Crawley Wasps secured an away win at London Corinthians.
Shinih Tuazon beat the goalkeeper at her near post in the second half, aided by an accurate long pass from Crawley’s outfielder Natalie Stephenson who this game was deputising as goalkeeper.
Corinthians did have chances of their own but the Wasps held on to secure a fourth victory, and second clean sheet, in a row in the London and South East Regional Women’s Football League.
Crawley Town suffered their third successive defeat in League 2 on Saturday, losing 2-1 away to Stevenage.
In the Ryman Premier League, Merstham won 6-1 at home to Grays. Horsham are in 13th place in the Ryman South League, after winning 3-1 at home to Chipstead. One place below them, Three Bridges also gained three points winning 2-1 in their home match against Molesey. South Park lost 3-4 at home to Tooting and Mitcham United. East Grinstead enjoyed their first win of the season; the Wasps came from 2 nil down to win 3-2 at Chatham.
Elsewhere, Horley Town are through to the next round of the FA Vase after winning 4-2 at home to Hassocks FC.
Redhill are out of the FA Vase, losing 2-1 to Deal Town in the first qualifying round. The fixture was a home game for Redhill but was hosted by Deal as the pitch at Kiln Brow isn’t match ready due to work that has taken place at the ground over the summer.
David Jay rounds up the final day of the 2016 Cricket season as rain played a part in deciding which ended the season as champions and left the others feeling a little under the weather.
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Abass picks up player of the year as Merstham win third title in a row.
First team captain Nav Saeed said at Merstham’s players awards night on Saturday that he thought the club’s historic rise to the Surrey Championship could be just the beginning of more success.
Merstham’s first team were confirmed as Fuller’s Brewery League Premier Division Champions that day, after their game with Old Tenisonians was abandoned in the second innings, as was the game between Merrow and SinjunGrammarians. That meant Merstham stayed above Merrow, who were the only team who could have beaten them to the title.
Both teams were promoted to the Surrey Championship, with Saeed delighted to have claimed a third successive league title after winning the second and then first division titles in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
“In our 152 year history, we’ve never played in the Surrey Championship at first team level and now we’ve got the opportunity, so I’d like to say a big ‘thank you’ to the first team.
“There’s a lot more to come from this club. We have a young side and it’s a great club to play for. I want to continue this success for years to come.”
Merstham only lost a handful of games all season, but only went to the top of the division after victory in the penultimate game.
Saeed praised this season’s new recruits, including Sunny Bowry, Assad Naeem and Damian Barnett, who had “fitted in perfectly”. He also hailed opening batsmen Arsalan Abass and Joe Shinners and two players who had been recruited via the third team, Ben Baker and Lauire Nicholson.
“I’m very proud to have them in the first team,” said Saeed.
He added that every player had played their part, including 38-wicket pace bowler Sulliman Younis who had put “fear” into opponents with his pace and aggression.
He reserved special praise for his choice as first team player of the year – Abass – a player whom Saeed said he had watched “grow” as a cricketer during Abass’s six years in the team.
“He’s one of the best fielders I’ve seen, he also bowls and the innings he played at Merrow is one of the best performances I’ve ever seen,” said the skipper.
