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1st Team Match Report Saturday 27th March 2010 Mellor B vs Cheadle Hulme 1st Doona's Debut Delight Cheadle Hulme travelled to Dog Toffee Park in Marple Bridge on Saturday to take on Mellor in their quest to gain promotion. Fielding an eighteen man squad Cheadle Hulme quickly slipped into gear and dominated the opening exchanges with top scorer Ben Ransome getting a hatrick within the first ten minutes. After scoring the difficult chances in style Ransome was put clean through on goal by a neat feed from Neil Peacock and tried to make sure by running forward until almost in the crease before shooting. The healthy crowd of spectators, moles and passing dogs could not believe it when 'Rancid' managed to completely miss the goal from such close range to add to his growing list of comedy misses. Tim 'Marlon' Sayers, feeling at home in the countryside, notched Hulme's other goal in the quarter before some stick chasing allowed Mellor to pull back two goals. In the second period the visitors continued to dominate possession but failed to really turn enough opportunities into goals through a combination of more comedy finishing and some inspired goalkeeping from Mellor's No.1. Gary Thompson got another one of his now regular behind the back goals and nearly fluked another when a hit from a Mellor defender span him around nearly a full 360 degrees with the ball flying out of the top his stick. Tomo was not the only one to take a hit from the home defence as Chris Doona, only just turned sixteen and making his senior debut, was given a baptism of fire as he was repeatedly given a working over by the home defence. In a gentle game played in good spirits Doona must have wondered what was going on as he was given a real welcome to senior lacrosse. However he shrugged it of to assist fellow youngster Jamie Tomlinson as Hulme forged a 7-3 half time lead. The energy of Cheadle Hulme's large squad meant the third period was completely dominated by the visitors as Mellor failed to score and it was only a question of how many the men in black would get. With their goalkeeper in outstanding form Mellor did not need to worry as Hulme's best chances kept falling to Timmy 'Marlon' Sayers who's bandana seemed to slip over his eyes so he couldn't see the goal. Time after time Sayers ballooned his shots miles over the goal from a matter of yards out. One particularly wild effort had a family of moles scurrying for cover on the neighbouring field. Luckily Cheadle Hulme still have 'Tomo' Thompson in attack and the veteran scored two goals, the first one being a floater that sailed over the bemused keeper's head and was a real crowd pleaser. The final quarter became even more sedate as Hulme rested their key players and left on Pollock and Jones. Taffy Jones however went in search of his first goal of the season and despite suffering a nosebleed and feeling very dizzy managed to get in range of the opposition goal. Just when glory seemed to be his, Taffy dropped the ball as he was about to shoot and the moment had passed for another year. Ross White and Jamie Tomlinson showed him how it's done with two goals each before Timothy Sayers, headscarf now out of his eyes, managed to chip in with two late goals to give Cheadle Hulme a 16-3 win. Scorers: Jamie Tomlinson 3 Gary Thompson 3, Tim Sayers 3, Ben Ransome 3, Ross White 2, Neil Peacock 1 and Marcus Bartram 1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 20th March 2010 Stopfordians vs Cheadle Hulme 1st Old School tie no match for the men in black. Cheadle Hulme travelled up to the mist covered hills
above Disley on Saturday to take on Stopfordians in an eagerly anticipated
clash at the top of the table. Cheadle Hulme looked the more determined
and better prepared side from the first whistle and this was evident
as Stops appeared to see Hulme's shortest player as no real threat.
Exploiting the malaise in the home defence Neil Peacock twisted,
turned and faked his way through Stops back line three times in
the first ten minutes to put the the home side on the back foot.
The early lead and the importance of the match caused some of the
Cheadle Hulme side to get a little giddy and chase instant glory.
Several audacious shots and drives through the middle of the packed
defence were easily picked off by the home side who were then able
to get a foothold in the match and pull two back before the first
break. In the all important third quarter the energy and intensity of the visitors play put Stops under constant pressure. That pressure told on their keeper who was dispossessed by young Dave Ashworth. After watching Ban Ransome atrocious miss in front of an open goal the previous week the sixteen year old was obviously keen not to look as foolish as his skipper so made absolutely sure by running in and very deliberately lining up the shot. Thankfully no one can look as foolish as 'Rancid' on a lacrosse field and the shot slithered in. Tim Sayers hard work was rewarded with a well taken goal before Ransome mid air and about to fall flat on his face took a Peacock feed and shot all in one motion to score a remarkable goal. This obviously broke Stopfordian spirits and after having to defend and work back for long periods the ageing home side ran out of steam which the men in black exploited to the full. In the final period the men in black charged forward behind the leader of men, and young boys, Ben 'Rancid' Ransome who notched three fine goals to make it twenty four goals in March alone. At the back Hulme continued to dominate and due to some desperate and frankly grubby attempts to manipulate the result by the home referee, Hulme often found themselves in man down situations but it made no difference as they twice kept Stops out when down to a four man zone with Gareth 'Taffy' Jones doing a great job on Stops main feeder. Having dispossessed his man again Taffy was looking to pick up the loose ball and go on his own glory run down field but was sadly hit by the same sniper in the bushes that had got the Silent Assassin earlier in the season and fell head first into the mud. After Dave Ashworth had grabbed another goal Stopfordians notched three late goals when the game was over as a contest to make the scoreline slightly flattering for them as Cheadle Hulme ran out convincing 14-6 victors in this all important fixture. Scorers; Ben Ransome 5, Neil Peacock 3, Gary Thompson 2, Dave Ashworth 2, Marcus Bartram 1 and Tim Sayers 1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 13th March 2010 Cheadle Hulme 1st vs Manchester Waconians B Wacs get wacked by the men in black Cheadle Hulme entertained bottom of the table Manchester Waconians on Saturday as they looked to continue their winning run. The gulf in class between the sides was evident in the first quarter as the men in black stormed into a seven nil lead. Skipper Ransome having scored sixteen in the last two games carried on his recent purple patch by notching five times in the first quarter of an hour. The odds on the leader of men getting double figures were falling fast, especially when Hulme's captain disposed the Wacs keeper while he was attempting a clear. With the visiting defenders scattered around the sidelines and the keeper stranded yards from his goal all Ransome had to do was lob the ball into the empty net for his sixth of the match, but to a chorus of "Muppet!" from the expectant crowd 'Rancid' managed to miss the empty net by several yards. Having scored 53 goals this season from a variety of difficult angles and positions Ransome managed to miss the easiest chance of the lot by some distance but then that is the enigma that is Ben Ransome. The second period was again a procession with Neil Peacock getting in on the act with two and Dave Ashworth, Gary Thompson and Kevin Ruddock adding well taken goals. Wacs did rally slightly to notch three in the quarter but they were largely kept in check by some good defending with Gay Loonsbury getting in some neat knock downs. With the result seemingly settled and the wind bitingly cold both sides seemed to lose interest in the third quarter as things got a little scrappy as Hulme and Wacs traded three goals apiece. With Dave Musrie striking a blow for goalkeepers everywhere by getting two goals while playing in an unfamiliar midfield role, defender Steve Bateman tried to grab a goal for himself when breaking forward. Attempting a bounce shot would have been an excellent idea if it had been aimed just in front of the keeper's feet instead of his own, but sadly the ball plopped to the ground before being picked up by a Wacs player who ran down the other end to score instead and earn Bateman his first FU point of the season. In the last quarter the Wacs side, mixing youth and experience ran out of steam as Hulme players looked to fill their boots. None more so than Chris Peacock who seems to relish the fourth quarter as for the second week running the midfielder got amongst the goals in final twenty. Being on the wrong end of a twenty goal beating on a freezing day must been dispiriting enough for the Wacs players but watching Peacock score quick stick goals must have made the visitors feel absolutely suicidal. Thankfully for them and the crowd after three more Hulme goals the referees called time to give Cheadle Hulme a comprehensive 20-7 victory ahead of next weeks title clash against Stopfordians in Disley. Scorers; Ben Ransome 5, Tim Sayers 3, Neil Peacock 3, Chris Peacock
3, Dave Musrie 2, Gary Thompson 2, Kevin Ruddock 1 and Dave Ashworth
1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 6th March 2010 Boardman & Eccles A vs Cheadle Hulme 1st Rancid makes Boardman rot Cheadle Hulme faced a potential banana skin on their promotion push with a tricky fixture at Boardman & Eccles on Saturday. This was shown in the early exchanges as the home side's heavyweight attack caused Hulme a few problems and notched the first goal. The men in black however have their own battering ram in attack and it was Tomo Thompson who soon equalised with a strong finish. Thompson had to be content with best supporting role in attack as it was Ben 'Rancid' Ransome who was the leading man as Boardman used increasingly violent methods to contain Hulme's skipper but to no avail. Ransome has played much of the season from a deeper midfield role but it is in attack, free of running and ball winning responsibilities, where he truly shines and this has been apparent in the last couple of matches. Scoring two and assisting another Ransome helped his side to a 4-2 quarter time lead. Again in the second period Ransome was too hot for the home defence
to handle as he contributed two more goals and an assist to mirror
the first period. Although the home side scored twice Hulme were
getting on top in a heated midfield battle with Sayers, Musrie and
Chris Peacock all working hard to establish the upper hand. In the final period the Boardman side, which had attempted to bully Hulme and intimidate the referees all afternoon, completely lost their discipline and self imploded. Having had many similar self inflicted melt downs of their own in the past, Cheadle Hulme were able to maintain focus and discipline and rise above all the nonsense from the home side. That a player such as Chris Peacock could stay cool and contribute two fine goals in all the mayhem shows the strides Hulme are making under coach Adshead. Tomo Thompson also powered in for a nice goal before star man Ransome got his seventh of the match to seal an impressive 14-5 win for Cheadle Hulme. Scorers Ben Ransome 7, Gary Thompson 2, Chris Peacock 2, Neil Peacock 2 and Tim Sayers 1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 27th February 2010 Cheadle Hulme 1st vs Poynton A Pointless Poynton nearly end goalless Cheadle Hulme returned to league action when Poynton visited the Ladybridge ground on Saturday. With Poynton rooted to the foot of the table all season, the tone of the game seemed to be set when Kevin 'Razor' Ruddock was allowed to run through the centre of the Poynton defence unopposed to take a feed and score in the first few minutes. With Poynton unable to hold possession for long, Hulme were camped around the visitors goal for much of the opening period and were able to add a further six goals. The second quarter continued much like the last with the men in black pushing for more and more goals with some of Neil Peacock's feeding from the front a delight, but some of Tim Sayers shooting less so. That Cheadle Hulme added four more goals with no reply came as no real shock, but what did surprise the meagre crowd was the sight of Ben 'Rancid' Ransome pulling off not one but two take away checks, the second knocking his opponents stick clean out of his hands. With a few absentees, Hulme moved their skipper back to his more familiar role in attack, a position Ransome was clearly relishing as he registered his third and fourth goals of the match just before half time. Hulme continued to keep the pressure on by dominating possession with Steve 'Mike White' Bateman enjoying his run out as long stick midi so much he found time to score himself. The men in black carried on the goalscoring with Gary 'Tomo' Thompson, probably feeling young and slim amongst some of Poynton defenders, regularly finding the net. The best of the five Hulme goals of the quarter came when Neil Peacock unleashed a shot of such awesome power it caused the keeper and the goal frame itself to collapse backwards in a heap. Poynton were now getting a bit frustrated at their mauling and on a heavy pitch, some tasty checks were going in. This weeks amusing act of violence came when Poynton's youngest player decided to take out Timmy 'Marlon' Sayers and did it with such force Marlon almost got knocked all the way back to Emmerdale. Poynton managed a small consolation when poor marking allowed the crease man to ruin Musrie's chance of a clean sheet. Like last week the captain really came alive in the last quarter and showing the footwork learnt from his ballroom dancing, continually sidestepped the ageing Poynton defence to score time and time again, coming from the back of goal to boost his tally for the season. Ransome in fact 'waltzed' through the Poynton back line for the first four goals of the quarter to make it a stunning nine for the match. There was another goal for Thompson before Bateman scored his second of the match. However the player did not hang around after the match to celebrate with a beer, he disappeared to paint his bedroom in pastel shades, his transformation from defender to midfielder was truly complete. The game ended a convincing 22-1 victory and a sterner test will lie ahead in Salford next week. Scorers: Ben Ransome 9, Gary Thompson 4, Neil Peacock 4, Steve Bateman 2, Tim Sayers 1, Chris Peacock 1 and Kevin Ruddock 1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 20th February 2010 Cheadle Hulme 1st vs Leeds (David Beesley Cup Semi Final) Leeds get their pants pulled down Cheadle Hulme entertained Leeds in the semi final of the David Beasley Cup on Saturday. With the league game in Yorkshire before Christmas being an easy win for Leeds, the visitors arrived confident of a repeat with the Leeds keeper even booking his holidays to leave the finals weekend free. Hulme however were a wounded animal who had learned from the earlier encounter and running a leaner and meaner 13 man squad were eager to set the record straight. The first quarter was tense with both sides fighting hard for territorial advantage. Eventually Leeds broke the deadlock, but by now Leeds must have known the men in black were a totally different proposition on their own ground. Hulme got back on terms when a man up situation was worked to Marcus Bartram who fired in. The second period was just as finely balanced, with Leeds creeping 3-2 in front before Cheadle Hulme equalised just before the break through Gary Thompson. Both keepers ensured the scores were low with Dave Musrie having an outstanding game in the home goal making some fine saves and completely nullified the threat of the visitor's American. On the one occasion when Musrie went AWOL, Steve Pollock made a fine emergency keeper to show the determination of the Cheadle Hulme side. By this point the American was getting severely frustrated and completely lost it when Bartram dispossessed him with ease and lashed out at the Hulme midfielder. Hulme's togetherness was shown when several players waded in to support their team-mate. As the fuming yank charged towards Cheadle Hulme's oldest defender Gaz 'Taffy' Jones, Bartram pulled down the pants of the Leeds player. In a complete rage the American continued to stumble angrily forward, one hand desperately trying to pull his shorts up to avoid tripping up and falling flat on his face with the other hand wildly lashing out his stick at the Welshman. Violence and comedy farce all rolled into one. The third quarter carried on much like the last two with both defences on top with Steve Bateman easily containing Leeds main threat and Gaz Jones knocking down everything including a few Leeds players when required. Cheadle Hulme's main threat was coming from their midfielders Bartram and Neil Peacock, and it was those two who scored in the third period from powerful shots to the top corner. In support Kevin Ruddock fought hard at face off and Tim 'Marlon' Sayers ran tirelessly up and down the field all game. Tied five all going into the last, this cup semi was on a knife edge and with both defences and keepers easily on top of the opposition attacks, a winner was hard to predict. With most of the goals coming from man ups or fast breaks it seemed it was down to which side blinked first. Making the least mistakes and giving away fewer penalties was the key issue and coach Adshead was able to coax the most disciplined performance out of a Cheadle Hulme side for a few years. With both sides cancelling one another out Hulme had a secret weapon, captain courageous himself, Ben Ransome who darted in for not one but two smartly taken goals to give Hulme a decisive advantage. The game was not over though as the men in black had to desperately hold on to possession in the closing minutes to bravely close out the match and set up a cup final with Stopfordians on the 10th April with a thrilling 7-5 victory. Scorers: Marcus Bartram 2, Neil Peacock 2, Ben Ransome 2 and Gary Thompson 1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 13th February 2010 Norbury A vs Cheadle Hulme 1st Hulme Bury Nor-bury Cheadle Hulme took a large 19 man squad to Norbury on Saturday, confident of putting the Hazel Grove side to the sword. Perhaps they were guilty of being over confident as Norbury took a surprise lead in the first thirty seconds. For the ten men of Norbury this was the equivalent of poking a large bear with a stick as the big black machine soon rolled into action. However Hulme's first opportunity was wasted when captain Ben Ransome received the ball free in front of goal. In typically self indulgent style the skipper decided rather than blast the ball home he would attempt an aimless over the shoulder effort to earn his first of many FU points for the afternoon. It took a defender, Mike White, to equalise before Duncan Woodward scored two to at last come out of his recent barren spell in front of goal. Typical of the forward's luck at the moment as soon as he was reaching form, Woodward sustained a knee injury and missed the rest of the match. In the second period Hulme completely dominated with Kevin Ruddock growing into his new role at centre, winning nearly every face and knocking seven shades out of his opponent on the ones he didn't. In attack it was the younger figure of Jamie Tomlinson who stood out with two fine goals as Hulme took an 8-2 lead into half time. The third quarter completely belonged to the men in black with seven goals with no reply from the seriously tiring Norbury side. As usual Thompson and Peacock were to the fore with Tomlinson also supplying three assists to add to his earlier goals. There was even time for Adam Cochrane to boot one in, but thankfully the crowd were spared the Tevez celebration. In the last quarter it was Hulme's other youngster Dave Ashworth who took centre stage after being sent on when coach Adshead had decided skipper Ransome had collected more than enough FU points for one day. Ashworth showed his captain how it's done with three well taken goals and two assists in another impressive display. However just as it seemed the match was petering out Mike 'the snapper' White decided to liven things up with the kind of display of violence from the mild mannered long stick midi, which usually seems to coincide with a full moon. When eventually the match restarted Cheadle Hulme continued to build up their goal difference through five unanswered goals with defender Bateman completing the scoring to give the visitors a 20-2 victory ahead of next week's cup semi final. Scorers; Neil Peacock 4, Dave Ashworth 3, Gary Thompson 3, Ben
Ransome 2, Duncan Woodward 2, Jamie Tomlinson 2, Adam Cochrane 1,
Marcus Bartram 1, Mike White 1 and Steve Bateman 1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 6th February 2010 Brooklands Ex A vs Cheadle Hulme 1st Hulme enjoy 'TRIP' to Brooklands Cheadle Hulme travelled to Brooklands on Saturday looking to bounce back from the previous week's defeat. The match started slowly with Hulme enjoying the bulk of possession but often trying to force the issue too soon and making few opportunities. Hulmeians as usual were very patient in possession but carried little goal threat. Therefore it was only 2-1 to the visitors at quarter time with goals from Neil Peacock and Gary Thompson. In the second period the men in black continued to dominate possession with Kevin Ruddock having an outstanding game at centre and continually broke up Hulmeian's attacks early with Mike White also on top form. In attack Hulme continued to waste possession in a fairly turgid period of play. Creatively the player that stood out was Neil Peacock who scored the visitors only goals of the quarter. Brooklands couldn't manage to score in the second period largely down to Pat Moore being in a particularly aggressive mood, probably because he got too much salt on his pre match fish and chips. The third quarter started much the same with Ruddock and Moore chopping a few in half. Dave Musrie had an outstanding game in goal, saving on the occasions when Brooklands got through. In attack Hulme moved the ball too ponderously and were far to eager to make feeds to the crease which were just not on. However, they grabbed goals from Ransome, a fourth for Peacock and then a fine jumping quick stick goal from Duncan Woodward. Brooklands up to this point had carried no goal threat and there appeared no danger when a home player went on an ambling run around goal. This changed when the silent assassin appeared to be mysteriously assassinated by an unseen sniper in the bushes and went down like a sack of spuds. The Brooklands player then took advantage and scored with the weakest of shots as Musrie was obviously too busy laughing to save it. Hulme's attackers were given a good talking to by coach Adshead at the break and really stepped it up in the last period rattling in five with no reply. Ross White scoring two neat goals on an accomplished return to the team and Jamie Tomlinson supplying two assists in an excellent performance from the youngster. Skipper Ben Ransome, obsessed as ever with his personal points tally managed to score twice to offset the eleven FU points he had collected throughout the game. Gary Thompson completed the scoring to give Cheadle Hulme a 12-2 victory. Scorers; Neil Peacock 4, Ben Ransome 3, Gary Thompson 2, Ross White 2, Duncan Woodward 1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 30th January 2010 Cheadle Hulme 1st vs Liverpool Liverpool 'steal' points with last minute winner Cheadle Hulme returned to League action on Saturday when they entertained Liverpool. With the first encounter being a draw and both sides pushing for promotion the first quarter was understandably a little tense with neither side able to get on top. The visitors opened the scoring but Hulme levelled before the first break when Ben Ransome scored after a sublime fake and feed from Neil Peacock. Liverpool retook the lead early in the second quarter only to let Hulme back level with a wild own goal when a Liverpool defender flicked the ball past his own keeper from a good distance and quite tight angle for a neat finish. That was as good as it got for the home side in the second period as they only had a Ransome goal in response to a further three from Liverpool to make it 5-3 at half time. In the third period Hulme became ragged as their play lost all shape and cohesion, they also struggled to match the speed and energy of the younger students and conceded four goals in the quarter with skipper Ransome again the only player in a black shirt to score. For all their slack play in the middle quarters the men in black did manage to carve out the greater number of opportunities but several players were guilty of missing easy chances as the visiting keeper was made to look like a world beater. Cheadle Hulme's better players however were at the back with Guy Landsbury making a welcome return, Steve Bateman again performing well and Steve Pollock making a few surging runs out of defence. With a 9-4 deficit going into the last quarter coach Adshead gave his troops a talking to but there had been little in the game to suggest what was about to happen. When the chips are down for Cheadle Hulme and things are going wrong, one man's determination shines through. Picking up the ball and bull dodging through two challenges Gary 'Tommo' Thompson bore down on goal but as the slides came in he seemed to be pushed away from goal and the opportunity seemed to be lost. Facing away from goal and off balance Tommo launched an amazing overhead shot which flew perfectly into the top corner leaving the Liverpool keeper for once motionless. Hulme were now back in business with Neil Peacock blasting one in before Duncan Woodward finished off two well worked moves to put the heat on a shocked Liverpool. The game suddenly became very tense and when Peacock grabbed another the scores were level. When Hulme kept the visitors out when down to a four man zone through more great defending the men in black thought it was their day. It seemed certain when Woodward received the ball in front of goal in the last minute with only the keeper to beat but his shot went straight into the keepers stick. Captain Ransome then decided to foul the keeper leaving Liverpool in possession, Hulme a man down and 30 seconds on the clock. The match ended in heartbreak as Liverpool scored in the last few seconds to give them a 10-9 victory.
Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 23rd January 2010 Boardman & Eccles A vs Cheadle Hulme 1st David Beesley Cup - Round 2 Barts Beats Boardman in Beesley Bonanza When then ice age finally ended, strange neanderthal men roamed the earth carrying sticks as weapons and unable to communicate in anything other than grunts. This was not dissimilar to the scene that greeted the lacrosse players of Cheadle Hulme when they met up in Salford for their first game after the big freeze. A trip to Boardman & Eccles is never easy and without seeing action for over a month and lacking an established face off specialist in the squad the men in black faced a tricky David Beasley cup quarter final on Saturday. Hulme started the game looking decidedly ring rusty and with little success at the face offs and an inability to hold the ball in attack on the few occasions they managed to clear the ball, Hulme were defending for much of the opening period. Boardman took advantage with three goals without reply but gave the impression that they couldn't go up another gear. After a few adjustments from coach Adshead, Hulme increased the tempo and completely turned the tie around with six unanswered goals in the second quarter. Marcus 'Barts' Bartram latched onto a Steve Fish feed for the first before Chris Wilson rattled in a fine second. Duncan Woodward evaded some close marking for the third as Hulme drew level. Hulme were now getting on top in the midfield areas with Kevin 'Razor' Ruddock showing particular tenacity. Hulme forged ahead with further goals from Ransome and Bartram. The quarter ended when Tim Sayers, wearing his new 'mystic meg' headscarf, somehow knew exactly where Ransome would feed him the ball before scoring Hulme's sixth. Hulme's class continue to tell in the third period with 'Barts' Bartram scoring with a cracking shot in a great performance from the midi who also pulled of some excellent wrap checks which took away both ball and stick. Well as Bartram played it was probably defender Steve Bateman who was man of the match as the visiting defence repelled Boardman's best efforts time and time again with the Silent Assassin also keeping them quiet. Chris Wilson having possibly his best game of the season scored a rasper before Gary 'Tomo' Thompson gave Hulme a 9-4 lead going into the last. Cheadle Hulme were guilty of complacency in the final period with keeper Smith having a 'Taibi moment' with the weakest of shots being allowed to trickle in. However goals from Sayers and Bartram meant that Boardman's late rally was in vain as Cheadle Hulme progress to the semi finals with an 11-8 win. Scorers Marcus Bartram 4, Tim Sayers 2, Chris Wilson 2, Ben Ransome 1, Duncan Woodward 1 and Gary Thompson 1. Steve Pollock.
U12s Team Match Report Saturday 23rd January 2010 Cheadle U12 vs Oldham U12s Squad Members: The match started with only 9 players-a-side as Oldham were a player short, this was soon rectified when there 10th player arrived allowing both teams to have the correct number of players. CH started impressively and were soon 1-0 up thanks to an Andrew Ashworth goal. The passing and movement were both excellent and 3 more goals were scored by Connor, George and Sam. It was looking more like a cricket score than Lacrosse! Oldham at this stage jumped into life and became more aggressive, they scored to make the score 4-1. Shortly after Oldham scored there was a pitch invasion by two dogs - who ran off with the ball. The ball was quickly retrieved and the dogs were put back on their leads. The second quarter was very tight, with Oldham scoring the only goal to make it 4-2 at half-time. The third quarter was much more open, Connor scored 5-2. Oldham then scored twice in quick succession to make the score 5-4. Tom scored 6-4. Oldham scored 2 more goals to go into the final quarter level at 6-6. The final quarter was nerve-racking for everybody involved, players, coaches, parents and dogs. The team responded well to the situation and played as well as they had done in the first quarter. Andrew scored 7-6, Tom scored 8-6, Andrew scored again 9-6. CH seemed to have the match won, but once again the aggressiveness of Oldham unsettled CH. Oldham scored to make it 9-7. At the restart Oldham got possession and scored almost immediately 9-8. All present had their hearts in their mouths as Oldham attacked relentlessly. Finally the Ref blew his whistle, much to the relief of all present. After bad weather and the Christmas lay-off, this was an excellent result and all players should be proud of their performances. Derek Layland.
1st Team Match Report Saturday 14th November 2009 Cheadle Hulme 1st vs Boardman & Eccles A Big Willy misses clean sheet Despite two weeks of rain, Cheadle Hulme's match with Boardman & Eccles went ahead on Saturday at the Ladybridge ground. Cheadle Hulme fielded their now traditional big squad while some of the Boardman squad were just big. Given the conditions it was never going to be a free flowing classic, but thankfully Hulme adapted better and created most of the early opportunities with Duncan Woodward missing the best of them. After ten minutes Woodward made amends by opening the scoring with a neat close finish from a Gary Thompson assist. Boardman were having little joy at the other end and it was no surprise when a neat dodge and feed by Neil Peacock set up skipper Ransome to make it two nil. The second quarter carried on much as the first with Hulme gaining the majority of possession thanks to Chris Peacock, Dave Musrie and Kevin Ruddock working hard on the muddy pitch and Mike White breaking up Boardman moves early. Things livened up when Neil Peacock received a slash down his back while attempting to clear the ball out of defence. There followed a 'frank and honest discussion' between Hulme's smallest player and a very chunky Boardman player. With the other Peacock brother later having his own tantrum Hulme were thankful that Tim Sayers was away on holiday! Spurred on by his near death experience Neil Peacock had an outstanding game in midfield and set up both of the goals in the second period, firstly for Woodward and then for 'Rancid' Ransome. By half time Boardman still had not scored thanks to some fine saves by 'Big Willy' Smith who had a great game in the home goal. Hulme's defence were solid as ever with Pat Moore having his best game of the season and Guy Lansbury adding authority to the back line. With the pitch becoming more and more like a swamp and some tasty checks going in on the ground balls the lacrosse was sometimes not pretty but the men in black were more effective but missed some really easy chances to put the game out of reach. The leader of men did however make up for some lame shooting to score the only goal of the third quarter. In the final quarter Hulme needed someone able to cut through the mud and the large visiting defence and turned to their very own plough; Gary 'Tomo' Thompson who scored two goals the first coming from Neil Peacock's forth assist of the match. Late in the match Boardman were still searching for a goal, but were getting nowhere against an excellent Cheadle Hulme defence. Steve Bateman was again rock solid with Gaz 'Taffy' Jones mopping up any danger and Steve 'Silent Assassin' Pollock giving the visiting attack something to think about on his return to the side. 'Big Willy' Smith came dangerously close to a clean sheet and having to buy a round at the bar as Boardman floundered in attack, but poor marking allowed the visitors to get a consolation goal before Lord Yates called a premature end to the battle in the mud. With all the teams around them drawing Cheadle Hulme's 7-1 win leaves them well placed for promotion. Scorers; Ben Ransome 3, Duncan Woodward 2, Gary Thompson 2. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 31th October 2009 Cheadle Hulme 1st vs Brooklands Hulme 'Neil' to Worship Peacock Performance Neil Peacock was the man in form as Cheadle Hulme played host to Brooklands Hulmeians. Initial possession came from the men in black, and Peacock opened the scoring, finishing an outside shot after a neat feed from Tim 'Slick' Sayers. Despite a determined looking Brooklands hitting back, it was again the Tiler from Cheadle Heath who scored his second of the game to end the Quarter 2-1. Hulme continued strongly in the 2nd quarter, and this time it was the ever youthful Gary 'Tomo' Thomson who made the biggest impression. The midfield and attack worked well together, good signs from 'Coach' Adshead's on-going work. Firstly, Duncan Woodward converting a Chris 'Peaky' Peacock feed and then Gary Thompson combining with Tim Sayers's "Big" left hand for another goal. Thompson then scored 2 further goals to cement a strong quarter for Hulme. The team lost Chris Peacock at half-time due to injury, but at least it lessened the chances of a Cheadle Hulme send-off for descent, tantrums or bad language. Brooklands hit back in the 3rd and used their sweeping run in front of goal to complete 3 goals as Hulme switched off at the back. Again, there were times when Hulme failed to finish. Ben Ransome demonstrated he had not lost the ability to sneak round the back for a one-on-one with the keeper and place it perfectly up top in the goalies stick. The home team could, however, take some heart from losing the quarter by completing an excellent fast break team goal from deep in their own half. As the final pass went to Steve Fish, the whole team had a nervous wait to see if the 'Lover from Ljubljana's' terribly strung stick would fire the ball skywards. Fish made no mistake to complete the move. After another inspirational team talk from 'Coach' Adshead, Cheadle Hulme lifted their game in the final quarter and moved the ball well in attack. The defence was also bolstered by the return of Guy 'Lanners' Lansbury. After missing last week, and the third quarter, he made short work of the continued use of the sweeping runs by Brooklands' attackers and neutralised the threat. Another notable performance from Steve Bateman kept a determined Brookland's to just 2 goals in the quarter. Up front Neil Peacock again shone with a quick goal from the face, and the momentum of the match again turned towards the home team. Ransome pitched in with a further 2 goals to his season tally and a further goal and assist went the way of Neil Peacock to complete a 4 goal haul to celebrate his upcoming birthday. Brooklands heads went down and the game was completed with a top corner close range finish from Sayers. The game ended 12 - 7 to Cheadle Hulme, with 8 goals coming from direct assists. Scorers Match Report by Tim Sayers (Vice Capt)
1st Team Match Report Saturday 24th October 2009 Liverpool vs Cheadle Hulme 1st Ruddock 'Razor' Sharp in dying minutes earns Hulme a draw Cheadle Hulme took the short journey down the M56 for a first time encounter with newly promoted Liverpool. Unsurprisingly, it was the car containing Chris Peacock, David Musrie and driven by Will Smith that was last to arrive. Seemingly, none of the occupants could seem to find the massive sports ground and 5 storey cricket pavilion smack bang on the main road. Bizarrely, as the 2pm face-time came and went, and as the men in black were warmed up and ready to go, the pitch was still in use for a ladies match. Not wanting to seem a complaining team, 'Coach' Adshead was happy to wait until the 22 lycra short wearing female Uni students had finished. Last minute recruitment of ref's by Liverpool delayed the start further and the game finally got underway just before 2.30pm. Cheadle Hulme started the more settled and moved into a quick 2-0 advantage with goals from Rick Wilson and Gary 'Tommo' Thompson. However, a young and physical side, Liverpool charged at Hulme and moved the ball quickly on the clear, catching the defence out on more than one occasion to end the Quarter 2-2. It was end to end stuff in Quarter 2 with the biggest difference between the teams that Liverpool were taking their opportunities in front of goal and Cheadle Hulme failed to finish. Ben 'Rancid' Ransome scored Hulme's only goals of the period, both assisted from a strong performing Neil Peacock. However, Ransome, like others, was guilty of missing opportunities, particularly a weak left handed shot at the keeper that never mind Colin but Chrissy Windeler would have easily saved. The quarter finished with the visitors 6-4 down The third quarter continued a very heated and physical affair, with checks and take-outs in abundance which caused Hulme, not for the first time to lose their heads. It took a 'timeout' talking to from 'Coach' Adshead for Cheadle Hulme to focus on Lacrosse as opposed to the refereeing. Goals from Ransome and a great finish from another excellent performance by Rick Wilson, couldn't prevent Liverpool extending their lead to 10-6. It was all or nothing moving into the last Quarter and 'Coach' Adshead was determined that the experience of Hulme could lead to goals, given the correct discipline. Spurred on further by the return of Dave 'Mus' Musrie, Hulme moved the ball quickly in front of goal and made the most of their opportunities. The visitors scored a succession of 4 goals from 4 players with Ransome, Neil Peacock, Rick and Chris Wilson all getting on the score sheet to tie the game with a real team effort. Hulme had done a good job in the second half of locking off the 2 key Liverpool scorers. But in a moment of madness, Pat Moore and Tim 'Slick' Sayers switched men and allowed Liverpool a free feed and shot on goal to once again take the lead. However, the momentum was very much with Hulme and after some frenzied action in the Liverpool goal area the ball popped out to Kevin 'Razor' Ruddock who made no mistake of scoring his first goal of the season. Eventually, after what seemed like some strange decisions to keep the ball in the Cheadle Hulme end, the whistle blew for a hard fought point. Scorers Match Report by Tim Sayers (Vice Capt)
U12s Team Match Report Saturday 24th October 2009 Cheadle U12 vs Cheadle Hulme U12s Squad Members: Derek Layland. U12s Team Match Report Saturday 17th October 2009 Cheadle Hulme U12s vs Brooklands Team: Tom Doona, Sam Wilks, William Ashworth, George
Mealand, Dylan Brown, Erin Smith, Connor Edmonds, Dylan Smith, Adam
(Foxy) Fox, Josh Smith, Adam Layland, Harry Emuss. (Unfortunately
the team were without Andrew Ashworth and Sam Lowth, both ill). Jan Layland. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 10th October 2009 Cheadle Hulme 1st vs Mellor B Cheadle Hulme entertained Mellor on Saturday intent on building on their early season form. Hulme started well enough and looked completely in control in the first quarter cruising into a 3-1 lead with goals coming from their main threats, Ransome, Woodward and Neil Peacock. However in the second period the men in black appeared to take their foot off the pedal and after some scrappy play allowed Mellor to edge back into things with the visitors scoring twice. Hulme's only reply came from new recruit Adam Cochrane, who scored his first goal for the club when he powered in a strong finish after nice work from Dave Ashworth. Without ever looking threatening Mellor reached half time only 4-3 down, demonstrating a traditional club trait of being hard to beat. Cheadle Hulme again fielded a large squad of 18 players and after
years of being desperately short of players the club seems to be
struggling with its new circumstances. Integrating a new coach and
new players as well as two young players is causing a few teething
problems which could be seen clearly in the third quarter as Cheadle
Hulme became totally disjointed in a poor twenty minute spell, where
only Duncan Woodward and Gary Thompson scored for the home side.
The men from the hills capitalised on the malaise to draw level
with three goals. Playing with a large squad means players have
less field time and find it hard to get into the game. Key players
are often found out of their favoured positions and struggle to
develop an understanding with the other attackers, meaning little
free flowing lacrosse. However, Ben Ransome constantly looking to
drive on his man to boost his personal stats tally didn't really
help make the attack play more cohesive. To compound matters Hulme
also lost Guy Lansbury and Steve Fish to knee injuries. Thankfully the trend continued as the men in black smashed the resistance of poor Mellor with three goals in the first few minutes of the last quarter as Chris Peacock completely dominated at face. Woodward got on the end of the first two well worked moves and Ross White capped a good performance with a classy goal. Never shy of trying an ambitious shot, Timmy Sayers attempted what could only be described as an under arm roll shot which some how sneaked into the bottom corner. Gary Thompson got reward for a good performance with a goal. Ben Ransome desperate for some personal glory chipped in with a couple and Chris Peacock finished things off with a surprisingly powerful shot in the top corner. It should not be forgotten that in this eight goal blitz came three assists from Jamie Tomlinson who again played with increasing maturity. Mellor trudge back to the hills with a 14-7 beating and Hulme stay top as one of only two sides to win all three opening fixtures. Scorers; Duncan Woodward 5, Ben Ransome 3, Gary Thompson 2, Neil Peacock 1, Ross White 1, Adam Cochrane 1 and Chris Peacock 1. Steve Pollock. U12s Team Match Report Saturday 10th October 2009 Cheadle Hulme U12s vs Mellor & Sheffield After meeting at the Clubhouse the Under 12's travelled
to Mellor to play two matches against teams who proved to be very
tough opponents. The squad was Sam Wilks, Dylan Smith, Erin
Smith, Adam Fox, Adam Layland, Tom Doona, Sam Lowth, Dylan Brown,
George Mealand, Josh Smith, Harry Emuss, Andrew Ashworth and Connor
Edmonds. Derek Layland. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 3rd October2009 Cheadle Hulme 1st vs Stopfordians The first match of the new season at the Ladybridge
club saw Stopfordians provide the opposition in a key 4th Division
encounter. Against a side expected to challenge for promotion Hulme started well enough with goals from Duncan Woodward and Marcus Bartram. With both sides wasting opportunities and possession Stops took advantage and pulled one back before the break. After the restart Hulme went into their old fashioned brainless mode showing no shape or movement in attack. Only wild shots and feeds in-between passes to the ground or over peoples heads. In attack Neil Peacock and Duncan Woodward stood out like a beacon amongst the mediocrity and it was no surprise when the latter scored two in the second period. The fact that Stops only scored two in the same period was largely down to Rick Wilson, standing in for Will Smith in the home goal, who pulled off outstanding save after save in a man of the match performance for a player more accustom to midfield. The third quarter was even more scrappy with both sides scoring twice. Hulme's efforts from Ben 'Rancid' Ransome and a slick left handed finish from Tim Sayers. Even though general stick handling was weak and each attack more direction less than the last,the men in black competed hard to hold a narrow lead with Chris Peacock outstanding at face and Steve Bateman, Gaz 'Taffy' Jones and Guy Landsbury very assured at the back. At the start of the last quarter Stops made it 6 all to set up a tense finale. However after maybe taking on board a few words of wisdom from their coach, the big black machine of 20 men clicked into gear and made the old boys from Disley look like old men, with four goals without reply from Neil Peacock, Duncan Woodward and two from skipper Ben Ransome looking more at home in an attacking role. The 10-6 win means Chealde Hulme are top on goal difference. Scorers: Duncan Woodward 4, Ben Ransome 3, Neil Peacock 1, Marcus Bartram 1 and Timmy Sayers 1. Steve Pollock. 1st Team Match Report Saturday 26th September 2009 Poynton A vs Cheadle Hulme 1st On Saturday Cheadle Hulme made the short trip to Poynton for the start of the 2009/10 lacrosse season. Since Cheadle Hulme last won a game of lacrosse back in November 2008 many things have happened to change the natural order of things. Among them Obama has become the first black president, Manchester City have some half decent footballers but most shocking of all Cheadle Hulme have acquired more than 10 players and a coach! Obviously in a state of deep shock at facing an 18 man Cheadle Hulme squad Poynton quickly slipped into a 5-1 quarter time deficit as the black hoards ran riot. Skipper Ben Ransome carrying on from last season with two goals, before the home keeper chucked in what could only be a Chris Peacock cross. Gary Thompson and Tim Sayers being the other scorers. Poynton overcame their initial fear of the big black machine to compete more evenly in the second quarter and with the help of the home referee pulled off the hidden ball trick in a moment of comedy for everyone but Hulme's keeper Will Smith. Hulme however edged the quarter with finishes from Ransome, Thompson and Ross White. It could have been more but for Timothy 'Slick' Sayers putting on his show pony display in front of goal. Ben Ransome obviously angry at having to run about in midfield to vengeance on Poynton with two quick goals in the third quarter before Duncan Woodward got the first of five goals on his return from injury. The moment of the quarter came when 16 year old Jamie Tomlinson scored on his first team debut to cap an excellent display in attack. Not to be out done fellow youngster Dave Ashworth made a very accomplished debut nearly scoring twice and beating ex England man Dougie Martin at face off. Hulme ran riot in the final quarter scoring seven goals showing such dominance that Chris Peacock scored twice without the keeper throwing them in. Just as things were getting a little prosaic new boy Steve Fish, who supplied five assists on his return from Slovenia, made thing a little more lively with some very 'eastern bloc' take outs and stick throwing. However nothing could detract from a convincing 19-5 win to prove the future is not orange but black. Scorers Ben Ransome 5, Duncan Woodward 5, Chirs Peacock 3, Gary
Thompson 2, Tim Sayers 2, Ross White 1 and Jamie Tomlinson 1. Steve Pollock.
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