Yorkshire Hockey Association: EH Men's County Championships 2015/16

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Search Yorkshire Hockey Association Other links Contact the YHA Site statistics FAQ Counter This page today ... total: 8 unique: 6 This page ever ... total: 315748 unique: 36281 Site ... total: 17584379 unique: 7376809 Welcome Username: Password: Remember me Forgot password?		EH Men's County Championships 2015/16 EH Men's County Championships 2015/16 Results for Finals of A & B Division Saturday 21 May 2016 at Cannock HC A Division Semi-Finals Durham 3-5 Kent Sussex 0-2 Yorkshire Yorks Goal-scorers: Carl Smith 2 Final: Kent 4-5 Yorkshire Yorks Goal-scorers: Oliver Ward 2, Danny Berry Pol Soms, Martin Sutherland REPORT – COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS DAY SATURDAY 21ST MAY 2016 AT CANNOCK HOCKEY CLUB Two North Counties qualified for the finals day from the preliminary rounds of this year’s County Championships held at Sheffield over the weekend of 7th/8th May. Durham, having narrowly defeated Yorkshire in the last game of that weekend by 4 goals to 3 took first place and met Kent, the runners-up from Pool 2, in the semi-final, whilst Yorkshire met the winners of that group, Sussex in the other semi. Durham, with an emergency goalkeeper in place (I think it was their manager), eventually succumbed 3 – 5 against Kent whilst in a lively, hotly contested game Yorkshire prevailed 2 – 0 against a well drilled and talented Sussex side. Both goals were scored by Carl Smith (Leeds). The final, despite torrential rain throughout, was a highly entertaining affair, with both sides contributing flair and skill in a pacey game with lots of goalmouth action, controversial (in both sides favour) reversals of contentious decisions and a few goals as well. Yorkshire took the lead in the first minute of the game with a well worked passing move down the right flank finished off by Pol Soms (Leeds). Kent replied with two fast paced counter attack goals together with an outrageous over his head lob-volley, on the full, from an overhead directly into the “D” by the all alone Kent striker. All this was in the first 12 minutes to see Kent lead 3 – 1. As the weather got worse, Yorkshire clawed their way back in to the game and grabbed a lifeline 2 minutes from half-time when a cross from the right was expertly deflected in by Martin Sutherland (Sheffield Hallam). They struck once more early in the second half from open play, Oliver Ward (Cannock) converting, to level up the game. On 45 minutes Yorkshire retook the lead with Danny Berry (Wakefield) on hand, to chop the ball in after the ball seemingly ricocheted around in the “D” for some time. It was Kent’s turn to reply, which they duly did with just short of 20 minutes to go when they squeezed the ball in from a tight angle on the right with Yorkshire desperately trying to clear their lines. Chances came and went in the ensuing minutes for both sides and with “strokes” beckoning and the Management starting to consider the options, Yorkshire attacked once more with just over a minute left on the brightly lit (the weather wasn’t getting any better!!!) scoreboard clock. This time Kent were desperately trying to get the ball to safety but Oliver Ward forced the ball home from close range to seal the win with 45 seconds left. Yorkshire have now won the “B” Division title in 2014 and the “A” Division in 2015 and 2016 over the last 3 years. Squad for the finals (in numerical order): GK 2 Simon Hujwan (Sheffield Hallam); 3 Martin Sutherland (Sheffield Hallam); 5 Phil Butler (Sheffield Hallam); 6 Matthew Gibson (Doncaster);7 Danny Berry (Wakefield); 8 Ethan Chapman (Sheffield Hallam); 9 Will Hearne (Bowdon); 10 Carl Smith (Leeds); 11 Matthew Anderson (Sheffield Hallam); 12 Alex Humphreys (Bowdon); 13 Pol Soms (Leeds); 14 Henry Pymm (Doncaster); 15 Tom Brickman (Doncaster); 16 Oliver Ward (Cannock); 17 Tom Roberts (Leeds); 19 Joshua Oades (Doncaster); Manager: Simon Glazik: Coach: Alan Stoves; Physio: Josh Parkinson B Division Semi-Finals Shropshire 5-2 Devon Gloucestershire 3-4 Somerset Final: Shropshire 4-8 Somerset RESULTS for A Division Pool 1 (Sheffield HC) Saturday 7 May 10.30 - Yorkshire 5-2 Staffordshire Yorks Goal-scorers: Danny Berry 34,45-F,F Daniel Legg 45-F Daniel West 50-PC Martin Sutherland 68-F 12.15 - Durham 3-1 Warwickshire 14.00 - Northumberland 4-7 Yorkshire Yorks Goal-scorers: Pol Soms 13.62-F.F Danny Berry 25-F Martin Sutherland 26-F Ethan Chapman 29-F Will Hearne 65.69-PC,F 15.45 – Staffordshire 6-3 Warwickshire 17.30 - Durham 5-4 Northumberland Sunday 8 May 09.00 - Staffordshire 7-1 Northumberland 10.45 - Yorkshire 3-2 Warwickshire Yorks Goal-scorers: Daniel West 23-F Ethan Chapman 24-F Tom Sorsby 37-PC 12.30 - Durham 4-1 Staffordshire 14.15 - Warwickshire 1-0 Northumberland 16.00 - Durham 4-3 Yorkshire Yorks Goal-scorers: Daniel West 21-PC Pol Soms 40-F Final Standings: 1: Durham 12pts; 2: Yorkshire 9pts; 3: Staffordshire 6pts, 4: Warwickshire 3pts; 5: Northumberland 0pts In the A Division Durham won Pool 1 at Sheffield with Yorkshire, runners up. In Pool 2 at Holcombe Sussex finished ahead of Kent B Division results saw Shropshire top Pool 3 with Somerset second and Glouchestershire winning Pool 4 with Devon runners up. The semi finals and finals for the A and B Divison will be held at Cannock on Saturday 21 May. 1100 - Shropshire v Devon & Gloucestershire v Somerset (B Div semis) 1300 - Durham v Kent & Sussex v Yorkshire (A Div semis) 1500 - B Division final 1700 - A Division final The C Divison was concluded at the weekend with both pools and crossover games hosted by Leicestershire. Derbyshire beat Cumbria 5-3 in the first semi and Leicestershire beat Channel Islands 4-0 in the second. Leicestershire beat Derbyshire 7-0 in the final. YORKSHIRE SQUAD for the Preliminary Round: Simon Hujwan (Gk) (Sheffield Hallam); Matthew Gibson (Doncaster); Martin Sutherland (Sheffield Hallam); David Bond (Leeds); Danny Berry (Wakefield); Daniel Legg (Doncaster); Will Hearne (Bowdon); Carl Smith (Leeds); Ethan Chapman (Sheffield Hallam); Alex Humphreys (C) (Bowdon); Pol Soms (Leeds); Henry Pymm (Doncaster); Tom Sorsby (Beeston); Tom Brickman (Doncaster); Josh Netherwood (Casey Cannons); Oliver Ward (Cannock); Joshua Oades (Doncaster); Daniel West (Doncaster); Alan Stoves (Coach); Simon Glazik (Manager) Josh Parkinson (Physio) Click here for full results for A, B & C Divisions
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