Sporting Digest: Hockey

SATURDAY: International (Celle, Ger): Germany 1 England 3. National Inter League Play-offs (Olton and West Warwick HC) Pool A: Sheffield 0 Brean 0; Gloucester City 2 Edgbaston 1. Pool B: Oxford Univ 0 Crostyx 0; Anchorians 1 Chelmsford 2. Torrie Stockbrokers Scottish National League First Division: DW Clydesdale 1 Stepps 0; Inverleith 1 Gordonians 3; Kelburne 2 Edinburgh CS 1; Stirling 1 Menzieshill 6; Torbrex Wanderers 2 Grange 0. Leading positions: 1 Torbrex Wanderers (P 13, pts 33); 2 Kelburne (13-30); 3 Menzieshill (13-27). Women's County Championship: (Failsworth, Manchester): Cheshire 0 Yorks 1; Cumbria 2 Manchester CL 1. Gateshead: Durham 0 Lancs 4; Humberside 0 Lancs CL 4; Sheffield L 0 Northumberland 0; Lancs CL 0 Durham 0; Lancs 4 Humberside 0. (Bisham Abbey): Bucks 1 Surrey 2; Hants 1 Sussex 2; Berks 1 Middx 0; Oxon 0 Bucks 0; Surrey 4 Hants 1; Sussex 3 Berkshire 0.

YESTERDAY

INTERNATIONAL (Hanover, Ger): Germany 2 England 3.

NATIONAL INTER LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS (Olton and West Warwick HC) Pool A: Brean 0 Gloucester City 2; Edgbaston 1 Sheffield 1. Final positions: 1 Gloucester City 7pts; 2 Edgbaston 4; 3 Sheffield 3; 4 Brean 1. Pool B: Crostyx 1 Anchorians 3; Chelmsford 1 Oxford Univ 4. Final positions: 1 Oxford Univ 7; 2 Chelmsford 6; 3 Anchorians 3; 4 Crostyx 1. (Gloucester City and Oxford Univ qualify for Pizza Express National League. Chelmsford v Sheffield and Edgbaston v Anchorians play-offs for entry to National League are on 24 April).

WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP (Ipswich HC): Suffolk 1 Kent 1; Lincs 0 Norfolk 2. (Gateshead): Lancs 0 Northumberland 1; Sheffield 2 Humberside 0; Lancs 4 Northumberland 1; Durham 2 Sheffield 0.