STATS!
Played...11/10/13 Won...4/2/6 Drawn...2/2/1 Lost....5/6/6
For...28/6/25 Against...27/23/35
6 - total goals scored on the 25th; including two 0-0 draws.
10 - games undefeated for the Vets...
10 - consecutive games scored for Mikey Holland...
16 - games played by the Men's 2's so far this season, which is 5 more than the next highest...
News & Notes…
Back after a brief hiatus, here's what's been going on the last few weeks…
Almost now to the halfway point of what's generally been quite a tough 2017/18 season to date, with just two weekends worth of games still to be played before we break for the festive holidays.
A win and a loss rounded out the first half for the Ladies 1's league campaign, and they followed that with defeat in their opening round of the EH Tier 1 cup. They sit 5th in the league.
Similar tale for the Men, with a loss followed by a win to finish, the latter a tense 1-0 victory in rapidly freezing conditions late of a Saturday evening. They too finish the year in 5th place.
The Ladies 2's undefeated streak came to an end at 8 games with a 0-1 reverse away at Surbiton, but they've bounced back with a convincing victory over Trojans and presently sit 3rd in the league, trailing leaders Spencer by 6 points.
Their latest game saw them overcome Jersey 1-0 in the 3rd round of the EH Tier 2 cup.
A Jekyll and Hyde League vs. Cup season continues for the Men's 2's as they've finished the first half of the season in 11th with just 1 league win.
Cup form is a different story as they've now also advanced to the 3rd round of the EH Tier 2 Cup, as a Josh Coniglio hat-trick led the way to a 4-1 win away at Eastbourne 1's.
The Ladies 3's have won 3 of their last 4, and are slowly climbing back up the table; they're now 8th, their highest placing so far this season.
A difficult run for the Men's 3's, as they've now lost 4 straight matches, scoring in only one of them. If there's a silver lining it's that over that run, they've faced 4 of the top 5 sides in their division, and travel to 4th placed Mid Sussex this week to complete the set –so, on paper at least, some easier games await after the holidays. For the time being though they're 11th in the table, and with just 4 points spanning the bottom 4, it's all to play for.
The Ladies 4's lost for the first time in four games, following after a pair of draws in the preceding weeks. Firmly ensconced in mid table, they've now been in either 6th or 7th place for the last 7weeks.
The Men's 4's sit in 12th after 3 straight defeats, but despite the results they've put in some creditable performances considering a number of the squad are enjoying their first taste of senior league hockey.
In the development leagues, the Bluebirds and Badgers are placed 5th and 4th respectively.
The Saints secured their first point of the season with a 3-3 away draw at Richmond, they're 10th, albeit with games in hand over most of the league thanks to a somewhat erratic schedule.
And last but not least, the Vets, who continue undefeated in league and cup. Since last we wrote they've beaten Jersey in the EH O40's cup (on strokes), and then claimed a point away at Reading in a top of the table showdown.
The only slight blemish being that a couple idle weeks have allowed Reading to leapfrog them in the table, so they're now 2nd, 2points behind, but with a game in hand – against Tulse Hill at home this weekend.
Senior Team Results
Ladies 1st XI - Investec Women's Hockey League Premier Division.
East Grinstead 3-1 Buckingham (a)
Scorers – Pip Chapman, Natasha Brennan, Georgie Blackwood
East Grinstead 1-2 Bowdon (h)
Scorer – Alex Malzer
Ladies 1st XI – England Hockey Championships Tier 1 - 2nd Round
East Grinstead 1-2 Surbiton (a)
Top Scorer – Zoe Burrell 4
League Position – 5th (=)
Last 5 games (most recent first) - LLWWL
Ladies 2nd XI - South Clubs Women's Hockey League Division 2
East Grinstead 6-1 Buckingham 2's (h)
Scorers – Claudie Cooper 2, Robyn Bentley, Helen Prinsloo, Charlotte Cremin, Steph Baggett
East Grinstead 0-1 Surbiton 3's (a)
Scorer – n/a
East Grinstead 4-1 Trojans 2's (h)
Scorers – Autumn Bowden, Ella Woods, Helen Prinsloo, Georgina Cremin
Ladies 2nd XI – England Hockey Championships Tier 1 – 3rd Round
East Grinstead 1-0 Jersey (h)
Scorer – Eloise Richards
Top Scorer – Robyn Bentley, 7
League Position – 3rd (=)
Last 5 games - WWLWW
Ladies 3rd XI - Sussex Ladies League Premier Division
East Grinstead 2-1 Brighton 3's (h)
Scorers – Kirstie Beedle, Amber Buggins
East Grinstead 1-0 Brighton & Hove 3's (h)
Scorer – Mille Rymer-Gough
Top Scorer – Ciara Halpin, 4
League Position – 8th (+1)
Last 5 games – WWLWL
Ladies 4th XI - Sussex Ladies League Division 2
East Grinstead 3-3 Mid Sussex 2's (a)
Scorers – Fran Pittingale, Ellie Bristowe, Emily Brookes
East Grinstead 0-0 South Downs 1's (h)
Scorer – n/a
East Grinstead 0-6 Brighton & Hove 5's (a)
Scorer – n/a
Top Scorer – Marielle Cailao, 4
League Position – 7th (=)
Last 5 games - LDDWL
Ladies Bluebirds - Sussex Girls Development League
East Grinstead 1-2 Lewes Lionesses (a)
Scorer – Eve Casey
East Grinstead 3-1 South Downs Skylarks (a)
Scorers -
Top Scorer – Genevieve Busby, 4
League Position – 5th (+1)
Last 5 games – WLWWW
Men's 1st XI - Men's Hockey League Premier Division
East Grinstead 1-6–Reading (a)
Scorer – Tijn van Groesen
East Grinstead 1-0 Hampstead & Westminster (h)
Scorer – Simon Faulkner
Top Scorer – Simon Faulkner, 9
League Position – 5th (==)
Last 5 games - WLLLD
Men's 2nd XI - Higgins London Hockey League Premier Division
East Grinstead 1-4 Richmond 2's (a)
Scorer – Andy Blood
East Grinstead 0-0 Surbiton 2's (h)
Scorer – n/a
East Grinstead 1-2 Reading 2's (h)
Scorer – Andy Blood
Men's 2nd XI – England Hockey Championships Tier 2 – 3rd Round
East Grinstead 10-1 Eastbourne 1's (a)
Scorers – Josh Coniglio 3, Harry Turner
Top Scorers – Will Arthur, Josh Coniglio, Harry Turner 6
League Position – 11th (=)
Last 5 games - WLDLW
Men's 3rd XI - Sussex Open League Division 1
East Grinstead 1-2 Hailsham1's (h)
Scorer – David Nuth
East Grinstead 0-6 Brighton & Hove 3's (a)
Scorer – n/a
East Grinstead 0-4 Eastbourne 2's (h)
Scorer – n/a
Top Scorer – Tamoor Abdullah, 4
League Position – 11th (=)
Last 5 games - LLLLW
Men's 4th XI - Sussex Open League Division 3
East Grinstead 1-3 Middleton2's (h)
Scorers – Elliott Guest
East Grinstead 0-6 Mid Sussex 3's (a)
Scorer – n/a
East Grinstead 0-7 Littlehampton 1's (h)
Scorer – n/a
Top Scorer –Jack Huntington, 8
League Position – 12th (=)
Last 5 games – LLLWL
Men's Vets - England Hockey Championships Masters Tier 1 – 2nd Round
East Grinstead 2-2 Jersey (EG won 4-2 on strokes)
Scorers – Mikey Holland 2
Mean's Vets - Higgins London League Veterans Division 1
East Grinstead 3-3 Reading Rustlers
Scorers – Mikey Holand, Ben Payne, Richard Payne
Top Scorer – Mikey Holland, 14
League Position – 2nd (=)
Last 5 games - DWWWD
Men's Saints – Higgins London League Veteran Division 2
East Grinstead 3-3 Richmond Vets (a)
Scorers – Mike Barrott, Tony Holland, Jez Subedar
East Grinstead 1-6 Reading Redsox (h)
Scorer – Tony Holland
Top Scorers – Mark Hunnisett, Mike Barrott, Tony Holland, 2
League Position – 10th (-1)
Last 5 games – LDLLL
Men's Badgers - Sussex Boys Development League
East Grinstead 6-1 Mid Sussex Colts (h)
Scorers – Reuben Gibson 2, Tommy Sheeran 2, Charlie Tucknott 2
East Grinstead 1-4 Hailsham Millers (a)
Scorer – Charlie Vickery
East Grinstead 6-0 Crawley Hawks (h)
Scorers –
Top Scorers – Luka Jones, Finn Fenwick, 6
League Position – 4th (+1)
Last 5 games – WLWWL
Junior Team Results
U18G 2-1 Horsham (EH U18 Championships Tier 1 – 2nd Round
U16G 0-6 Canterbury (EH U16 Championships Tier 1)
U14G 0-5 Canterbury (EH U16 Championships Tier 1)
U18B 3-0 Horsham (EH U18 Championships Tier 2 – 1st Round
U14B 1-9 Canterbury (EH U14 Championships Tier 1)
U14 Crocs 3-1 Brighton (Mercian League)
Ron Eastbourne Tournament;
U10 boys – 2nd place
U10 girls – 1st and 2nd places
U12 boys – 1st and 3rd places
Eastbourne tournament – details here