, Charing v Hunton Wanderers, Frindsbury v Bearsted, saltwood v staplehurst. division 4: Borden v Norton sports, Brookland v High Halstow, Eastchurch v Town Malling, Kings Hill v Horton Kirby, Mersham sports v Teston, New Ifield v Harrietsham, Wingham 2nds v Kingsnorth. division 5: Boughton-under-blean v Rolvenden, Chestfield v st Nicholas and sarre, Exiles at stelling Minnis v Little Chart, Great Chart 2nds v Woodcoombe, Harbledown 2nds v Holborough Anchorians, Littlebourne 2nds v Hythe Green, stockbury v Bilsington. division 6: Horton Kirby 2nds v Cobham, Kent, Pett v Frittenden, Rainham (Kent) v Kennington, Kent, sherwood, Kent v Borstal 2nds, sturry v Bobbing Court and Lower Halsto

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