Champions!
The 1st XI won the Surrey Cup for the first time with a convincing 4-0 win over Purley Walcountians at Thames Ditton. Fittingly, two goals from David Knapp, who came on as a late substitute, sealed the victory. […]
Category: News
Fortress TD brings wins for 1s,3s and Vamps but 2s and hamstrings suffer away
Fortress TD sees The 1stXI win 5-2 hosting Lewes, 3rdXI make it 4 wins in 4 and Vamps hammer Epsom, but 2s and hamstrings suffer on the road. Paddy Harman reports on an impressive 5-2 win for the 1stXI…. It is ironic that this weekend saw both the Old Cranleighans and the University of Durham […]
Harman heroics, Barmy Barnstormers and hammered Hamstrings
1st XI, 3rd XI, Barnstormers and both ladies teams won but the 2nd XI lost a tight encounter at home and the Hamstrings were heavily defeated on the road at Richmond. Paddy Harman, who has been fighting off accusations his brother is the more effective penetrator, reports mainly on his winning goal at Milton Keynes…. The […]
1s & 3s win, 2s held at Oxted but Ladies suffer double defeat
Another mixed weekend saw the men’s 1stXI edge past Oxford University 4-3, 3rdXI thump Barnes 7-0 a 2-2 draw for the 2ndXI but both ladies teams lose by one goal. Reports from all the weekends action below, firstly Jay Harman reports on the 1stXI win over Oxford Uni…. Fresh off the bus, the fresh faces […]
1st XI Thumped by Havant in mixed opening weekend
While the 1st XI opened their league campaign with a 6-2 defeat at National League hopefuls Havant, the 2nd XI and 3rd XI began with tense wins. The Ladies 1st XI lost their second league match and the ladies Vamps recorded another win in a weekend of mixed results for the OCHC. Eds Copleston reports on […]
Winning start for the Ladies as Vamps score 11
The Ladies 1XI started their league campaign with an excellent 2-1 victory over Old Kingstonians while our new Ladies side ,the OC Vamps, returned to league hockey with an impressive 11 – 0 drubbing of Mitcham. With the Men’s leagues kicking off next weekend the 1st XI won their friendly 4-2 against Woking and the […]
A History of the Vamps
As we welcome a new side to the OCHC family, Jane Taylor gives the website a brief history of the “OC Vamps” “30 years ago a group of the more experienced (over 30’s) 1st XI ladies at Epsom HC formed the ladies vets team. Unfortunately due to a lack of available pitches the vets left Epsom […]
OCs Vamping it up for 2015
After a year of no club captains rants (claiming to be working hard behind the scenes) Virge breaks silence with this 2015-16 exclusive season preview……. Another successful season on the pitch and an entertaining one off it we are busy planning for the future in order to secure the long term expansion and health of […]
OCHC Colts New Season Information – 2015-16
The new OCHC Colts Hockey season is set to get under way on the Sunday 6th September, with a few changes to the current program as we enter our fourth season. Please click HERE to go to the Colts page in order to find out more and to register your interest to avoid disappointment as membership is starting to […]
Tale of the title – an interview with Eds Copleston
Some may say that the shy and retiring skipper of the Men’s 3rdXI pulled off sporting alchemy this season, transforming his team from a leaden and unimaginative ramshackle into irrepressible title champions and the gold-standard of the club. The statistics speak for themselves – played 20 won, 17 drew,2, lost 1. 115 goals including an […]