Medals and goals galore for City of Peterborough hockey stars at World Cup event, Brummitt Mixed Hockey Trophy and National semi-final details

Andrew was playing for England Over 45s in the Indoor World Cup in Nottingham and was the key man in a 5-3 final win over Germany. The goal spree took Andrew’s tally to 14 goals in six matches, the most in the competition. He scored four goals in a group match against Germany and also scored a hat-trick in a big win over Wales.

Clubmate Sanjay Dhanani was also part of that England squad and City of Peterborough players also picked up a couple of bronze medals.

Adam Drake added a bronze to his vast collection of Masters medals by helping England Over 50s to an exciting 4-3 win over Netherlands in the third/fourth play-off match.

Drake scored twice in a 10-1 win over Guyana in a pool match, but his England side went down 6-2 to a superb Spain side in their semi-final.

Sue McNaughton was part of the Wales Women Over 60s squad that also finished third.

Goalkeeper Jonathan Short played for Wales Over 60s men in the event and they finished eighth.

Claire Bowtell played for Alliance England Over 55s and they finished seventh.

It’s hoped Andrew and Dhanani will be available to play for City of Peterborough in an Over 45s National Vase semi-final against Bristol Firebrands at Bretton Gate on Sunday, April 19. Bristol are believed to boast a couple of Welsh age group internationals.

The winners go on to a final at the Olympic hockey venue at Lee Valley.

BRUMMITT TROPHY The Camp Retro team will be back at Bretton Gate to try and win the popular Roger Brummitt Mixed Hockey Trophy for the ninth year in a row on the weekend of April 11/12.

The all-star team of mainly National League players have won every single Brummitt since first entering in 2016. Covid forced the cancellation of the competition in 2020 and 2021.

Cam Retro’s squad last season included City of Peterborough male 1st XI stars, National League Premier Division men and women, plus an Irish Olympian! They have beaten Jurassic Beavers in each of the last two finals. It finished 1-0 last season.

There are 15 teams involved this year, split initially into three groups of five for play on Saturday. The top two in each group and the two best third-placed qualifiers move into two further groups on Sunday, with the other seven teams entering a plate competition.

The action starts at 9am on Saturday and 9.30am on Sunday. The Plate Final is scheduled for 4.25pm on Sunday with the Plate Final set for 5pm.

Draw

Group A: Camp Retro, Ragamuffins 2, GPO, Posh Scone Fits, Goal Diggers.

Group B: Jurassic Beavers, Lastminute.com, SHSL, Inches of Post, Scurvy Crew.

Group C: Ragamuffins, Beavers, Sons of Pitches, GPO 3, GPO 2.