High scores in HA Cup
The Seoul Olympic gold medallist David Faulkner, now player-coach of Basingstoke, scored twice in their 4-1 win against Lloyds Bank in the first round of the Hockey Association Cup.
In a high-scoring weekend, Norton notched up 13 goals without reply against Manchester, with Richard Finney and Mark Gill each scoring four. Harborne, with hat-tricks from Jim Wright and Barney Simmons and four goals from Andy Bostock, knocked in 12 without reply at Coalville, while Nottingham could only manage 11 at home to Belper, with John Newton claiming four.
n Maggie Souyave, the England coach, has announced a development squad for this weekend's training camp at Bisham Abbey of Under-28 players as she prepares a squad for August's World Cup qualifier in Harare.
ENGLAND DEVELOPMENT SQUAD: C Burr, L Culliford (Clifton), N Osbourne, L King (Ipswich), S Blanks, K Bowden, P Miller, J Mould (Balsam Leicester), L Cope, L Copeland, A Bennett, S Eyre, J Smith (Slough), C Reid, L Newcombe, T Cullen (Hightown), K James, S Gibson (Trojans), J Empson & V Sandall (Canterbury), J Green (Chelmsford Broadoak).
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