Saturday 27th February 2010
Essex Met Winter League Reports

NC White vs Ingrebourne Div 3 Final Score 46 - 24

This week we played Ingrebourne and welcomed back Amy from injury. We began well with the score at 12-7 at the end of the first quarter. Some good marking all round from Cambell saw Ingrebourne losing several centre passes which helped us increase our lead to 22-11 at half time. Continuous good defending from Bel and Crago in the circle and Emma and Mad in the defending third enabled us to increase our score this quarter by 11 goals to 7.  Unfortunately Amy's injury started to cause her problems again and she had to come off but was replaced by Kirsty who fitted in nicely feeding the shooters Leigh Ann & Ruth who were having their best quarter by scoring 13 goals to Ingrebournes 6 for a final score line of 46 - 24;

Team: Leigh Ann: Ruth: Amy Inj: Emma: Maddie: Lauren: Bel: Sub Kirsty Ann:
Report By Mad Smith

Friday 12th March - New Cambell Quiz Night
Venue: Redbridge Sports Centre:
Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start
Cost: £5.00 pp (8- 10 on table)
Book your tables with Nicky (Orange team) or email

Saturday 23rd January 2010
Essex Met Winter League Reports 

NC Silvers vs. Essex Open - Final Score 37 -15

A miserable grey sky filled the air over Redbridge again this week. We were one player down from our usual team and had to play without our captain Lucy, so Jaz played up for us at WD. The first quarter we started well with our shooters scoring the first 4 goals without reply, but the defending circle as per normal was slightly slippery, which happened to make me fall over and graze my knee, but no one got seriously injured luckily enough. The ball flowed well down the court, and the shooters shot well taking us to an 8 goal lead.
Going into the 2nd Quarter there were some good interceptions made in the defending third from Jaz, Kirsty, Lydia and Rebecca, which were quickly turned into goals by our shooters of Lauren and Michaela. 2nd quarter score was 22 – 9, which meant the defence had worked really hard to not let any goals in and the shooters and attackers had done well to get the ball into the circle and score.

Kirsty and Rebecca changed positions and possibly we relaxed and slowed down a bit in the 3rd quarter as only 9 goals were scored in this quarter which meant there was a lot of back and forth up the court.
A team change in the last quarter saw Ifeoma take up the GA position and the team speed up as the ball started to flow well down the court with some excellent feeding in by Phoebe and Lydia. The defending end tightened back up and let just 3 goals in to take the final score to 37 – 15 for a great win.

Team: GS – Michaela, GA – Lauren/Ifeoma, WA – Phoebe, C – Lydia, WD – Jaz, GD/GK – Rebecca and Kirsty
Player of the Match – Michaela Joynes for her excellent shooting and court work
Report By Rebecca R 

Saturday 12th December
Essex Met Winter League Reports

A very cold damp & wet Saturday greeted us again this week, with once again the courts being very slippery.

Other than that it was an excellent end to the 2009 year. We were just unfortunate we couldn’t finish it off with 8 wins out of 8 so in the end we had to settle for 7 wins instead.
With the teams now nearly half way through the season they are starting to settle down and produce some good results.
All teams have now won at least 3 games which place them in the middle to the top half of their respective divisions.
Congratulations to the Silver team who are in 1st place and also in 2nd place with the number of goals scored (Michaela & Lauren) and are in 1st place for letting in the least number of goals (Kirsty & Rebecca)  Well Done.

NEW CAMBELL CLUB LEAGUE POSITIONS
Green team      2nd place Div 1 32pts:
Blue team        3rd place Div 1  22pts:
White team      2nd place Div 2 28pts:
Red team         6th place Div 3  22pts:
Silvers team     1st place Div 4  32pts:
Oranges team   5th place Div 7 22pts;
Purples team    4th place Div 7  23pts:
Yellow team      3rd place Div10 23pts:
(please see E Met web site for further info)

NC Green Team v Leyton A: Final Score 37 - 47

We knew it was going to be to a tough match this week, with only goal difference separating us in the league!! Unfortunately we were missing a few players (having only 3 green team members). However, we managed to get a few good ringers to fill their places- thanks to Holly, Katie Mc, Sarah and Claire for playing!
The game started well and we managed to get a few goals up in the first 10 minutes but unfortunately just let Leyton get back into the game by the end of this quarter. The second quarter is what let us down. We allowed Leyton to go 6 goals up due to silly errors! Our basic passing and timing was not good enough and this proved costly.
The shooters swapped going into the 3rd Q but unfortunately Leyton seemed quite physical in this quarter and at times I think they were concentrating more on contacting us, rather than intercepting the ball! Although this was a slightly better quarter, we were not able to pull the goals back.
Again, too many mistakes in the fourth quarter prevented us from getting back into the game. The heavens then opened making it a rather sober afternoon for the green team who saw their first defeat of the season!
Player of the match- Sarah Tibble

NC Blue team v Manor A: Final Score 45 - 36

It was the 2nd week in a row that the Blue team were on the graveyard shift!
With just 5 of our players there at the start of the game as the two that were late were travelling by public transport and there were problems (No central line again). Well this week we started with 6 as fortunately I had asked Leigh Ann to stay, which she, as always, was happy to do. And she did a good job for us. We managed to stay ahead of Manor by just 1 goal so when the first part of the cavalry arrived we were still in contention. Rochelle again had to play GK and did very well for the team.
It seems you learn something every match and I learnt this week that not only should teams have first aid kit, pins etc. but also spare contact lenses! Tanesha lost one in the third quarter, but Holly came to the rescue with a lens of similar prescription, so she was able to carry on.

Our last player had arrived by this time, so Rochelle came back to her normal position of GS and the team started to settle. Our team played well, in the main this week, winning each quarter. Something we must work on is delivery down the court from the back as this is where we lost a lot of turnover opportunities. In attack, when we kept the ball moving and safe, we had no problems. It was good to have a much needed win before Christmas, and I hope we can continue our winning ways in the New Year. Once again I would stress the need for a full practice, and to remind people that extra travelling time is needed these days, to get to a game on time. Hopefully in the New Year we should have our full team back to strength as injuries should have cleared up and look forward to some good full squad training sessions and more wins.
May I thank Leigh Ann for playing for us again, and Holly who had to play 2 games at C!!
Q Scores: 11-10: 10–8: 10- 9: 14-9: Final Score: 45 - 36
Player of the Match: Tracey for her work load and excellent feeds into the circle
Report by Jillean

N C White team v Ilford 1: Final Score 35 - 26

A bright and cold Saturday morning saw the White team take to the court for their rugby (sorry, netball) match against Ilford. Historically we have hard fought matches against this team and today was no exception. The trains helped out Ilford by making Ruth late which saw Maddy step up and play GA for the first quarter. Fair play to Maddy for scoring her one (yes one) glorious goal in the first quarter which saw the score settle at 8 all. Think Maddy will be asking Santa for a GA bib for Xmas!!
The second quarter saw everyone back in their normal position which reflected in the score of 19 13 with Cambell in the lead.
Third quarter we managed to extend the lead to 27 20 which was down to Pat making an appearance on the sidelines and scaring everyone (particularly me and Crago) into playing properly and not mucking about……………….and we finally won the match 35 26.
Highlights of the match have to be Crago almost getting knocked unconscious by Maddy's thigh and Emma running so hard and fast she was unable to stop and ended up leap frogging the umpire on the next court (I say leap frogging it was more of a bundle!) Good interceptions all up the court and some brill shooting made sure the Whites maintain their position as second in the league behind Essex Open.
Report by Zoe

NC Red Team v Romford 1: Final Score 34 - 27

Another miserable wet and cold Saturday coupled with another unfamiliar team line up for NC Reds meant worry for all about what was in store!. With only 4 of our team able to play Charlotte and Lauren stepped in to cover the shooting circle and Ifeoma arrived (on time!!!) to cover defence. It was also a must win game for NC Red, who are currently placed sixth in the league with opponents Romford lying in forth.
The first quarter was very unsettled for NC Reds with everyone getting used to playing together many balls were thrown away. However, strong shooting from Charlotte and Lauren meant we finished the quarter up by one goal – (8-7)We approached the second quarter with renewed spirits (after a pep talk/telling off from Pat) and although there was still some sloppy play, strong defensive play from Ifeoma meant that we turned over every opportunity we had and finished the quarter (19-13).
Half time and the team switched around, with lauren coming out to GA and Laura moving back to give Ifeoma a run around at GD! The tactics worked, as the ball flowed well down the court, with attackers Teigan and Polly timing their dodges well and feeding the ball into Lauren and Charlotte beautifully. (28-20)
The final quarter saw Romford come back fighting, challenging every ball! However, some excellent defensive interceptions from Teigan meant we kept them at bay.
Team: GK: Ifeoma, GD: Laura Meech, WD: Louise Robinson, C: Polly Boardman, WA: Teigan Moore, GA: Lauren Leech, GS: Charlotte Baucott.
Player of the match – Teigan

NC Silvers V Foresters 1:  Final Score 35-33

An early start meant slippery conditions but no serious injuries thankfully this time round!! Silvers are topping the division and wanted to keep it that way. Playing Foresters this week we knew it would be a tight game due to the fact that both teams had been promoted last season and several of their players are ex Cambell players & still friends. Despite the slippery conditions on the court it was a good game. It took us a while to settle in with players throwing away passes but as the game moved on we improved and with excellent interceptions in the circle from Kirsty and Rebecca we managed to turn their missed goals into goals for us with some excellent shooting from Lauren and Michaela.
The game showed good team play and brilliant interceptions in defence. The flowing movement along the court from Lucy, Lydia and Phoebe meant the ball was successfully reaching the attacking circle and was reflected in the end result.
Well done to the silvers this week, it was a tight game throughout but we fought to the end and won by 2 goals. A great start to the season and still top of the division! Well done girls – bring on 2010!!
Team: GS Michaela Joynes, GA Lauren Leach, WA Phoebe Babbington, C Lydia, WD Lucy Wells, GD Kirsty Fletcher and GK Rebecca Rollinson
Player of the match: Lauren – for her excellent shooting!!
Report by Lucy W

N C Oranges v Design Build: Final Score 45 - 31

We did not capitalise in the first half in the fact that we had an extra player on court (they had 6) and therefore made it difficult for ourselves and did not use this to our advantage. In the early stages of the game, a few sloppy passes and hesitant play allowed the opposition to keep on level terms.
With the score at 20 -21 at half time we knew we had to start concentrating and as we progressed we started to come together along with some fine shooting from Gemma and Maisie slowly drew Cambell back into contention by winning that Q 8 goals to 6. It was not until the last quarter did every one of us start to play as we knew and should have played all the way through the match. Everyone worked and fought hard as a team in the end to get the result we rightly deserved. Throughout the match there were some well timed interceptions from Zoe at WD and close marking from Jaz at GD helped the team really get into their stride and win the game 45-31.
Cambell Team : Nicola, Jaz, Zoe, Alex, Helen, Kirsty-Anne, Gemma, Maisie.
Quarter Scores: 10 -10: 10 - 11: 8 - 6: 17 - 5;

NC Yellow v Chigwell Ladies 3: Final Score 29 -22

The Yellow team played Chigwell Ladies 3 which ended up being a close encounter as every Q was close. The shooters of Alice Dunn and Alice Jones settled well and some good shots were scored. The centre court worked hard throughout with changes made to both Wings during the match. Page playing centre stayed to keep momentum and worked very hard when she remembered to ground her feet... she also made some good interceptions. The defence of Emily Jones and Kirsty worked very well together and took on board all that was asked of them and ended up picking up lots of interceptions to help take a good win.
Player of the Match:  Kirsty GD for her work rate and timely interceptions
Report by Sue Marshall

Saturday 21st November
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NC Blue team v Marshalls A: Final Score 33- 48

I can understand why no-one wanted to report on this match – not a good day at the office! We were pleased to have Tanesha back after her groin injury so she had her first game for a while – pity it wasn’t a better result!
Unfortunately the rain came just as we started the game, and the slippery surface did not suit our play, particularly in attack. We got off to a bad start, missing several goals giving Marshalls a first quarter lead of 10-4.
The second quarter was much better, (these posts suited us!!) and we won that quarter but still had a lot of making up to do. The 3rd quarter was a disaster, nothing went our way. If we got a tip in defence, it went to the opposition, usually the very tall GS! And if Tanesha had recovered from her injury, the times she did the splits has probably given her another one.
We brought Rochelle into the attack in the last quarter (she had played 2 as GD) and it was a better quarter, but we could not make up the deficit, losing in the end by 15 goals – not good, only one point.

Our shooting was not at its best this week in general, and our delivery from the back was also very suspect which meant it often did not reach the attacking end. I think it shows that we have not had a match for 3 weeks, and also a decent practice for I don’t know how many weeks. I cannot remember the last time we had a full complement of players on a Tuesday for a practice, so let’s get it together girls, and get a decent turnout before the next match.
Report by Jillean

NC Greens v Foxes 1 Final Score : 47 - 32

Having the early match means slippery court as always but no major injuries just a few self inflicted falls!!! , Greens went out a straight away putting their mark on the game but we struggled with feeding the circle for the first 5 goals but thankfully due to some lovely passing between Holly and Sam the ball eventually got into the circle with Sarah and Amy putting up some great shots and missing hardly any. (it was that extra practise Amy wasnt it? (Editors note)
Foxes never gave up and kept coming back at us. Mary Anne gave Foxes GS a run for her money marking her well and putting her off her shot. Nearer the end of the game Jenny & Mary started to combine and were able to put on a zone defence with enabled them to pick of some some great interceptions which enabled us to get the ball down to our shooters for them to score. Thanks to Holly and Mary-Ann for filling in this week
Team - GS Amy H; GA Sarah T; WA Sam S; C Holly N: WD Katie N; GD Jenny B; GK Mary Anne R;
Player of the match : Sam Small - deserved player of match today due to her great feeding and work rate even when she went back to WD picking up some great interceptions
Report By Katie N

NC Silvers v Manor B: Final score 40 -33:

With both Manor and us both being one of top couple of teams in this division, we knew we were in for some tough competition. Having just a bare 7 players in our team this week, we knew it was vital that we did not sustain any more injuries. The first quarter started very even with both teams scoring from their centre passes but due to several Cambell interceptions and brilliant teamwork we found ourselves up by 10-8. The 2Q proved to be just as tight as Manor made a comeback and won this quarter to take the lead by 19 – 20 goals; Team changes were made at half time which turned the game again as we came out determined and made an amazing return taking the score to 31-27 taking us 4 in front. To ensure that we did not waste our great teamwork, we scored of of our centre passes and with a few more interceptions managed to keep procession and further increased the lead by 7! Final score 40-33. This game was one of our toughest, and though we made it hard for ourselves, we managed to come out successfully! And thankfully we missed the rain!

Player of the match; Lucy for her amazing interceptions, backing up and encouragement for all the team.
Reported by Kirsty

NC Whites v Plessey Blue (1) Final score 44 - 36:

If you had told us that they we would eventually win this game by 8 goals after the first quarter, none of us would have believed you. We started the game very sluggish and lost this Q 8-16, in the 2nd we managed to pull back a few and won 9 – 6 to take us to 17-22 by half time. With Plessey's shooter hardly missing we relied heavily on the defence and with Pat working her wonders from the side line, we managed to improve our passing to finally get it into the shooters to draw the game level at the 3/4 time. Pat's constant coaching paid off when something clicked in the 4th quarter, goals flying in from both Leanne and Ruth, the centre court working hard in attack and defence and the (slow motion) jump of the match from Belinda resulted in a very excited Pat as we pulled away finishing 44-36.
Player of the match – Belinda – for her brilliant interception (haven’t seen her jump that high in years!) which helped turn the game into our favour.
Report by Maddie

Saturday 7th November:
Essex Met Winter League Reports:

There were 5 wins this week and again the courts were slippery under foot with quite a few players again slipping and ending up on the floor. For the 2nd week, we had a serious injury which is not being helped by state of the damp playing surface.

The first win went to our first team the 'Greens' who had a relatively easy game against Manor A. They took highest score and also best goal difference winning this match 62 - 28 not allowing Manor to score a point. The Blues our 2nd team had a tough match against newly promoted Romford 1. With just 1 or 2 goals separating the teams it wasn’t until the last quarter the NC Blues pulled away to take a very good win in the end by 9 goals. This team have suffered several injuries over the past few weeks so well done and thank you to those that played up. Next are our White team - a very hard match to play as the Essex Open 1st team had just been relegated from Div 1 and have some very talented players in their squad. Very close all the way with both teams continuing to show great talent in both attack and defence. Unfortunately we ended up losing out by just 4 goals but an excellent match to watch for the neutrals. Our 4th team the Reds are next having just lost out last week they came out very determined to take their first win of the season having been promoted this year. Playing against E Open B the team worked hard producing some excellent netball and again having to use players up to cover illness and injury won this match quite convincingly with a score of 46 goals to 21. The Silver team (5) played Pettits A and again both teams gave their all. Scores were close for the majority of the game but it was the team work that won them the match in the end with a score line of 35 -29. This puts them top of Div 4. The Oranges played Ilford 3 and a good game all round. Close to start with and with several different combinations they finally pulled away to take them to their 2nd win of the season with a score of 35-29. Our youth teams had two tough and hard matches playing against two mature teams. The girls worked hard but in the end experience told I think and both matches were lost. Purples 41 - 43: Yellow 30 - 36:

NC Silvers v Pettits A: Final score 35-29:

We were off to a poor start as our shots were not going in and our overall performance was not what we were used to. We were losing 5-8. We were unfortunately still not comfortable with our play as Pettits were putting us under a lot of pressure all over the court and we found ourselves down by 5 making it 17-12 to Pettits. After an encouraging talk, we decided that we needed to win this game, and the third quarter let us prove this as we pulled it up within two to take the score to 23 – 25 to them.
Into the last quarter and with great determination and team work we gradually caught them up and gradually started to edge our way into a slight lead. Unfortunately halfway through this last quarter, our centre Josie made an amazing interception but landed awkwardly damaging her knee and had to be taken to hospital. Though crushed by the loss of one of our players, (we were fortunate to have had a sub with us this week) we needed to keep up our hard work in order to stay focused and stay on top. Thankfully, with every shot going in at one end and score changing interceptions at the other, Cambell won 35-29. An amazing effort from each and every player though we did make hard work of it. Best wishes go out to Jose and we hope she gets better soon in order to help us stay top of the league.

Player of the match; Jose for giving it her all with her interceptions, encouragement for all the team and great use of space on court.
Report by Kirsty Fletcher

NC Greens v Manor: Final score: 62-28:

An early start for the Green team and a first for us - all seven players selected into the Greens were available to play, so the pressure was on to perform! A cold, crisp day, with a little too much bright sunshine, but despite us suffering with the sun in our eyes, the Green team were in uncompromising form, posting an excellent performance and clinching top spot (for now) in the first division from Leyton by goal difference.

Both teams took their time to settle in the first quarter, which was reflected in the score line, with Cambell only up by 4 goals. The Greens woke up in the second quarter, gradually pulling away from Manor with some excellent link play down the court, fast and sharp feeding into the circle from Rose and Sam and solid shooting from our dynamic duo, Sarah and Amy. The defensive team of Lauren, Jenny and Katie were not yet at full capacity. The third quarter saw a fine switch in defensive tactics, with the team playing a zonal defence. The back end worked much more as a unit and communicated well, with Lauren and Katie in particular picking up many interceptions. The whole team looked after the ball and we saw the majority of our interceptions converted to goals, with some breathtaking play all the way down the court. Manor continued to press in the fourth quarter, but the gap was too great and the Greens ran out deserved winners, 62-28.

Player of the match goes to Rose Morgan-Smith for her timely interceptions, calm attitude and fantastic passing into the shooting circle.
Report by Jenny Blackford

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