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England Hockey

This Sunday ses the last 16 of the Mens and Womens Cup competitions.

The Women's cup holders Bowdon Hightown make the long trip to fellow Womens Premier 1 side Harleston Magpies. Last season's runners up Fyffes Leicester also have to travel to play Hounslow & Ealing. The current EHL leaders Chelmsford play host to fellow Premier 1 side Olton. The two non-EHL sides left in the competition both face top flight opposition. Nelson make the trip across the Pennines to Doncaster and Sunbury welcome Canterbury to Hampton Community College.

There are three ties in the North West with Sunderland making the (for them) short trip to Preston Leyland, Poynton entertaining Slough and Liverpool Sefton, who are riding high in Premier 3, looking to shock Clifton from Premier 1.

In the Men's competiton the tie of the round is the clash between Surbiton and Reading which is a re-run of last season's final which was won by Reading. There are two other all Premier 1 match ups with Canterbury travelling to Old Loughtonians and high-flying Loughborough Students taking on Firebrands.

Preston, the only non-EHL side left in the competition, face a daunting task at home to Guildford who are currently fourth in Mens Premier 1. There are two ties involving EHL Premier 2 sides with Nottingham making the short trip to Belper and Southgate playing Bournville. There is an exciting local derby between Holcombe who currently lead Mens Premier 3 and East Grinstead who are doing likewise in Mens Premier 2.

Old adversaries Cannock and Beeston meet at the Morris Ground and following this game, and once all results are known, the draw for the Quarter Finals in both competitions will be made in the clubhouse.

MENS CUP 5

BELPER v NOTTINGHAM, 1330 hrs
Umps - Simon Gillett, Kevin Twissell

CANNOCK v BEESTON, 1400 hrs ^ note change of start
Umps - James Pilgrim, Richard Shaw

HOLCOMBE v EAST GRINSTEAD, 1400 hrs
Umps - Rob Graham, David Howell

LOUGHBORO STUDENTS v FIREBRANDS, 1200 hrs
Umps - Mike Graham, Clive Hough

OLD LOUGHTONIANS v CANTERBURY, 1400 hrs
Umps - Paul Box-Grainger, Tony Kelleher

PRESTON v GUILDFORD, 1415 hrs
Umps - Lee Barron, Alan Jackson

SOUTHGATE v BOURNVILLE, 1400 hrs
Umps - Nathan Lowe, Parmjit Sandhu

SURBITON v READING, 1330 hrs
Umps - Kevin Matthews, Scott O’Brien

WOMENS CUP 5

CHELMSFORD v OLTON & WW, 1200 hrs
Umps - Frances Block, Dawn Henning

DONCASTER v NELSON, 1400 hrs
Umps - Suzanne Howard, Kate Oultram

HARLESTON MAGPIES v BOWDON HIGHTOWN, 1300 hrs
Umps - Alison Hill, Lili James

HOUNSLOW & EALING v FYFFES LEICESTER, 1330 hrs
Umps - Sue Barker, Cynthia Hollingsworth

LIVERPOOL SEFTON v CLIFTON, 1130 hrs
Umps - Raminda Dhanda, Steven Rice

POYNTON v SLOUGH, 1030 hrs
Umps - Colin Burton, Bridget Midwinter

PRESTON LEYLAND v SUNDERLAND, 1200 hrs
Umps - Stephen Cox, Margaret McLoughlin

SUNBURY v CANTERBURY, 1330 hrs
Umps - Jane Bellehewe, Jane Binner

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