HOCKEY: Deadly Oxford Hawks hammer in eight goals on successive days to go top

These results have taken Hawks top of the Premier 1 table, following London Edwardians’ surprise defeat by Old Cranleighans.

The Dark Blues were hammered 8-2 in Saturday’s match, while 24 hours later Hawks trounced Horsham 8-1.

The remarkable coincidence was that Hawks’ goalscorers were identical in the two games, with Jack Biggs and Andy Watts netting hat-tricks, and Ted Bennett and Matt Wood adding one each.

The match against the University was decided in the first eight minutes by which time Hawks were 3-0 ahead courtesy of two penalty corner strikes by Biggs and an open play effort from Watts.

The Blues pulled one goal back from a penalty corner before Watts and Wood made it 5-1 at half-time.

After the students scored their second, Biggs completed his hat-trick

With solid performances from Kieran Roche and debutant Mike Cullimore, who moved to Hawks from National Premier side Reading during the mid-season break, Hawks added further goals from Bennett and Watts, who completed his treble.

Hawks again got off to a flier against Horsham, Biggs firing home two short corners, while Watts (2) and Wood made it 5-0 after just 15 minutes.

Watts completed his second hat-trick of the weekend before the interval.

Easing off, Hawks added just two in the second half from Biggs, for his second treble, and Bennett.

Oxford got back to winning ways with a 3-0 win over Wallingford in Regional 1.

A brace from Chris Sewell and a neat finish from Tim Burns secured the three points for Oxford.

Keeper Guy Harrop kept Wallingford in the game with a number of fine saves.

OTHER MEN’S RESULTS

Oxford Hawks 2nd 2 (D Bradley, J Ward), Maidenhead 2; Oxford Hawks 3rd 1 (M Pickup), West Hampstead 2nd 1; Oxford Hawks 4th 4 (J Adams, J Burke, C Maidlow, S Volans), Windsor 3; Oxford 2nd 0, Sonning 6; Oxford 3rd 8 (A Wynd 2, P Alexandrou 2, B Richards, M Oakes, H Tasker, M Neville), Oxford 4th 1 (R Beer); Oxford 5th 0, Gerrards Cross 2nd 6; Oxford Hawks 6th 1(R Webb), Oxford 6th 0; Oxford Hawks 7th 4 (C Derby 2, R Venables, M Bunn), Sonning 5th 2; Oxford Hawks Falcons 3 (A Bishop 2, R Warner), Epsom Vagabonds 2; Witney 2nd 4 (C Summers, J Deacon, M Godwin, B Baker), Reading Univ 3; Witney 3rd 4 (N Anderson Pearce 2, H Morgan, J Blacker), Sonning 6th 1; Oxford 7th 2 (A Harris, D Hewes), Eastcote 5th 1, Oxford 8th 2 (R Dyer, C Paluch), Oxford 9th 1 (T Rahim).

Katie Gatt scored a hat-trick as Witney crushed Buckingham 2nd 7-0 to go third in Division 2 of the South Clubs Ladies League.

Witney took an early lead with an individual goal from Katie Oliver, while Gatt and Hayley Dobson’s penalty made it 3-0 at half-time.

Gatt added her second after the break as Witney attacked.

Claire Hands and Oliver added to their tally, before Gatt completed her treble from a short corner.

Floor Timmer led the way with a hat-trick as Oxford won 4-1 at home to West Hampstead in Division 3A.

Ruth Bedford put the hosts ahead after two minutes while Timmer’s brace made it 3-0 at the break.

Hampstead pulled a goal back after the break, but with Katie Cox shoring up the Oxford defence, Timmer completed her hat-trick.

OTHER LADIES RESULTS

Oxford Hawks 2nd 3 (K Poulter, K Kerr, M Douglas), Eastcote 2; Oxford Hawks 3rd 4, Wycombe 2nd 2; Oxford Hawks 4th 1 (H Senior), Banbury 2nd 2; Oxford Hawks 5th 3 (P Cantwell 2, S Butler), Wychwood 1; Oxford Hawks 6th 3 (P Fitzgerald 2, L Phipps), Windsor 2nd 0; Oxford Hawks 7th 5 (H Hargreaves 2, A Laird 2, E Hargreaves), Iver & Burnham 1; Witney 2nd 1 (A Coe), Reading Rockets 4; Witney 3rd 1 (G Noton), Sonning 4th 9; Oxford 2nd 0, Sonning 2nd 0; Oxford 3rd 0, Marlow 2nd 3; Oxford 4th 0, Milton Keynes 2nd 5; Oxford 5th 0, Abingdon 6; Abingdon 2nd 1, Harlow 0; Oxford 6th 1 (R Ward), Gerrards Cross 2nd 3; Oxford 7th 1 (N Titera), Bicester 3rd 4; Maidenhead 2nd 0, Wallingford 0; Wallingford 2nd 0, Phoenix & Ranelagh 3; Amersham & Chalfont 3rd 7, Wallingford 3rd 0; Wallingford 4th 1 (S Dye), Banbury 5th 0.