Basingstoke Win Hampshire Games 2009

Two Basingstoke waterpolo teams ( Basingstoke Whites and Basingstoke Blues) entered the 2009 Hampshire games against sides from Test Valley, Southampton and New Forest. Both Basingstoke sides started well with good wins against the other teams from Hampshire and it soon became clear that the winners would be one of teh two Basingstoke sides when they played against each other the Blues started this game the strongest reaching a 4-2 halftime lead but the whites lead by management team of Ben Naylor and Matt Girle fought back in the second half to bring the score to 6-5 to blues with 10 seconds remaining in the whites final attack the ball game to Keeran Howell how shot just as the final whistle blew the ball went in but the referee disallowed the goal as it was fractionally after time leaving the jubilant Blues victorious and the Whites second in the tournament.  

Teams : Basingstoke (Blue) – Management team Chris Wintle and Amy Stringer, players:- Josh Lay, Ryan Brown, Josh Cornwell, Rebekah Woolcott, Rebecca Graves, Ben Delbridge. James Stone, Andreas Bubier-Johnston, Adam Davitt, Jamie Bradley           

Basingstoke (White) Managemnet Team Ben Naylor and Matt Girle, players:- Gareth Wintle,Matt Harding, Dan Hutton, Daniel James, Cara Malone, Joe Anson, Oliver Waldrum, Keeran Howell, Cameron Burns, Alex Williams