Deeping swept away March seconds by an 8-1 margin thanks to goals from Paul Tancred (2), Ali Rowledge (2), Henry Winsfield-Chislett, James Sharp, Peter Jeffrey and Andy Brassington.

The local side have now smashed an amazing 124 goals at an average of just under seven a match and can expect to join their ladies side in celebrating a league title in the next couple of weeks.

Deeping's fairer sex clinched the Cambs Division One crown with a hard fought 3-2 win at third-placed Saffron Walden. Janet Eagle-Smith, Sarah Smith and Kirsten Hackett scored for the champions.

Bourne seconds won for just the second time in East Division Two North thanks to goals from Jenny Jackson and Lou Parker.

But City of Peterborough Ladies' faint hopes of promotion from East Division One North disappeared with a 5-0 home defeat by Lowestoft and the city side's men's second team have fallen behind local rivals Wisbech in the race for the East Premier B Division title.

City were beaten 3-2 at home by a resolute and well-organised Long Sutton side. Sutton's for City star Gary Hales converted a penalty stroke to add to goals from Ben Smith and Ash Taylor.

That result enabled Wisbech to race back to the top on goal difference following a highly impressive 6-0 win at West Herts. Sam Markillie claimed four goals with Joe Melton and Luke Smith completing the scoring.

City's third team are also faltering in the run-in as a 3-2 reverse at Ipswich & East Suffolk virtually ruined their promotion bid from Division Two North.

City sixths remain second in Division Five North West after beating Newmarket 3-1 with goals from Marcus Howard, Graham Finding and Aaron Nicholls.

Ross Ambler bagged a hat-trick as March fifths maintained their promotion push in Division Seven North West and Glenn Perkins hit three goals as Spalding seconds beat Cambridge City fifths 5-3 in Division Four North West.


RESULTS... weekend hockey results and scorers

Men
National North Division - University of Birmingham 3, City of Peterborough 1 (Finding).
NE14 Hockey East League
Premier B Division - West Herts 0, Wisbech 6 (Markillie 4, Melton, Smith); City of Peterborough 2nds 2 (Hillsdon, Cave), Long Sutton 3 (Smith, Hales, Taylor); Bourne 1, Pelicans 6.
Division Two North - Cambridge City 3rds 2, March 0; Ipswich & ES 3, City of Peterborough 3rds 2 (Andrews, Bradley); Ipswich 3rds 3, Spalding 2 (Taylor, Shardlow).
Division Three North West - Long Sutton 2nds 2, Bourne 2nds 0; City of Peterborough 4ths 4 (Cartwright 2, Humphreys, Bond), Cambs Nomads 2nds 2; March 2nds 1 (Welland), Market Deeping 8 (Tancred 2, Rowledge 2, Winfield-Chislett, Sharp, Jeffrey, Brassington); Wisbech 2nds 1, Rutland 4.
Division Four North West - Cambridge City 5ths 3, Spalding 2nds 5 (Perkins 3, Doades, Gibbons); Market Deeping 2nds 2 (Byrne, Maxey), Wisbech 3rds 4; City of Peterborough 5ths 1 (Cooper), Peterborough Exiles 1.
Division Five North West - March 3rds 4 (Triggs 2, Todd, Broughton), Boston 2nds 5; Bourne 3rds 7, Market Deeping 3rds 0; Newmarket 1, City of Peterborough 6ths 3 (Howard, Finding, Nicholls).
Division Six North West - March 4ths 0, Wisbech 4ths 3; Spalding 3rds 1 (Shinkins), Long Sutton 3rds 4; City of Peterborough 7ths 0, Cambridge South 3rds 0; Wisbech 5ths 0, Ely 3rds 0.
Division Seven North West - Cambridge South 4ths 1, Bourne 4ths 0; St Ives 5ths 4, City of Peterborough 8ths 0; Spalding 4ths 4 (Vickers 2, Stone, Hammill), 5 (Ambler 3, Hodson, Lakey).
Veterans League - Braintree 1, City of Peterborough 1 (Megginson).

Ladies
NE14 Hockey East League
Premier Division - Wisbech 2, Bury St Edmunds 2 .
Division One North - Braintree 3, Bourne 1; City of Peterborough 0, Lowestoft 5.
Division Two North - Long Sutton 2, Louth 0; Norwich Union 2nds 2, March 2 (Palmer, Parr); Dereham 2nds 3, City of Peterborough 2nds 1 (Bradley); Bourne 2nds 2 (Parker, Jackson), Lincoln 2nds 0.
Cambs League
Premier Division - Cambridge University 3rds 9, March 2nds 0; Wisbech 2nds 3, Cambridge City 3rds 0; Newmarket 7, City of Peterborough 3rds 1 (C. Drake).
Division One - St Ives 2nds 3, Bourne 3rds 0; Saffron Walden 2, Market Deeping 3 (Eagle-Smith, Smith, Hackett); Cambridge City 4ths 4, City of Peterborough 4ths 1 (McDonald).
Division Two - Cambridge Ladies 2nds, Wisbech 3rds; Market Deeping 2nds 1 (Addison), St Neots 4ths 0.