Scoop Ladies' First XI 1997

Farnham Common Ladies 1 Chalfont St Peter Ladies 0

Nicky Jenner scored the only goal of a desperately dull and disappointing friendly match at One Pin, Farnham Common on Saturday with a firmly struck penalty corner which took a helpful deflection to give Chalfont's goalkeeper Katie McCoy no chance fifteen minutes from the end.
Despite Farnham Common's domination which produced fifteen penalty corners, they were able to muster only one other shot on target, also by Jenner which was taken off the line by Clair McCoy.
Chalfont offered little in the way of threats at the other end. A quickly taken free hit by Sarah Ottaway set up the indefatigable Judi Burrows for a snap shot which was well saved by Mel Ive.
With ten minutes remaining, Heidi Jones joined the Chalfont attack to fire a blistering shot inches wide.

Chalfont : K McCoy, A Spicer, R Bazzard, S Birger, H Jones, S Ottaway, C McCoy, J Peters (capt), A Hochstrasser, J Burrows, H McCoy

Chalfont St Peter Ladies 4 Amersham 3

In a pulsating, Christmas cracker of a friendly match Chalfont came back twice from behind to beat Amersham at Newlands Park. Chalfont started strongly with Pippa Brettle shooting just wide before going off with a neck injury.
Amersham took the lead after 13 minutes when Angela Scott pulled up with a knee strain before she was about to make a crucial tackle. This allowed Janet Carter to move into the circle and her deflected shot looped over Katie McCoy in goal giving her no chance. Chalfont played the rest of the half with 10 women but still looked the more dangerous. Brettle rejoined the fray after half time and helped Chalfont press forward, leading to a shot from Becky Bazzard which was well saved.
Chalfont's equaliser came after 46 minutes when Judi Burrows deflected in Heidi Jones' side line hit. Burrows then went close with a reverse stick shot. Amersham took the lead again after 53 minutes when Carter slotted home from a penalty corner.
Three minutes later, Chalfont's second equaliser followed some superb work by Sarah Ottaway at a penalty corner when she set Brettle up to score. Brettle and Burrows then went close again before Ottaway scored the winner with seven minutes left after picking up a loose ball in front of goal following Jones side line hit.

Chalfont : K McCoy, A Scott, A Spicer, S Birger, C McCoy, H Jones, S Ottaway, J Peters (capt), C Watson, J Burrows, P Brettle, Sub used R Bazzard

Marlow Ladies 3 Chalfont St Peter Ladies 1

Two goals by Andrea Hucton helped Marlow to victory in a fluent and exciting friendly match at Cressex on Saturday.
Marlow went ahead in the ninth minute when a penetrating centre from Karen Langdridge was swept in first time by Hucton. With Chalfont struggling to find their rhythm, despite some skilful probing by Sarah Ottaway and Catherine Watson, Marlow went further ahead in the fifteenth minute when Hucton beat Mo Burnley at the near post from the edge of the circle.
Undaunted by the gap of two divisions between the teams Chalfont responded with resolution and finesse. Judi Burrows went close to scoring twice before hitting the post at a penalty corner. Burrows' persistence eventually paid off when she scored with a deft deflection from Pippa Brettle's cross in the 59th minute.
With the match extended under the new rules to allow completion of a penalty corner at the end of a half, Tracy Finch added a late third goal for Marlow.

Chalfont St Peter Ladies 1 Burnham 0 (abandoned after 50 mins)

This friendly fixture was abandoned after 50 minutes when a Burnham player took a painful knock on the ankle and had to be stretchered off.
The game had begun at a quick pace and Chalfont took the lead after 7 minutes when Judi Burrows deflected in Clair McCoy's free hit from just outside the circle. Chalfont produced some fine passing movements, one of which saw Heidi Jones set up Sarah Ottaway who shot wide from just inside the circle.
Chalfont soaked up a bit of pressure towards the end of the half but defended resolutely. The limited action in the second half saw some quick thinking from Burrows which put Jo Peters into the circle but she shot just wide.

Chalfont Ladies : K McCoy, A Scott, A Spicer, J Rushworth, C McCoy, H Jones, S Ottaway, J Peters (capt), K Kalcher, J Burrows, P Bird

Sonning 0 Chalfont St. Peter Ladies 0

Two missed penalty strokes by Chalfont and the personal tussle between sisters Clair McCoy (Chalfont) and Anji Higgins (Sonning) added a bit of spice to this goalless draw in the Trysports League.
In a very competitive first half in which Higgins was very prominent for Sonning, prompting most of their good moves which pulled them into the game, Judi Burrows fine strike from a penalty corner produced an excellent save from Sonning's goalkeeper.   Mo Burnley i turn made two good saves to keep the score level along with some good defending by Angela Scott and Elaine Hunter.
After 22 minutes, a melee in Sonning's goalmouth, when three Chalfont players were denied (Burrows, Sarah Ottaway, Catherine Watson), brought the penalty stroke awarded for a foot on the line.  Sonning's 'keeper saved.
The second half saw Chalfont up the tempo and maintain constant pressure throughout the half with Watson behind a number of attacking moves.  With six minutes to go Watson's dribbling run into the circle ended with an illegal stroke.  Burrows just had time to bring another save out of Sonning's 'keeper with a cleanly hit reverse stick shot from the top of the circle.

Chalfont St Peter Ladies 0 Headington 1

Chalfont finally lost their unbeaten start to the season in a close fought Trysports League tussle with Headington when a goal by Jackie Bennett 6 minutes from time proved decisive.
Chalfont started strongly and put together some good moves without creating any clear openings.  Headington came back into the game but some good defending by Alison Spicer and Jacqui Smith kept them at bay.
The second-half started with Chalfont again on the offensive and Pippa Brettle shot narrowly wide.  With an evenly contested battle in midfield in which Jo Peters shone for Chalfont, Elaine Hunter was denied a goal following a fine run by Sarah Ottaway.
The game looked to be heading for a goalless draw until Headington capitalised on a penalty corner.

Chalfont Ladies : M Burnley, A Scott, A Spicer, S Birger, J Smith, H Jones, S Ottaway, J Peters (Capt), C Watson, J Burrows, E Hunter, Sub used P Brettle

Wokingham 1 Chalfont St Peter 1

Chalfont drew a hard fought encounter in their Trysports League match at Wokingham.   Wokingham started and forced Chalfont back for the first quarter of the match with Mo Burnley producing one fine save.
After 20 minutes, Chalfont took the lead slightly against the run of play from their first penalty corner when some superb play by Sarah Ottaway set up Pippa Brettle to score.   Wokingham equalised 11 minutes later when some good play on the left wing allowed Cindy Kirkland to score at the near post.
Chalfont got stronger during the second half and created numerous chances with Brettle, Kerry Kalcher and Elaine Hunter producing saves from Wokingham's goalkeeper.   However, the winning goal just eluded them.

Chalfont : M Burnley, A Scott, A Spicer, S Birger, C McCoy, H Jones, S Ottaway, J Peters (Capt), C Watson, P Brettle, K Kalcher, Subs used E Hunter

Chess Valley 1 Chalfont St Peter Ladies 1

In a hard fought, friendly encounter, Chalfont earned a draw with a solid performance.   Chess Valley took the lead after five minutes, when a loose ball was struck home from the top of the circle after a sluggish start by Chalfont.  Five minutes later Chalfont equalised following a quickly taken free-hit by Jo Peters with Pippa Brettle's strike.  Both sides had good chances in the remainder of the first half with Katie McCoy producing one good save.  One goalmouth melee, involving attempts by Brettle, Judi Burrows and Kerry Kalcher just resulted in a penalty corner following good saves by Chess Valley's goalie.
The second half began with a succession of penalty corners which Chalfont were unable to convert.  Then Chess Valley pressed forward and had a run of numerous penalty-corners which produced a couple of fine saves by McCoy and two superb interceptions by Clair McCoy.  Chalfont defended well and in numbers and nearly scored a winner when a fine run by Judi Burrows ended with her shot going narrowly wide.

Chalfont : K McCoy, A Scott, S Birger, J Smith, C McCoy, H Jones, C Watson, J Peters (capt), E Hunter, J Burrows, P Brettle, Subs used K Kalcher and A Spicer.

Amersham 0 Chalfont St Peter Ladies 4

Two goals each by Catherine Watson and Pippa Brettle helped Chalfont to a well deserved victory in a friendly match at Newland Park.
Taking advantage of a deflected cross, Watson fired Chalfont into a tenth minute lead.   Despite considerable pressure, Chalfont had to wait for hteir second goal until the second minute of the second half when Erika Schelshorn, making her debut, slipped the ball to Pippa Brettle.
Eight minutes later an exquisite move culminated in a precisio pass from Judi Burrows and a rasping first time shot by Brettle for Chalfont's third.
With Chalfont's forward exploiting gaps in the Amersham defence, both Burrows and Schelshorn missed open opportunities before Burrows was again provider for Watson to score in the final minute.

Chalfont Ladies : K McKoy, A Scott; A Spicer; L Allum; C McCoy (capt); H Jones; S Ottaway; C Watson; J Burrows; E Schelshorn; P Brettle

Chalfont St Peter Ladies 4 Ranelagh 0

Chalfont St Peter produced another flowing game of hockey and with their tireless running and movement beat Ranelagh 4-0 to maintain their one hundred percent start to the Trysport league season.  Chalfont's first opening came after five minutes when Catherine Watson forced her way through Ranelagh's defence only to be denied by the goalkeeper hen one on one.
Chalfont took the lead after eight minutes when Judi Burrows' fine strike from a penalty corner found the goal.  Another well worked penalty corner 13 minutes later saw Kerry Kalcher finish off Burrows' pass.  Chalfont continued to press forward and Jo Peters' shot produced a good save from the keeper.
Three minutes into the second half Kalcher scored Chalfont's third when sweeping in Watson's pass.  Chalfont continued to play some lovely passing hockey.  Sarah Ottaway finished the game off in the last minute when breaking through to score following some more intricate stick skills from Watson.

Chalfont Ladies : H Jones; A Scott; A Spicer; J Smith; C McCoy; E Hunter; S Ottaway; J Peters (capt); C Watson; J Burrows; K Kalcher; Sub Used H McCoy

Reading 2a 1 Chalfont St Peter 4

Chalfont St Peter Ladies produced another convincing performance in their second Trysports League game of the season.  Starting brightly with some flowing hockey Chalfont pressed forward and took the lead after 16 minutes.  A free hit by Jo Peters just outside Reading's circle landed on a defender's foot.  as the majority of players hesitated, Heidi Jones pounced to score.
Four minutes later Catherine Watson made it 2-0 when she struck home from 10 yards after receiving Pippa Brettle's square pass from the left.  Chalfont's continued pressure paid off in the last minute of the first half when Brettle scored from a well-worked penalty corner routine.
Two minutes into the second half Chalfont ensured the game was out of Reading's reach when Kerry Kalcher set up Jones for her second. Kalcher later scored only for an off-the ball infringement to be adjudged and the goal disallowed.
Reading got stronger as the half went on but a superb defensive display, well marshaled by Jacqui Smith, and a fine save by Mo Burnley kept them at bay until the last minute when they scored a consolation goal.
Chalfont St Peter Ladies 2nd team had their first game of the season in a friendly against Ranelagh 3rds in which Chalfont lost 1-0 in a very evenly contested match.

Chalfont Ladies : M Burnley; A Scott; J Smith; S Birger; C McCoy; H Jones; S Ottaway; J Peters; C Watson; P Brettle; K Kalcher

Maidenhead 0 - Chalfont St Peter Ladies 3

Chalfont St Peter Ladies won their opening Trysports League game of the season with some fine flowing hockey epitomised by the first goal after 8 minutes.  Catherine Watson, on the right wing, passed the ball inside to Annie Brothwell who chipped it on to Judi Burrows who moved into the circle before striking the ball home.  Brothwell was then twice denied by the home goalkeeper and shot narrowly wide from a penalty corner.
Chalfont's second goal came 8 minutes into the second half.  Heidi Jones was both the instigator and finisher.  Her long and splendidly accurate pass found Brothwell whose shot was saved but Jones with lengthy elegant stride was the first to the rebound.
Chalfont's third came in the last minute when Brothwell broke into the circle and shot home.  Sarah Birger was outstanding in defence intercepting most of Maidenhead's threats. Burrows was always great outlet for Chalfont finding space and holding the front line waiting for support.

Chalfont Ladies : M Burnley; A Scott; S Birger; J Smith; C McCoy; H Jones; A Brothwell; J Peters (capt); C Watson; J Burrows; S Ottaway; Sub used J Jones

Chalfont's women were held to a 0-0 draw at Phoenix notwithstanding 16 penalty corners.  Catherine Watson came closest to scoring, hitting the post, whilst Sarah Ottaway and Kerry Kalcher both stretched the goalkeeper fully with Chalfont's secret weapon - the rack.  But then everyone knows that Watson never scores goals.