Ladies' losing streak continues with defeat at Reading
Newbury and Thatcham Hockey Club Ladies' miserable start to their South Central Women's Division 1 North season continued at the weekend with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Reading 3rd.
The result leaves Newbury one place off the foot of the table in 11th, having lost all of their first three matches.
Newbury will be looking to stop the rot with a trip to third bottom Aylesbury – who have also failed to register a point in their first three matches – at the weekend.
There was better news for the high flying ladies second team, who thumped Staines 2nd 6-1 to continue their unbeaten start to the campaign.
Mary Cavanagh scored twice, while there was a goal each for Helen Vaughan-Graham, Lucy Gilbert, Polly Cranfield and Romilly Reynolds as the South Central Women's Division 1 Thames leaders made it three wins from three.
The men's second team were unable to build on their first point of the season last week and suffered a disappointing 6-2 defeat against Abingdon in the South Central Men's Division 2 North.
Goals from Andy Horton and Joe Ruggiero proved nothing more than consolations as Newbury dropped to tenth – third from bottom – in the league.
The women's third team moved up to fifth in the South Central Women's Division 2 Thames following a 4-1 win over Maidenhead.
Goals from Amanda Bicknell, Kiana Miller, Rhian Simm and Robyn Matthes made it back to back wins for the ladies.
The men's third team were unable to match the women's side, losing 2-1 to South Berkshire 2nd in South Central Men's Division 4 North despite Mark Chapman's strike.
The ladies fourth team maintained their unbeaten start to their South Central Women's Division 3 Thames with a 2-1 win at South Berkshire 4th thanks to goals from Paula Morgan and Yasmin Mateus.
There was disappointment for the men's fourth team, who suffered a second successive South Central Men's Division 1 Thames defeat, losing 4-1 to Eastcote 5th.
Zach Pool scored for Newbury in a game overshadowed by some controversial umpiring decisions as the visitors slipped to seventh.
