BMT 33 Fitzmaurice 15

BMT beaten frequently by Fitz in the past, were were 8-7 ahead after the first quarter.

The second produced a more determined effort, the shooting being accurate, while the centres and defence were solid, leaving them 21-9 clear.

Fitz rallied in the final quarter, but the standard of play from both teams dropped off with few opportunities being converted by either side.

Player of match for BMT was Charlie Hayes.

Combe Down 44 Westbury 31

The first quarter was evenly matched with both teams working well but mixed with some poor play causing easy interceptions on both sides.

The score by quarter time was 8-8.

Combe Down made some tactical changes in the second quarter and, with some slick attacks coupled with strong defence, started to pull away.

Westbury had some good interceptions and shooting, but Combe Down were starting to pick up their game and it showed at half time, with them in the lead 18-15.

In the third quarter, Down lengthened their lead with a strong triangle in attack and pulled away to 31–24.

That proved too much for Westbury who had little strength left as their opponents pulled clear.

Players of match were Bev Pulford for Combe Down and Emma Gifford–Pike for Westbury.

Holt C 11 Calne B 66

Despite the windy conditions the first quarter started relatively well for Holt.

Calne started the stronger of the two and had a 14-6 lead by the end.

In the second quarter Calne pulled ahead, scoring 20 to Holt’s one, dominance that was repeated in the third.

Despite the scoreline Holt displayed perseverance, and made the most of their few shooting opportunities.

The scoring by both Calne shooters was excellent and unfortunately Holt showed no convincing defence in the circle.

Players of the Match were Holt’s Livy Menghini and Calne's Miriam Sawyer.

Chippenham A 31 Devizes A 29

AFTER a slow start and having to come from behind, Chippenham fought hard to take the lead from Devizes, who held their own for the first quarter.

By half time Chippenham led by five goals and managed to keep the lead for the next two quarters.

Devizes stayed in strong contention, fought back and slowly clawed back the deficit but Chippenham were determined to keep their lead and did so by two goals.

Player of the match for Devizes was GA Hannah Sedgwick – up from the B squad to join the depleted A squad.

Devizes E 24 KSM 5

THE match was played in blustery conditions, with the shooters finding it challenging.

Devizes went ahead in the first quarter 9-1, with sharp passes down the court and lots of great drives for the ball.

Player of the match went to Goal Defence Lisa Adams.

Wessex Blades 25 TNC 26

BLADES' fourth match of the season against TNC proved to be a match of two halves.

Blades started positively, taking the initiative, scoring consistently and performing set plays confidently.

The ability to convert opportunities into points is always crucial and shooters Lorna Coleman and Kara Clarke stepped up to the task and allowed Blades to pull into the lead 14-9 by half time.

However the third quarter of the match saw Blades lose formation and structure a little and this loss of composure and concentration allowed TNC to gain the lead by one goal going into the final quarter.

Unfortunately for Blades the 15 minutes was to prove just too short a time for them to score the winning goal required.

Player of the match went to Kelly Hearn.

Wessex Sabres 34 Westbury C 12

SABRES started well with excellent play by the two shooters Sarah Fuller and Alice Baker.

They continued to dominate in the second quarter, but the third quarter saw Westbury gaining strength tofight back.

However, Sabres returned to form in the fourth quarter and won the match convincingly.

Player of the match was Glenda Dickson

Devizes C 19 Jaymart 6

STRONG winds made scoring difficult in this competitive game.

Although in the end Devizes were comfortable winners, credit was due to Jaymart for battling to keep in the game right up to the final whistle.

The difference between the two sides was down to Devizes’ good positional play and greater accuracy in taking their chances in adverse weather conditions

Combe Down 36 Calne 38

COMBE began the match strongly, with accurate shooting and tight defensive play, they were able to pressurise Calne into making mistakes.

These were converted by Combe who finished the first quarter in the lead by 12-7.

However, Calne were not to be outdone and in the second quarter they upped their game and forced Combe into silly mistakes.

Defensive pressure by Calne meant that Combe were suddenly struggling to get the ball into the shooting circle, allowing Calne to take a 16-14 lead at half time.

In the third quarter, Combe made changes. This brought new life to Combe and they fought back impressively to once again take the lead. By the end of the third quarter they were ahead by 28 goals to 25.

The final quarter was strongly contested with the lead changing hands often.

However, sloppy mistakes from Down allowed Calne to establish a small lead which proved unassailable.

Player of the match was Sian Robbins.