Friday Stat Attack
The Friday Stat Attack – paying tribute to Australian Test cricketer Phil Hughes who passed away on Thursday: 26 Tests, 49 innings, 1535 runs at an average of 32.65. Highest score of 160. Youngest player ever to score a Test century in both innings of the same match. RIP to a very promising young sportsman
OHAFC 1st XI: Old Tonbridgians (A), Arthurian League Premier Division, 12am KO, Astroturf
FIXTURE
- Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 27.7 miles – longest League away trip for 1st XI this season
- Average distance for 9 away League games this season: 16.0 miles
- Referee: Rowland Bass – refereed 1 OHAFC match previously, a 2nd XI draw
- OHAFC record on astroturf last six seasons (all competitions): Pld 7, Won 4, Lost 3, Goals scored 20, conceded 15
- OHAFC 1st XI League record on astroturf last six seasons: Pld 5, Won 3, Lost 2, Goals scored 14, conceded 9
- OHAFC have played Tonbridge twice on astroturf, both away, and lost both times, once after extra-time (3-1 and 5-4 aet)
TEAM:
- Tonbridge (5th) v OHAFC (7th) in Premier Division
- Last season: OHAFC 8th in Prem Division with 22pts, Tonbridge 2nd in Division One with 33pts
- Harrow won 2, drawn 1, lost 3, goals scored 13, conceded 21 (most in division)
- Currently unbeaten in five in all competitions: 4 wins, 1 draw in 3 League games, 1 Cup game & friendly v School
- Tonbridge won 3, drawn 1, lost 3, goals scored 15, conceded 14
- 2pts separate 5th to 9th in the Division
- OHAFC will climb to 5th or 6th with win, will go 6th or stay 7th with draw, will stay 7th with defeat
- Last time out: OHAFC won 5-1 at home to Brentwood last weekend, Tonbridge lost 3-2 at KCS Wimbledon on Nov 8th
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC - W D W, Tonbridge – L W L
- OHAFC away form this season: Pld 1, 3-1 win at KCS Wimbledon on Oct 25th (Hoffen, Hill, Own goal)
- Tonbridge home form this season: Pld 3, won 1, drawn 1, lost 1, goals scored 4, conceded 4
- Corresponding fixture last season: N/A
- Previous meeting between sides: OHAFC lost 5-3 at home to Tonbridge on Oct 11th 2014 (Hoffen 2, Harder)
- Overall League record between teams (last five seasons): Pld 3, OHAFC won 1, lost 2, scored 12, conceded 8
- League record at Tonbridge (last five seasons): Only fixture a 3-1 defeat in 2012/13
- Record OHAFC victory v Tonbridge: 8-0 (H), Oct 6th 2012
- Record defeat v Tonbridge: 3-5 (H), Oct 11th 2014
- OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 2pts worse off (7 v 9), scored three goals fewer (13v16), conceded 10 more (21 v 11)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: 3pts worse off (4v7), scored 5 goals fewer, conceded 8 goals more
- Harrow and Tonbridge performance versus common opponents so far this season: Played 3 common opponents (Eton, Forest, KCS Wimbledon), Harrow 4pts from 3 games (scored 4, conceded 9); Tonbridge 4pts from 3 games (scored 5, conceded 5)
PLAYER:
- 28 players from squad used this season, 76 in last six seasons
- 13-man squad named for Matchday 6
- Final ever-present record in Club comes to an end with absence of Phil Berry (previously had played 7 out of 7)
- Leading 1st XI scorers (League only): 4 – Hoffen, 3 – Gilbert, 1 – five players
- Hoffen & Ben Kerry currently leading Club scorers this season, 5 goals in all competitions
- Worst discipline offenders (all comps): Hoffen, Gilbert & Orr-Ewing W – all 1 yellow card
- Lederman set for 100th start for all teams in all comps in last six seasons
- Milln set for 80th appearance for all teams in all comps in last six seasons
- Milln needs 1 more goal to reach 10 for the 1st XI in all competitions
- Milln named captain for first time in his career in absence of both Poulter (capt) and Richardson (vice-capt)
- Woolley set for 75th appearance for all teams in all comps in last six seasons
- Soyinka needs 1 more goal for 60 for all teams in all competitions in last six seasons
- Baker scored 25th goal for 1st XI in last six seasons in 5-1 win over Brentwood last week
- Bone and Lalude set for 5th 1st XI appearances
- Total 1st XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 375
- Total 1st XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last six seasons): 83
- Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 638
- Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 177
OHAFC 2nd XI: Old Citizens (A), Arthurian League Division 3, 11.30am KO
FIXTURE:
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Distance to ground from Duke on the Green Pub: 10.3 miles – 5th longest away trip of the season for 2nd XI
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Average distance for 9 away League games: 10.4 miles
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Referee: Unknown
TEAM:
- Old Citizens (7th) v OHAFC (2nd) in Division Three
- Last season: OHAFC 6th in Division 3 with 18pts, Citizens champions of Div 4 with 37pts
- Harrow won 4, drawn 2, lost 1, goals scored 21, conceded 13
- Citizens won 2, drawn 1, lost 4, scored 14, conceded 18
- OHAFC will stay 2nd with win, will stay 2nd or drop to 3rd with draw, will stay 2nd or drop as low as 4th with defeat
- Last time out: OHAFC beat Epsom 5-4 at home (having been 5-0 up, Nov 22nd), Citizens won 2-0 at Malvern 2’s (Nov 15th)
- Current form (last 3 League games): OHAFC W L W, Citizens W L W
- OHAFC away form this season: Pld 3, won 1, drawn 1, lost 1, goals scored 5, conceded 4
- Citizens home form this season: Pld 4, won 1, lost 3, goals scored
- Corresponding fixture last season: N/A
- Previous meeting between sides: 3-3 draw (H) on Sept 27th 2014 (Chopra, Dalzell, Kerry)
- Overall League record between teams (last five seasons): Only played once, result as above
- League record at Harrow (last five seasons): Only played once, result as above
- Record OHAFC victory: N/A
- Record defeat: N/A
- OHAFC current League performance after same no. of games last season: 4pts better off (14 v 10), scored 8 goals more (21 v 13), conceded 3 fewer (13 v 16)
- OHAFC League performance versus corresponding fixtures last season: earned 1 point less (3v4), scored 3 fewer (4 v 7), conceded 1 more (5v4)
- Harrow and Citizens performance versus common opponents so far this season: Played 4 common opponents (KCS Wimbledon2’s, Salopian 2’s, Berkhamsted, Citizens) - Harrow Pld 4, 12pts (scored 16, conceded 6), Epsom Pld 6, 6pts (scored 11, conceded 15)
PLAYER:
- 30 players from squad used this season, 117 in last six seasons
- 12-man squad named for Matchday 7
- 3 players ever-present this season, all named in matchday squad; Khan, Jack Orr-Ewing and Taunton-Collins all started 6 of 7 games
- Leading scorers (Lge only): 4 – Kerry & Curry M, 3 – Curry O, 2 – Khan & Dalzell, 1 – 6 players
- Worst discipline offenders: von Hirsch & Khan, 1 yellow card
- Jack Orr-Ewing set for 70th 2nd XI start in all competitions in last six seasons (Club record)
- Chopra set for 60th 2nd XI League appearance in last six seasons (Club record)
- Kerry set for 20th 2nd XI League start
- Conti von Hirsch set for 10th start for all teams in all competitions
- Dalzell & Jorel Bajwa set for 5th 2nd XI starts in League & all competitions
- McHardy set for 5th start & appearance for 2nd XI in League & all competitions
- Massey set for 2nd XI debut (1 previous appearance for 3rd XI)
- Total 2nd XI appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 236
- Total 2nd XI goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last six seasons): 23
- Total Club appearances in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 317
- Total Club goals in 13-man squad (all competitions, last 6 seasons): 25
OHAFC 3rd XI: No fixture this weekend
Other Stats of the Week: November 29th 2014
- 333rd day of the Gregorian calendar, 26 days until Christmas
- 1877 Thomas Edison demonstrates the first ever photograph
- 1899 FC Barcelona is founded
- 1972 Atari releases ‘Pong’, the first commercially successful video game
- 1932 Jacques Chirac, 22nd President of France, was born
- 1952 English rugby international Dusty Hare was born
- 1969 International footballers Pierre van Hooijdonk (The Netherlands) and Kasey Keller (USA) were born
- 1973 Welsh legend Ryan Giggs (‘Giggsy’) was born
- 1988 Seattle Seahawks quarterback and 2014 Superbowl champion Russell Wilson was born
- 1991 Ralph Bellamy, American actor and star of Trading Places, died
- 1998 English wrestler Giant Haystacks died
- 2001 The Beatles’ George Harrison died
National Events: - Unity Day (Vanuatu) - William Tubman’s Birthday (Liberia)
Colemanballs of the Week:
“The gelling period has just started to knit” (Ray Wilkins – a small nocturnal mammal)