tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69327377497902287702008-10-05T21:04:34.292ZLatest news from the Old Cranleighan Hockey Club in SurreyAdminnoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932737749790228770.post-81644177292912375882008-10-04T19:17:00.004Z2008-10-05T21:04:34.307Z

The 1st XI left it late to secure a 3-2 win over Old Kingstonians, a Pies goal two minutes from time earning us all three points. The 3rd XI drew 1-1 with Purley Walcountians, the 4th XI routed Walton 4-0 while the Ladies came from behind three times to draw 4-4 at Raynes Park. The Vets were the one loser, hammered 6-0 by Surbiton 1st XI 3-2 Old KingstoniansMatch photos A last-gasp win

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Sanderstead 1-0 3rd XI We had already been extremely chuffed when we had found out that we would be playing our favourite team (Sanderstead) away for our first league match of the season. Our weekend was made complete when we found out that not only was our favourite forward playing for them but also they had brought our favourite umpire with them. Due to a great moment of organisation from

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The Club Day on September 13 saw about 50 members and recent school leavers turn out at Thames Ditton to play hockey and to socialise. With a bouncy castle to keep younger family members occupied, a BBQ and pizza man serving food all day, the bar open, and a good dose of sunshine, the scene was set for a day to be enjoyed by all. On the pitch, an all star over-25 side beat an energetic Under-

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We are delighted to announce the engagement of Eds Copleston and Sophie Cook in Mombassa at the weekend. Eds, who succeeded Will Stephens as 1st XI captain three years ago, actually got engaged at the same venue used by his predecessor to pop the question to Katie back in 2001. The delightful Sophie runs the OC Ladies Netball club. The rather alarming OC link doesn’t end there. The Serena

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Former GB hockey Olympian and OC superstar Don Williams is recovering at home after a serious fall while walking on the island of Sark. Don was following a footpath on August 20 when he fell more than 30 feet down a cliff. He was rescued by the emergency services and rushed to hospital where he spent time in intensive care. Asked by the local newspaper about the wisdom of walking on the

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With almost all the results from the three summer leagues now filed, we can report that Teddington triumphed in the Ladies and Mixed leagues, while OCs won the Men's league. Many thanks to all who organised the various sides as well as umpires and players, and those within the OCs who took time out to help get the three leagues up and running. We will be repeating what were - hopefully -

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The season will kick off with a club day on Saturday, September 13 when the following matches will take place. OCHC Under 25 v OCHC Over 253rd XI v 4th XI A mixed six-a-side tournament with the aim of having a player from each team in each six-a-side teams but maybe seven-a-side with two ladies in each team - to be selected on the day. In addition, there will be a barbeque and the bar will be

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Minutes of the committee meeting held at the OC Club on August 14, 2008. David Knapp (Club Captain); Dodie Khurshid (Secretary); Jackie Joyce (Ladies Captain); Helen Hawes (Ladies Vice Captain); Rob Merry (2XI Captain); Nige Hawes (3XI Captain); Rosie Marriott (Mixed Captain) Apologies: Tim Cook (Club President); Martin Williamson (Treasurer); Andy Eve (Fixtures Secretary); Eds Copleston (1XI

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The season may be over but after a month off it’s now time to turn thoughts to the summer leagues. As has been the case in previous years, we will be running a men’s (Tuesdays) and women’s (Mondays) leagues, but we will also be operating a mixed league on Thursdays, thanks largely to the hard work of Dodie Khurshid. Fixtures can be found by downloading this document - we kick-off on May 15

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A very good night for all who attended the dinner on the 5th, with a well timed power cut preventing the satellite link to the veterans and third XI from being activated. Very suspicious that Ed Breton indicated that the power should be back on at 22.00 and at 22.02 the power was back with us. As always votes of thanks go to those who ensured that people like me could just turn up, drink plenty

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Ladies XI 1-1 Guildford 2nd XI The season finished with one of our best performances of the campaign against a … er … surprisingly strong Guildford side who had they been able to play like this every week, or even field the same XI, would have romped the division. That they finished below us was possibly more to do with the fact their 1st XI were not in action. Anyhow, with two wins since

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1st XI 5-2 Wanderers A welcome win against a team who have perennially been a thorn in our side and having been 1–0 down what a result it would seem to be. However, the scoreline masks the truth somewhat greatly and we could have saved ourselves much half baked effort and taken a 3–0 forfeit when offered it at the outset with the news that the HAC keeper was stuck at Terminal 5 and one other of

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The 2nd XI secured their South Open Surrey Area - Division 1 status with a 4-0 win over Wanderers which means that as other results went our way, we cannot be relegated. So tight is the league that we could finish fifth if we win our last game. The 1st XI, with nothing to play for, went down 3-5 at Old Midwhitgiftians, and the Ladies turned in a below-par performance to lose 1-3 to Richmond. The

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Great Britain beat India 2-0 in the final of the 2008 Olympics Qualifier in Chile to book their place in Beijing where they can cough and choke their way to polluted Olympic glory. The 2-0 result did not reflect the gap between two similarly ranked sides. It meant India failed to qualify for the first time since they joined Olympics hockey in 1928, and their coach Joaquim Carvalho resigned

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NPL 0-5 1st XI Another far from convincing performance but perhaps it is churlish to be critical of a 5 – 0 victory but it is a sign of the high standards we have set ourselves this year. NPL came to us as bottom of the pile and if we were expecting a push over it was not to be as NPL took the game to us in the first 15 minutes. Our break came when our striker was impeded illegally by a stick

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The 1st XI’s promotion hopes were all but ended as we were held to a 2-2 draw at TD by Bank of England, a wondergoal three minutes from time robbing us of all three points; the Ladies came from behind to beat Wimbledon 3-1 and go within four points of top; the 2nd XI came from two down to draw with Merton and lift us out of the bottom three; the 3rd XI look set for relegation after a 0-5

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Wanderers 2-2 1st XI By gum this was a good game of hockey and a fitting tribute to Roger Loveland. Thank you to the league, the umpires and Wanderers for agreeing to and taking part in the minute silence. At the start of the game a draw was not going to be good enough for us but with eight minutes to go it certainly was, and still gives us a chance to sneak into the play offs but in reality

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We are pleased to report that Adam McIlroy is on the mend after his stomach-turning injury against Sanderstead. "Just to let you know I am OK," he grimaced. "Nine stitches in my left eyebrow and a mild concussion. It doesn't really hurt too much though and probably could have been a lot worse." As a warning to anyone planning an injury, he has a salutary lesson regarding Saturday in any A&E

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It is with great sadness that we have to report that Roger Loveland died at his home on Tuesday, February 19, He was 67. For half a century Roger was indelibly linked with the OCHC among Cranleighans and opponents and was a much-loved figure. Roger’s popularity stemmed from the way he played the game. Skillful – even when in his sixties he shamed players a third of his age with his touch, not

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The 1st XI came from two goals down to thrash London University 9-2, and with other results going our way we can move into second place if we beat Wanderers next week. The 2nd XI leapfrogged Epsom with a 3-1 win in a relegation six-pointer, but the 3rd XIs woes increased as they went down 1-3 to Addiscombe. The 4th XI secured a 2-2 draw with Old Reigatians thanks to a scrambled equaliser three

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The 1st XI kick-started their promotion chase with a battling 1-0 win at Merton, a result which lifts us into third place, four points off the lead and one behind second-placed UCL. The Ladies scored all four of their goals in seven first-half minutes to beat Purley but there were defeats for the 2nd XI, 3rd XI and 4th XIs. Merton 0-1 1st XIThis was an important indeed vital win against one of

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The 1st XI's top-of-the-table clash with UCL Academicals ended in a fairly turgid 0-0 stalemate with neither side creating many meaningful chances, but the 3rd XI eased relegation worries with their second win of the season over leaders Old Reigatiansm and the Ladies defeated Old Georgians 2-1. The 2nd XI went down 1-3 to UCL while the 4th XI lost to Reigate Priory 5-1. UCL 0-0 1st XIClick here

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The 3rd XI enjoyed a rare winning outing with a 3-2 win at Camberley to lift themselves out of the relegation slots for the first time this season; the Ladies also battled to a gutsy 1-1 draw with second-placed Spencer; the 1st XI just about did enough to beat lowly Surrey OBs 2-1, the Veterans dragged themselves off the bottom with a 31- win over leaders St Albans; but there were defeats for the

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The 1st XI overcame a limited Addiscombe side 6-3 to maintain their outside chances of promotion, but the performance of the day came from the 2nd XI who finally clicked as we knew they would and beat league leaders Woking 4-1 away from home. The 3rd XI secured a good 3-3 draw at the delight that is Kennington, the 4th XI played well in losing 1-2 to Staines, and the Vets secured only their third

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The second half of the season started with a good 3-2 win for the 1st XI at Walton, while the Ladies hammered bottom side Barnes 5-0. The 2nd XI enjoyed a hard 0-0 draw with Walton, while the 4th XI also drew, 2-2 at Reigate. But struggling sides the 3rd XI and Veterans both lost. Walton & Weybridge 2 1st XI 3 The month of January is always an important month as teams can fall away or come up

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