Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Point a poor return for efforts
Canterbury ladies
Sarah Kerly scored a stunning goal as Canterbury Ladies wound-up the first half of the Investec National League Premier Division season with a 1-1 home draw against Leicester on Saturday.
Kerly’s superb 47th-minute strike cancelled out Rachel Mack’s first-half effort for the visitors although joint skipper Helen Fagg admitted Canterbury were disappointed not to have won.
They restricted Leicester to one penalty corner throughout and almost won it when a fantastic diving deflection from Paris Gasson missed the post by millimetres.
Keeper Fagg said: “Our performance was quite good especially in the second half when some of our link-up play was excellent. I only had one or two touches which shows you how we played.
“We created plenty of chances and felt we deserved the three points but the ball just would men’s hockey Premier Division
PWD L F A Ps Surbiton ........ 10 7 2 1 36 24 23 Beeston ........ 10 7 1 2 32 17 22 Reading ........ 10 6 0 4 32 22 18 Hampstead ... 10 5 2 3 30 16 17 E Grinstead ... 10 5 1 4 28 24 16 Wimbledon ... 10 4 3 3 25 18 15 Holcombe ..... 10 5 0 5 26 24 15 Brooklands ... 10 3 1 6 19 27 10 Sevenoaks .... 10 1 1 8 17 40 4 Canterbury .... 10 1 1 8 12 45 4 Results: Beeston 1 Brooklands MU 4, East Grinstead 1 Hampstead & Westminster 0, Holcombe 3 Reading 4, Surbiton 2 Wimbledon 2, Sevenoaks 3 Canterbury 3.
kent/sussex Regional 2 Ashford ........... 9 6 2 1 35 15 20 Kings Alleyns .. 9 6 0 3 19 11 18 Sth Saxons ..... 9 5 2 2 31 26 17 Marden Russ .. 9 5 0 4 31 25 15 Old Willis ........ 9 4 3 2 20 15 15 BBHC .............. 9 4 2 3 28 32 14 Southwick....... 9 3 3 3 19 23 12 Holcs 2 ........... 9 3 1 5 15 20 10 Folkestone 2 ... 9 3 1 5 23 32 10 Crawley .......... 9 1 4 4 23 27 7 Cant Pilg ......... 9 2 1 6 12 22 7 Horsham 2 ...... 9 1 3 5 19 27 6 Results: Folkestone 2nds 2 Crawley 1, Holcombe 2nds 2 BBHC 5, Horsham 2nds 6 Marden Russets 4, Kings & Alleyns 1 South Saxons 2, Old Williamsonians 1 Canterbury Pilgrims 1, Southwick 1 Ashford 5. Fixtures: Ashford v Kings & Alleyns, BBHC v Southwick, Canterbury Pilgrims v Folkestone 2nds, Crawley v Horsham 2nds, Marden Russets v Holcombe 2nds, South Saxons v Old Williamsonians.
kent Area Division 1 not go in. It was agonising at times, the ball was going wide or flashing across goal with players diving in and not being able to get a touch.”
Mack’s 14th-minute opener for Leicester came slightly against the run of play but Canterbury stuck to their guns and were rewarded when Kerly scored a goal of the season contender.
The joint skipper burst past three challenges before producing a reverse stick shot from the top of the D which flew into the top left hand corner.
The draw extended Canterbury’s unbeaten run Cliftonville ....... 9 7 2 0 25 13 23 Maidstone 2.... 9 5 3 1 21 16 18 Gill Anchs ....... 9 4 4 1 24 18 16 Burnt Ash 2..... 9 5 1 3 27 22 16 Blackheath 2 .. 9 4 3 2 20 19 15 Uni of Kent ...... 9 3 4 2 36 25 13 Cant 3............. 9 4 1 4 18 14 13 Old Borden 2... 9 4 1 4 21 26 13 New Becc ....... 9 2 1 6 19 23 7 Sevenoaks 3 ... 9 2 0 7 18 26 6 Herne Bay ....... 9 2 0 7 16 25 6 Holc 2a ........... 9 1 2 6 11 29 5 Results: Canterbury 3rds 1 Blackheath & Elthamians 2nds 2, Cliftonville 1 Maidstone 2nds 0, Herne Bay 4 Holcombe 2a 1, New Beccehamians 3 University of Kent 3, Old Bordenians 2nds 1 Burnt Ash 2nds 5, Sevenoaks 3rds 1 Gillingham Anchorians 3. Fixtures: Blackheath & Elthamians 2nds v Sevenoaks 3rds, Burnt Ash 2nds v Cliftonville, Gillingham Anchorians v New Beccehamians, Holcombe 2a v Canterbury 3rds, Maidstone 2nds v Herne Bay, University of Kent v Old Bordenians 2nds.
kent Area Division 2 Ashford 2 ........ 9 9 0 0 53 10 27 Cant 4............. 9 7 1 1 46 18 22 Gore Court 2 ... 9 6 1 2 42 25 19 Gore Court 3 ... 9 5 1 3 17 17 16 Holc 3 ............. 9 4 1 4 21 25 13 Old Willis 2 ..... 9 2 4 3 22 21 10 Cant Miller ...... 9 3 1 5 13 23 10 BBHC 2 ........... 9 2 4 3 17 42 10 Brombeck 5 .... 9 2 3 4 15 26 9 Tun Wells 2..... 9 2 2 5 21 28 8 Blackheath 3 .. 9 1 4 4 15 20 7 Deal ................ 9 0 0 9 14 41 0 Results: Ashford 2nds 5 Bromley & Beckenham 5ths 0, BBHC 2nds 2 Canterbury 4ths 12, Blackheath & Elthamians 3rds 4 Tunbridge Wells 2nds 3, Canterbury Millers 0 Gore to four games and while they remain bottom, Fagg is optimistic about the second half of the campaign.
She said: “Points wise we’re a bit disappointed with where we are but a couple of wins can make all the difference.
“The (mid-season) break has probably come at a bad time for us because performances have been improving and we would have liked to have carried on the momentum.
“The one thing I would say is that our away performances need to improve in the second half of the season.”
The outdoor season resumes in February and in the meantime Canterbury will switch their focus to the Jaffa Super 6 indoor championships, starting with the first round on Sunday, December 16.
The second tournament is in early January with the finals at the Copperbox Arena on January 28.
Canterbury 2As remain top of Court 2nds 4, Gore Court 3rds 4 Deal 1, Holcombe 3rds 3 v Old Williamsonians 2nds 1. Fixtures: Bromley & Beckenham 5ths v Gore Court 3rds, Canterbury 4ths v Blackheath & Elthamians 3rds, Deal v BBHC 2nds, Gore Court 2nds v Ashford 2nds, Old Williamsonians 2nds v Canterbury Millers, Tunbridge Wells 2nds v Holcombe 3rds.
kent open Premier A Herne Bay 2 .... 9 8 0 1 49 10 24 Gravesham ..... 9 7 1 1 26 12 22 Marden Rus 2 . 9 6 2 1 36 22 20 Sutton Val 2 .... 9 4 3 2 24 17 15 Ashford 3 ........ 9 5 0 4 27 24 15 F’stone Op 3 ... 9 5 0 4 28 28 15 Sevenoaks 4 ... 9 4 2 3 30 21 14 Gill Anchs 2 .... 9 3 1 5 23 24 10 Sevenoaks 5 ... 9 2 2 5 17 38 8 New Beccs 2 .. 9 2 0 7 7 28 6 Uni of Kent 2 ... 9 1 1 7 13 40 4 F’stone Op 4 ... 9 0 2 7 5 21 2 Results: Folkestone Optimist 4ths 2 Herne Bay 2nds 3, Gillingham Anchorians 2nds 7 New Beccehamian 2nds 0, Marden Russets 2nds 4 Sevenoaks 4ths 3, University of Kent 2nds 2 Folkestone 3rds 5, Gravesham & Wellcome 2 Sevenoaks 5ths 1, Ashford 3rds 2 Sutton Valence 2nds 3. Fixtures: Sevenoaks 5ths v Gillingham Anchorians 2nds, Sutton Valence 2nds v Folkestone 4ths, Herne Bay 2nds v Gravesham & Wellcome, N Beccehamian 2nds v Univ of Kent 2nds, Sevenoaks 4ths v Ashford 3rds, Folkestone 3rds v Marden R 2nds.
kent open Premier B Old Borden 3... 9 9 0 0 38 18 27 B Ash (Bex) 3 .. 9 6 0 3 33 11 18 K Sprt (Cob) .... 9 6 0 3 41 20 18 T Wells Vets .... 9 5 1 3 34 27 16 Sevenoaks 6 ... 9 4 2 3 21 20 14 Blackhth Hthn . 9 4 1 4 20 21 13 Old Willis 3 ..... 9 4 0 5 16 18 12 B Ash (Bex) 4 .. 9 4 0 5 17 31 12 Canterbury 5 ... 9 3 2 4 31 28 11 Tun Wells 3..... 8 3 1 4 24 25 10 Holcombe 4 .... 8 1 1 6 13 29 4 Gore Court 4 ... 9 0 0 9 4 44 0 Results: Burnt Ash (Bexley) 3rds 5 Gore Court 4ths 0, Sevenoaks 6ths 3 Burnt Ash (Bexley) 4ths 1, K Sports (Cobdown) 7 Tunbridge Wells Vets 4, Old Williamsonians 3rds 1 Canterbury 5ths 2, Blackheath & Elthamians Heathens 1 Old Bordenian 3rds 6. Fixtures: Canterbury 5ths v Blackheath & Elthamians Heathens, Gore Court 4ths v Tunbridge Wells 3rds, Holcombe 4ths v K Sports (Cobdown), Old Bordenian 3rds v Burnt Ash (Bexley) 3rds, Tunbridge Wells Vets v Sevenoaks 6ths, Burnt Ash (Bexley) 4ths v Old Williamsonians 3rds.
kent open Premier c Maidstone 3.... 9 7 1 1 35 15 22 Cant Griffins.... 9 6 3 0 25 9 21 Herne Bay 3 .... 9 6 1 2 26 13 19 T Wells 4 (M) .. 9 5 1 3 17 12 16 Sevenoaks 7 ... 9 4 3 2 27 23 15 Ashford 4 ........ 9 5 0 4 20 17 15 S’oaks Acorn .. 9 3 2 4 16 16 11 Holcombe 4A .. 9 3 1 5 18 23 10 Sutton Val 3 .... 9 3 1 5 21 28 10 Deal 2 ............. 9 1 3 5 18 16 6 Cliftonville 2 .... 9 1 1 7 4 40 4 B Ash (Bex) 5 .. 9 0 3 6 15 30 3 Results: Herne Bay 3rds 6 Sutton Valence 3rds 1, Holcombe 4As 1 Sevenoaks 7ths 4, Deal 2nds 9 Cliftonville 2nds 0, Sevenoaks Acorns 3 Burnt Ash (Bexley) 5ths 2, Tun Wells 4ths (Monarchs) 2 Ashford 4ths 1, Canterbury Griffins 2 Maidstone 3rds 2. Fixtures: Burnt Ash (Bexley) 5ths v Deal 2nds, Sutton Valence 3rds v EWL Division 2 South East after a 3-1 win over Ashford 1sts.
Gemma Luckhurst’s deflection put Canterbury ahead and she then doubled their advantage from a short corner.
The third goal came from a short corner and was claimed by player-of-the-match Jenny Holcombe 4As, Sevenoaks 7ths v Tunbridge Wells 4ths (Monarchs), Cliftonville 2nds v Herne Bay 3rds, Ashford 4ths v Canterbury Griffins, Maidstone 3rds v Sevenoaks Acorns.
women’s hockey Investec hockey League
PWD L F A Ps Surbiton ........ 10 6 2 2 19 12 20 Buckingham . 10 5 3 2 18 14 18 Holcombe ..... 10 4 5 1 14 7 17 Uni of B’ham ... 5 2 3 20 15 5 17 E Grinstead ... 10 5 1 4 13 11 16 Clifton Robin . 10 3 2 5 17 21 11 Bowdon ........ 10 3 2 5 7 11 11 Slough .......... 10 3 2 5 11 17 11 Leicester....... 10 2 3 5 11 14 9 Canterbury .... 10 1 4 5 11 19 7 Results: Surbiton 2 Uni of Birmingham 1, Canterbury 1 Leicester 1, Holcombe 3 Clifton Robinsons 0, East Grinstead 1 Bowdon 2, Buckingham 4 Slough 1.
east League Division 2 south east Cant 2A ........ 10 9 0 1 31 10 27 Sevenoak 3... 10 7 1 2 25 12 22 Ashford ......... 10 7 0 3 28 16 21 Basildon ....... 10 6 1 3 20 12 19 Tun Wells 2... 10 4 2 4 16 15 14 Walt Forest ..... 9 4 2 3 9 12 14 Havering ......... 9 3 2 4 20 26 11 Redbridge ..... 10 3 1 6 15 26 10 Southend ........ 9 3 0 6 17 23 9 Brombeck 2 .. 10 2 2 6 17 29 8 Brentwood ...... 9 2 1 6 17 19 7 Gore Court .... 10 2 0 8 9 24 6 Results: Gore Court 0 Basildon 2, Canterbury 2A 3 Ashford 1, Sevenoaks 3rds 1 Redbridge & Ilford 0, Brom & Becks 2nds 1 Tunbridge Wells 2nds 1. Fixtures: Ashford v Gore Court, Basildon v Waltham Forest, Redbridge & Ilford v Canterbury 2A, Havering v Sevenoaks 3rds, Tunbridge Wells 2nds v Brentwood, Southend & Benfleet v Preston, who scored with a cracking strike from the top of the D.
Alice Dunn’s hat-trick was in vain as the 3rds losts 4-3 at home to Marden Russets in the Kent Women’s Premier Division.
The hosts started slowly going 2-0 down early on before a brief time out was called to deal with
kent League Premier Division BBHC ............ 10 8 1 1 28 14 25 K Alleyns....... 10 7 2 1 40 15 23 Blackheath ... 10 7 2 1 28 12 23 Old Bordens .. 10 6 1 3 24 18 19 Old Willis ...... 10 6 0 4 14 16 18 Sevenoak 4... 10 4 0 6 20 18 12 Cliftonville ..... 10 3 3 4 24 23 12 Marden Rus .. 10 4 0 6 22 24 12 F’stone Op 2 . 10 4 0 6 18 29 12 Maidstone 2.. 10 3 0 7 14 28 9 Canterbury 3 . 10 2 1 7 18 23 7 Brombeck 3 .. 10 1 0 9 9 39 3 Results: Old Williamsonians 2 Folkestone Optimist 2nds 0, Canterbury 3rds 3 Marden Russets 4, Cliftonville 1 Sevenoaks 4ths 0, Maidstone 2nds 1 Kings Alleyns 5, Old Bordenian 1 Bexleyheath & Belvedere 2, Bromley & Beckenham 3rds 1 Blackheath & Elthamians 3. Fixtures: Sevenoaks 4ths v Blackheath & Elthamians, Cliftonville v Canterbury 3rds, Folkestone Optimist 2nds v Maidstone 2nds, Kings Alleyns v Old Bordenian s, Marden Russets v Old Williamsonians, Bexleyheath & Belvedere v Bromley & Beck 3rds.
kent League Division 1 Gill Anchs ..... 10 5 2 3 22 17 17 Meophams...... 9 5 2 2 15 13 17 S’oaks Acorn .. 9 5 1 3 22 13 16 Blackheath 2 .. 9 5 1 3 20 14 16 K Alleyns 2...... 9 4 3 2 18 14 15 Herne Bay ....... 9 4 1 4 25 18 13 Holcombe 2 .... 9 3 4 2 16 14 13 Gravesend ...... 9 3 2 4 16 27 11 Bt Ash(bex) 2 .. 9 1 4 4 6 12 7 Sevenoak 5..... 9 1 4 4 9 18 7 Ashford 2 ........ 9 0 4 5 9 18 4 Results: Meopham 3 Herne Bay 0, Gillingham Anchorians 3 Burnt Ash (Bexley) 2nds 0, Blackheath & an icy goalmouth.
The break did not appear to do Canterbury much good as they conceded twce more before Dunn scored her first before half-time.
Canterbury reshuffled during the break and were much better for it. Dunn struck twice more to cut the deficit to one but they were unable to find an equaliser.
The 3rds went down 2-1 against Tunbridge Wells in Kent Division 2 with Wells going 2-0 in front before a fine strike from new player Rebecca Ellis. Sophie Green had an excellent game in midfield.
All but the opening goal came in the second half as Canterbury’s under-16 girls won 6-0 against EH Championship leaders East Grinstead on Sunday.
The under-16 Kent League side went down 2-1 to Brom/ Becks. Lucia Pollen was playerof-the-match. Elthamians 2nds 3 Sevenoaks 5ths 1, Holcombe 2nds 1 Gravesend 1, Kings Alleyns 2nds 1 Ashford 2nds 0. Fixtures: Ashford 2nds v Holcombe 2nds, Sevenoaks 5ths v Herne Bay, Blackheath & Elthamians 2nds v Sevenoaks Acorns, Gravesend v Meopham, Burnt Ash (Bexley) 2nds v Kings Alleyns 2nds.
kent League Division 2 New Beccs ... 10 9 1 0 52 4 27 Tun Wells 3... 10 8 1 1 34 11 25 Edenbridge ..... 9 7 0 2 29 12 21 Dartford ........ 10 5 0 5 31 27 15 B Ash(bex) 3 . 10 4 2 4 18 18 14 Old Willis 2 ... 10 4 1 5 19 24 13 Holcombe 3 .. 10 3 2 5 7 12 13 Ashford 3 ...... 10 3 3 4 31 22 12 Cant 3A ........ 10 3 2 5 16 21 11 Deal ................ 9 3 1 5 13 16 10 BBHC 2 ......... 10 3 1 6 22 28 10 Cliftonville 2 .. 10 0 0 10 3 80 0 Results: Dartford 15 Cliftonville 2nds 1, Tunbridge Wells 3rds 2 Canterbury 3As 1, Ashford 3rds 1 New Beccehamians 5, BBHC 2nds 0 Holcombe 3rds 1, Burnt Ash (Bexley) 3rds 1 Old Williamsonians 2nds 2. Fixtures: Deal v BBHC 2nds, New Beccehamians v Burnt Ash (Bexley) 3rds, Tun Wells 3rds v Edenbridge, Old Williamsonians 2nds v Dartford, Holcombe 3rds v Ashford 3rds, Canterbury 3As v Cliftonville 2nds.
kent League Division 3 Gore Court 2 . 10 6 4 0 22 11 22 K Sprt (Cob) .. 10 5 2 3 15 14 17 Uni of Kent ...... 9 4 4 1 27 16 16 Tun Wells 4..... 9 5 1 3 24 16 16 F’stone Op 3 . 10 4 3 3 17 13 15 New Becc 2 .. 10 3 4 3 21 17 13 Sevenoaks 6 . 10 3 4 3 22 19 13 Herne Bay 2 .. 10 4 1 5 22 20 13 B Ash(bex) 4 . 10 4 1 5 22 24 13
‘The ball would just not go in ‘
Gill Anchs 2 .. 10 2 4 4 10 14 10 Maidstone 3.. 10 1 3 6 7 25 6 Brombeck 5 .. 10 1 3 6 8 28 6 Results: New Beccehamian 2nds 5 Maidstone 3rds 0, Herne Bay 2nds 1 Gore Court 2nds 2, Sevenoaks 6ths 0 Bromley & Beck 5ths 1, K Sports (Cobdown) 2 Burnt Ash (Bexley) 4ths 2, Folkestone 3rds 4 Gill Anchs 2nds 1. Fixtures: Maidstone 3rds v Folkestone Optimist 3rds, Bromley & Beckenham 5ths v K Sports (Cobdown), Gore Court 2nds v Tunbridge Wells 4ths, Gillingham Anchorians 2nds v University of Kent, New Beccehamian 2nds v Burnt Ash (Bexley) 4ths, Herne Bay 2nds v Sevenoaks 6ths.
kent League Division 5 B Ash(bex) 5 ... 9 9 0 0 30 5 27 Gill Anchs 3 .. 10 8 1 1 27 10 25 Brombeck 6 .. 10 6 0 4 30 14 18 Sevenoaks 7 ... 9 4 2 3 12 10 14 Meopham 2 .... 9 3 4 2 19 12 13 Marden Rus 3 . 9 3 3 3 18 16 12 New Becc 3 .... 9 3 3 3 12 15 12 Blackheath 4 .. 9 3 3 3 11 19 12 K Sprt(cob) 2 .. 9 2 3 4 9 13 9 B Ash(bex) 6 . 10 2 2 6 10 21 8 Faversham.... 10 1 2 7 8 27 5 Dartford 3 ....... 9 0 1 8 1 25 1 Results: Bromley & Beckenham 6ths 3 New Beccehamian 3rds 1, Burnt Ash (Bexley) 5ths 4 Faversham 0, Dartford 3rds 0 K Sports (Cobdown) 2nds 2, Blackheath & Elthamians 4ths 0 Sevenoaks 7ths 2, Burnt Ash (Bexley) 6ths 1 Gillingham Anchorians 3rds 3. Fixtures: Meopham 2nds v Burnt Ash (Bexley) 6ths, Burnt Ash (Bexley) 5ths v Gillingham Anchorians 3rds, Dartford 3rds v Blackheath & Elthamians 4ths, New Beccehamian 3rds v K Sports (Cobdown) 2nds, Sevenoaks 7ths v Marden Russets 3rds.