Masters Hockey at Amersham & Chalfont

A select group of Thursday Amersham & Chalfont / Reading regulars, playing in green as “Chiltern” beat England Over 75s A 3-2 yesterday in Amersham. In a closely fought match, England soon went ahead 1-0 but Chiltern equalised not long after with a fine strike by Andy Fraser.

Shortly before half time England restored their lead but Max Jason brought us back level. Very soon after, Max scored again to put us 3-2 ahead and despite the award of an England short corner seconds before the final whistle, Chiltern held out for the win.

Apologies to the numerous Thursday regulars on the losing side, but we wish you all the best against Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands and Wales in your quest for the gold medal at the European Cup in Ludwigsburg in two weeks.

Immediately before our match, England O80 A lost 0-3 to England O75 B in their final warm-up match before the European Cup.

Once again, a number of Thursday regulars played in both teams and we wish the over 80s all the best in Ludwigsburg against Germany, Netherlands and Southern Cross in your quest for the gold medal and the over 75s all the best against Alliance A, Alliance B, Southern Cross and Southern Cross Over 80 for your gold medal.

Senior Grand Masters means those reaching 70 next year. If you know others who would like to play, please forward an email and ask them to get in touch with Trevor Wood (Trevor@trevorwoodassociates.co.uk ) or Alan Wade. We begin next season in Amersham on September 18th then play in Reading (RG4 6ST) on October 2nd.  

 Amersham & Chalfont HC are the only club in the country with two over 60s league sides, and are looking for additional players for next season. If you are unaffiliated and looking for regular (or even occasional) Saturday hockey, please contact Nigel Hale nrhale57@gmail.com for more details. Due to frequent injuries and long holidays, we always need more players!! Our Grand Masters play in the London League O60 and our Grand Maestros play in the South League O60 (formerly Wessex Supervets Fixtures Alliance).