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2016 saw a welcome return to Clare College for the Annual Dinner - and another record-breaking year with 102 players and guests! An unofficial, more eloquent (and slightly more sober than last year) recollection of the evening's events by our would-be journalist Simon Cooper can be found here. But if you weren't there, the question you should really be asking is 'What was I thinking, missing the Annual Dinner?' [*cough, cough* editor]

Award Winners

Those recognised this year for their contribution and achievements over the season were:

Club Man of the Year Jim Hockley
Club Woman of the Year Ania Rygielska
Men's 1sts Player of the Season Craig Spencer
Men's 1sts Captain's Player of the Season Tom Rosselli
Men's 2nds Player of the Season Chris Walsh
Men's 2nds Outstanding Contribution Owen Russell
Men's 3rds Player of the Season Douglas Gibson
Men's 3rds Best Newcomer Ed Boggis
Men's 4ths Player of the Season Tom Steed
Men's 4ths Good Egg Andy Thomas
Ladies' 1sts Player of the Season Georgina Jefferies
Ladies' 1sts Best Newcomer Georgie Howling
Ladies' 2nds Player of the Season Lauren Brown
Ladies' 2nds Best Newcomer Harriet Walker
Ladies' 3rds Player of the Season Claire Kiss
Ladies' 3rds Most Improved Player Anouschka den Ouden
Ladies' Mixed Player of the Season Janette Murphy
Men's Mixed Player of the Season Tom Rosselli
Umpires Award Steve Riches

Leading Goalscorers - Men

  • 1st Rob Barton & Chris Pearson
    22 goals 0.9 GPG | 0.8 GPG
  • 3rd Craig Spencer & Graham McCulloch
    21 goals 1.0 GPG | 1.1 GPG

Leading Goalscorers - Women

  • 1st Sophie McComish
    25 goals 1.2 GPG
  • 2nd Georgina Jefferies
    21 goals 1.2 GPG
  • 3rd Laura Ludlow
    19 goals 1.2 GPG

Special Awards

  • Ladies Exceptional Contribution Award - Louise Tonkin
  • The Accidental Tourist Award (for those who are regulars at Boston Little Chef) - Oli Lamming (1164 miles in 26 matches)
  • The Accidental Tourist Award (for membership of the Fenland Holiday Club) - Diane Eichelsheim (966 miles in 24 matches)
  • The Odd Socks Award (for unprofessional appearance) - Joe Whittaker (lost a single purple sock halfway through the season)
  • The Father of the Year Award (for adopting a radical hockey-based approach to parenting) - Dan Loy (played a match - and scored - 12 hours after his daughter was born)
  • The Outstanding Tosser Award (for consistent excellence in pre-match coin flipping) - Simon Cooper (umpire's note: check for coins with two heads next season...)
  • The Slightly Better Than Average Award (for being...slightly...better than Average) - Mike Karran
  • The 'Maverick & Cougar' Top Gun Award (for outstanding wingmanship) - Colin Troll and Tom Rosselli
  • The LemIona Award (for prodigious citrus farming) - Iona Walker
  • The Lemon of the Season Award (for repeatedly lying down on the job) - Louisa Cantwell
  • The Power Couple of the Year Award (for putting hockey above (almost) everything else) - Oli & Hannah (the only mixed game they missed was when they were away on honeymoon)
  • The Mick Beasley Perpetual Shield for Extracurricular Activities - Colin Troll
    Few captains have had the audacity to organise a game against a children's team. But only one has organised a match for our mixed team against an U16 girls team.