Banbury Men’s 2nd Team picked up their first win of 2012 (it has been snowing a lot!) with an empathic 5-1 against British Airways on Saturday, a result that very much puts them in the top half of the table and pushing for a top 5 finish by the end of the season. Banbury started [...]

Ladies 1′s – LOST 1-3 (Scorer: Ali Sturla) Ladies 2′s – LOST 0-2 Ladies 3′s – LOST 1-2 (Scorer: Siobhan Steele) Ladies 4′s – DREW 1-1 (Scorer: Jo Atherton) Mens 1′s – LOST 1-3 (Scorer: Matt Bull) Mens 2′s – WON 5-1 (Scorers: Craig Irvine 2, Ben Allen, Ian Reynolds, Tom Brown) Mens 3′s – [...]

Banbury Ladies 1 – 1 Wycombe Ladies 1 – 3 Banbury entertained a Wycombe team in a similar position in the league, knowing that all 3 points would take them above them in the table. Despite not having played for 2 weeks, Banbury started well, with the midfield and forwards linking well to create a [...]

Banbury 1 – 3 Spencer If Banbury have intentions of remaining in the southern premier league then a win away to Spencer was looking like a necessity. On the back of a three week break due to bad weather Banburys hopes were high and spirits positive with replacement keeper Steve Hicks stepping in to make [...]

Banbury Piranhas – 3 Witney – 7 After a great match and win against top of the table rivals Thame, the young Piranha team came up against a Witney team who, again, fielded higher level players. To make the challenge more difficult the Piranha squad was short of experienced players and had to field its [...]

The Pitch at NOA is still frozen and now covered by 2 inches of snow. All home games cancelled 11th/12th Feb

Captains need to send in the match results and any scorers in order that the news feed can show the weekend results. NOTE: This needs to happen as soon as possible after the game finishes. It is equally important if you have no game or the game is cancelled.

The pitch is still unplayable and all training is cancelled tonight.

The pitch is frozen and all training junior and senior is cancelled tonight.

Ladies 1′s – Match Cancelled Ladies 2′s – Match Cancelled Ladies 3′s – Match Cancelled Ladies 4′s – Match Cancelled Mens 1′s – Match Cancelled Mens 2′s – LOST 2-0 Mens 3′s – Match Cancelled Mens 4′s – Match Cancelled Mens Piranha’s – NO GAME Mixed – Match Cancelled

Junior Hockey Cancelled this sunday – Pitch currently frozen and snow is settling with more forecast overnight.

Mixed Hockey Cancelled this sunday – Pitch currently frozen and snow is settling with more forecast overnight.

All home games are cancelled for Saturday 4th Feb. Sunday training and mixed game are looking doubtful as snow is forecast for Saturday evening.

Banbury Masters 6 Warwick 2 Freezing conditions did not phase the masters as they produced an emphatic win over local rivals Warwick.

Ladies 1′s – LOST 5-6 (Scorers: Tash Nunneley 2, Sadie Lapper 2, Ali Sturla) Ladies 2′s – LOST 1-3 (Scorer: unknown) Ladies 3′s – WON 1-0 (Scorer: unknown) Ladies 4′s – LOST 0-2 Mens 1′s – LOST 3-4 (Scorers: George Brooker, Jimmy Dick 2) Mens 2′s – WON 3-1 (Scorers: unknown) Mens 3′s – WON [...]

Banbury 3 – 4 Chichester In the previous league meeting between the two sides Banbury picked up 3 of their 7 points for the season and on the back of a good win against Milton Keynes things were looking positive for the North Oxfordshire side. The game started with a fast and open feel, both [...]

The Grand Draw took place on Saturday. Congratulations to the following winners: Dinner for four at Wroxton 1855 P Whitney Olympic Trip 0632 Jenney Nunneley Weekend Narrowboat hire 2707 M Bullo Hockey stick 0398 Sarah Elliot Malt whisky 0388 Pete Myatt Month membership to Spiceball Leisure Centre 0648 Paige Davis Teachers whisky 1756 Caro and [...]

Banbury Ladies 5 Brighton 6 With a side plagued by injuries and missing several key players, Banbury ladies travelled the long distance to Brighton. With a side of only 12 players, Banbury started out of the blocks the better team, with Tash Nunneley opening the scoring after some perceptive defensive work and outlet play from [...]

Please support the Mixed team 5th Feb 12.30 at NOA

A ‘Young’ Frank Lambert scores 2 goals againt Sonning to secure a well deserved draw.

Ladies 1′s – NO GAME Ladies 2′s – LOST 0-1 Ladies 3′s – LOST 3-6 Ladies 4′s – LOST 0-3 Mens 1′s – WON 2-1 (Scorers Josh Nunnely, Craig Irvine) Mens 2′s – LOST 1-1 (Scorer Miller) Mens 3′s – LOST 1-6 (Scorer Noel) Mens 4′s – DREW 2-2 (Scorer Lambert 2) Mens Piranha’s – [...]

Banbury men picked up their first win since the 15th October with a gripping 2-1win over relegation rivals Milton Keynes with goals from Josh Nunneley and the winner from late call up Craig Irvine. The result was even more impressive as Banbury were without Captain Charlie Murphy as well as Simon West and Tim Craven. [...]

Congratulations to all the Banbury Juniors below who have been selected for the Oxfordshire JAC. Under 13 Girls JAC Squad 2012 Charlotte Price Under 13 Boys JAC Squad 2012 James Price, Jamie Jackson Under 14 Girls JAC Squad 2012 Emily Chamberlain, Louisa Heathcote, Lara Yorke Under 14 Boys JAC squad 2012 Brandon Lee Under 15 [...]

Grand Draw tickets are still available via the Comittee Members and your team captains. Completed slips should be returned to Comittee Members or place in the box on the bar in the club house.

Ladies 1′s – MATCH POSTONED Ladies 2′s – MATCH POSTONED Ladies 3′s – MATCH POSTONED Ladies 4′s – MATCH POSTONED Mens 1′s – LOST 0-1 Mens 2′s – MATCH PONTPONED Mens 3′s – LOST 2-3 (Scorers Jon Townsend, Ollie Davis) Mens 4′s – NO GAME Mens Piranha’s – WON 4-1 (Scorers Britto, Fraser, Lamb, Laverick [...]

Banbury 0 – 1 Brighton After an initial scare the pitch would be frozen, Banbury make the long trip down to Brighton to try and secure a win in their first league game after Chrsitmas. The home meeting saw Banbury draw with Brighton winning one of their four points for the season. With the Introduction [...]

On a day when a number of games were cancelled due to frosty pitches a Ladies team ventured to Witney for a late starting match in the Oxon Development league. The young side settled quickly into their positions and with the guidance and support of 4 adult team members they were soon putting the Witney [...]

The young Piranha team came back from a top of the table clash away to Thame Men’s 2s with all 3 points – and they deserved it. In a bruising encounter where the Thame team made it obvious from the start that it was going to be a physical clash the Piranhas withstood a heavy [...]

Junior Training is cancelled today due to Pitch being frozen (pitchside temp -3). Hopefully conditions will be better next week.

Banbury Hockey Piranhas – 5 Oxford Hockey Club – 2 Banbury Piranhas faced an experienced Oxford HC squad in their first fixture for 2012 and came out clear winners. The first half was relatively close with the Piranhas going in at half time 2-1 up after goals from Christian Squire and a delightful reverse stick [...]

Reminder that Hockey Training reconvenes for 2012 as follows: Tuesday 3rd Jan – 7.30pm until 9pm – Ladies Senior Wednesday 4th Jan – 7.30pm until 9pm – Mens Senior Sunday 8th Jan – 9.45 am until 11am – Primary School Juniors (Reception to Y6) Tuesday 10th Jan – 6pm until 7.25pm – Girls Junior (Y7 [...]

Ladies 2 friendly cancelled due to lack of players

Ladies 1′s – NO GAME Ladies 2′s – DREW 2-2 (Scorer Lara Wilkinson 2) Ladies 3′s – MATCH POSTONED Ladies 4′s – LOST 0-5 Mens 1′s – LOST 3-6 (scorer Tyson Nunneley, George Brooker, Simon Boardman) Mens 2′s – MATCH PONTPONED Mens 3′s – LOST 2-3 (Scorers Simon Holloway, Ollie Davis) Mens 4′s – MATCH [...]

Newbury “4s” (?!) -2 Banbury Piranhas – 1. Banbury Piranhas were very unlucky to come away with any points at their away match vs a Newbury “4th” team strengthened by a mix of higher team players including a 1st team player. It’s testament to the league position of the team and the talent of the [...]

Banbury 3 – 6 Richmond After a 7 match losing streak Banbury head to top of the league side Richmond to try and kick-start their season with 3 well needed points. The match began with Banbury pressing high and putting pressure on the Richmond defence, this worked well and Banbury were winning the ball in [...]

ALL Games at Drayton are cancelled today as the pitch is frozen

As part of the continued development of the club, support is required on a rota basis to coach junior members on a sunday morning. Andy Camp has been doing this role for some time and is no longer availible every week to coach the Y5/Y6 group. The next block of sessions starts January 8th until [...]

Last Night the committee held the draw to see who is entitled to purchase a pair of Olympic Hockey Tickets. The members who can now opt to purchase them are: Gabriella Marcucci Maya Rawal Carol Hicks Louise Tremlett Maxima Kennedy Lucy Edwards Rosanna Verdon Sarah Bobkiewicz-Greene Emily Chamberlain Blythe Porthouse Each of the above will [...]

Congratulations to Ollie Gardner who at the age of 12 has achieved great success in attaining the EH Level 1 Umpire Award.

Oxford HC 3 Banbury HC 4 Banbury travelled to Oxford with a young side to play their match in the Development league. The game was very competitive and Oxford scored the first goal after a defensive error allowed their right wing a clear shot at goal. Banbury quickly fought back and Eve Briscoe’s persistent work [...]

Ladies 1′s – NO GAME Ladies 2′s – LOST 1-2 (Scorer not currently known) Ladies 3′s – LOST 0-4 Ladies 4′s – LOST 0-14 Mens 1′s – LOST 1-5 (scorer Tim Craven) Mens 2′s – DREW 3-3 (scorers Phil 2, Ben) Mens 3′s – LOST 0-4 Mens 4′s – LOST 0-5 Mens Piranha’s – WON [...]

Banbury Piranhas -5 Banbury 4s-0. Banbury Piranhas maintained their winning run with a solid performance against a strong Banbury 4s team. The first half was a real test for the young lads with the defence of Harry Camp, Sam Pick and Ashley Laverick making some great tackles and interceptions against a skilful Banbury 4s midfield [...]

With still one match remaining, Banbury Under 16 Girls moved to almost certain qualification for the regional finals of the England Hockey Cup with two fine wins on Sunday. Despite having a very young team, they reaped the benefit of a very disciplined display against a large well organised Buckingham squad, eventually running out 6-0 [...]

Banbury boys U 16s played Northampton Saints and Oxford Hawks at the Saints ground this Sunday in the EH cup with some key players missing – but did themselves proud. They took a team mainly made up on the U14s from last year and 2 of the U13s and played two big clubs who fielded [...]

Banbury Ladies 1′s -2 V Oxford -1 Banbury started strongly – slick passing. Great link up play between Tash Nunneley, Victoria Page and Charlie Matthews. Early goal after great run and shot from Nunneley bundled over the line by Victoria Page. Banbury remained on top and Liz Mcvey and Becca Atkins ensured there was no [...]

Banbury 0 – 4 Sevenoaks Ex national league side Sevenoaks host Banbury in their first meeting in a league fixture. Banbury started the match with a half press allowing Sevenoaks the majority of the possession, Sevenoaks picked holes in the Banbury defence throwing aerial passes over the top of the forward and midfield line. Sevenoaks [...]

Ladies 1′s – WON 2-1 (scorers Victoria Page, Mel Wilkinson) Ladies 2′s – WON 4-0 (L White, Carol Hicks, Bethan Carter, Laura Dee) Ladies 3′s – WON 1-0 (scorer Charlotte Page) Ladies 4′s – DREW 0-0 Mens 1′s – LOST 0-4 Mens 2′s – WON 2-0 (scorer Tom Boardman 2) Mens 3′s – LOST 1-3 [...]

Banbury HC U16s – 6 Oxford HC u16s – 3 Banbury U16s came away from Oxford with another convincing win in their league campaign. The first half was close, however, where Oxford came back from the first 20 minutes where they were under the cosh from a dominant Banbury team to score the first goal [...]

Banbury Piranhas maintained their winning run with a convincing win over Abingdon Men’s 3s. The Piranhas have scored 27 goals so far and conceded only 4 in their first season after 7 matches. The first half, however, was a frustrating 0-0 draw with the Abingdon Goalkeeper playing out of his skin saving a whole string [...]

Banbury should have taken all three points in this game after totally dominating the second half ay the NOA Drayton home pitch. The first half was more closely contested with both teams testing the opposition defences in an end to end attacking game. The Banbury defence of Jenny Nunneley, Laura Dee, Tamsyn Harvey and Juliet [...]

On the back of Banbury’s worst ever start to a season, this week’s match was a chance for Banbury to kick-start their season and snatch three points against a side which is producing good results against all teams. Banbury warmed up and started the match in cup final fashion, zipping the ball around with pace [...]

Ladies 1′s – LOST 1-4 (scorer not currently known) Ladies 2′s – DREW 0-0 Ladies 3′s – LOST 1-5 (scorer Becky Lee) Ladies 4′s – LOST 0-4 Mens 1′s – LOST 2-3 (Scorers Josh Nunneley, Adrian Simons) Mens 2′s – LOST 1-2 (scorer Andy Clarke) Mens 3′s – WON 2-0 (scorers Oscar Allit, Matt Bull) [...]

What’s the worst moment in your life so far? For me when I dropped a bag full of used cat litter all over my kitchen, hall, living room floor and had to spend an hour in a suit cleaning up is close. So is the time I was sick in a taxi at university and [...]

Banbury Ladies 1st team started off well against second from bottom Henley. They dominated possession in the first 20 minutes of the game and were unlucky not to score in the that period. With some good defensive work Henley had very few opportunities in the attacking third of the pitch. A lapse in concentration from [...]

Ladies 1′s – DREW 2-2 (scorers Sadie Lapper, Ali Sturla) Ladies 2′s – WON 1-0 (scorer Hannah Gregson) Ladies 3′s – WON 3-2 (scorers Roz Holloway, Amy Morrris, Rosanna Verdon) Ladies 4′s – WON 8-3 (scorers Vicky Wallington 2, Erica Biggadike 2, Claire Condie, Jo Atherton, Helen Pugh, Lucy Hicks) Mens 1′s – LOST 0-4 [...]

Ladies 1′s – LOST 5-1 (scorer Vicky Page) Ladies 2′s – WON 2-1 (scorers Bethan Carter, Lara Wilkinson) Ladies 3′s – WON 6-2 (scorers Roz Holloway x2, Amy Morrris x2, Claire Gardner, Becky Lee) Ladies 4′s - Match cancelled by Opp Girls Development – LOST 1-0 Mens 1′s - LOST 3-2 (scorers Cuddy, Royden Burt) Mens 2′s - WON [...]

Ladies 1′s - No Game Ladies 2′s – DREW 3-3 (scorer Charlie Mathews, Charlie Moran, Carol Hicks) Ladies 3′s - LOST 3-2 (scorers Roz Holloway x 2) Ladies 4′s - Match cancelled by Opp Mens 1′s - LOST 6-3 (scorers Royden Burt, Tyson Nunneley, Adrian Simons) Mens 2′s - WON 4-0 (scorers Dave Clarke x2, Allen, Simon Holloway) Mens 3′s – LOST [...]

U14 Boys v Witney - Banbury 0 Witney 6 A youthful Banbury team came up against strong opposition from Witney on Sunday, and showed great character to contest the game right to the end. Captain Ashley Laverick showed great maturity to take responsibility for the defensive duties and was well supported by Finley McEvoy, Jamie Lamb, [...]

Ladies 1′s - WON 3-1 (scorers Tash Nunneley x2, Ali Sturla) Ladies 2′s - WON 3-0 (scorer Megan Moran x2, Carol Hicks) Ladies 3′s - DREW 0-0 Ladies 4′s - DREW 2-2 (scorers Hannah Coppins, Rosanna Verdon) Mens 1′s - WON 3-2 (scorers Royden Burt, George Brooker x2) Mens 2′s - WON 2-0 (scorer Andy Miller x2) Mens 3′s - DREW 3-3 (scorers Oscar [...]

Your annual club subs are now due … please see website shop to pay via paypal, credit and debit cards. All subs paid prior to Oct 31st will automatically be entered into a draw to purchase Olympic Hockey Tickets.

Buy your kit on line at the new BHC shop .. see tab above !! In order to update and improve the overall image of our hockey club, the club has decided to standardise kit across all senior teams and we will be adopting and expanding the Zoti kit currently used by the Mens and [...]

When does a hobby become an obsession? Perhaps it helps to look at difference ends of the spectrum.  James Clement is obsessed with Nandos, he travels 90 minutes every other Sunday to eat there.  Simon West dabbles in Chemistry, he likes to see what fun he can cook up using his Junior Chemistry Set (Ages [...]

In the first of a series of Monday night matches at Kineton, Banbury Mens Masters secured a comprehensive 7-0 thrashing of Oxford Hawks Senators. With Banbury fielding a youthful masters teams, they proved too strong for the more elderly Senators. Thanks to Ollie Gardner for umpiring. Banbury scorers were Noel Britto (x3), Matt Allman, Steve [...]

I am delighted to announce that the club has managed to secure 40 tickets for the hockey at Olympic Park for an evening session (19:00 – 22:45) on Friday August 3rd.  We will not know who is playing until May 2012 but it is two Men’s Group games. To help with arrangements the club are [...]