Horsham Hockey Club captain so proud of her invincibles

With the Sussex Premier title and promotion already in the bag, a 4-3 win over East Grinstead saw them end the campaign without a single defeat.

Skipper Rachel Humphreys said: “Some games were tough and didn’t go according to plan but with the strength and belief within the team we were able to get the results we needed and being undefeated makes the success so much sweeter. Overall it has been a huge team effort from start to finish with every outfield player appearing on the score sheet.”

Hosts Horsham started strongly and soon took control of the game, passing the ball around the defence and midfield with ease and making several promising attacks.

With strong link-up play from Sue Crake and Fran Crossley down the right hand side of the pitch, the first goal came from a rebound, Yvonne Grout slotting in to put the home side in front.

East Grinstead stepped up the pressure and responded with a counter attack to equalise five minutes later, and in a high octane end to the half the visitors scored from a short corner to go into the break 2-1 up.

Horsham restarted with determination and Natalie Howarth soon levelled the scores, but as the game began to get heated East Grinstead once more took the lead.