Oxford Hawks Ladies were in sparkling form as they defeated lowly Eastcote 4-0 in an exciting South Clubs' League Division 1 game that saw the Eastcote coach, Simon Ball, sent off near the end and told to leave the ground.

Hawks scored after only ten minutes when Hannah Williamson roofed home a cross from the right.

Eastcote created a few chances of their own, but Mandy Hamilton-Martin was in outstanding form at the back for Hawks, picking up all the pieces, and clearing the ball off the line twice.

After the interval, Hawks produced some of their best hockey of the season. Bryant made it 2-0 with a good strike from a short corner, and not long after, Alex Baird fed Henri Coles, who raced forward and scrambled the ball over the line for a scrappy third goal.

One of Eastcote's players was yellow-carded for deliberately handling the ball when on the floor. Eastcote's coach reacted badly to the umpire's decision, and was red carded for verbal abuse.

Tori Clark rounded the keeper to notch No 4.

Second-placed Banbury's impressive run in Division 3A continued as they drew 1-1 at fifth-placed Staines 2nd.

Victoria Page earned them a point with a wonderful individual goal. Staines hit the post in the last few seconds.

Other scores - Div 2: Woking 1A 2, Oxford Univ 4; Maidenhead 4, Oxford Univ 4. Div 3A: Teddington 9, West Witney 0.

Girls Development League: Banbury 3 (C Gardner, M Hart, B Camp), Wychwood 2.

Oxon U14 Girls League: West Witney 5 (S Stanton 3, G Evans 2), Chipping Norton 0.

Mixed match: Adastral 4, Henley 4.

Rover Oxford's England Slazenger League match at Nottingham was cancelled due to a frozen pitch, and now takes place next Sunday.

The big Premier Division 1 clash in the Trysports 3 Counties League between leaders City of Oxford and Oxford Hawks 2nd finished in a goalless draw.

Both goalkeepers made excellent saves to ensure the stalemate.

City 2nd, top of Division 1, also drew, 2-2 at Oxford Univ 2nd with Rose Osbourne and Dutch player Emiline Intzand getting their goals.

Sunny Ricketts' strike was not enough for West Witney 2nd as they lost 3-1 at Wallingford in Division 1.

Other scores - Div 1: Wycombe Rye 3rd 1, Hawks 3rd 2 (H Lewis, R Nagle). Div 3: Phoenix & Ranelagh 2nd 1, City 3rd 0; West Witney 3rd 3 (L Billington, W Randall, H Jarvis), Sonning 4th 0. Div 4: M Keynes 3rd 2, Hawks Harriers 0. Div 5: City 4th 5 (A Cooper 2, C Guyett, B Hiner, A Farmer), Maidenhead 4th 0.