Croydon 36 v 12 Tottenham

Richard Crabb was brought on as a second half substitute for Aquino and quickly made an impact by scoring three and conceding a penalty after knocking Tottenham's Richard Windram flying across the sports hall while trying to intercept a ball. Crabb almost took his revenge a few minutes later by faking a shot under the post, causing Windram to turn his head and move into a non-defending position - only for Crabb to miss the basket. Croydon's attack had become considerably better organised in the second half, and produced some high quality, slick goals. Janine Collier in particular benefited by scoring four long shots, taking advantage of the ample time and space she was afforded. Final score was 36-12 to Croydon. It could have been tempting for Croydon to relax after going into half time 17-5 up, but this was a professional performance and the home team kept up a vigorous tempo throughout the match. Croydon had been forced to call up both Julia Hook and Sarah George from the second team, and another second team player, Lorna Elliott, came on as a late substitute for Anna Jeanes. Yet this did not impede Croydon's play at all, and Sarah George stood out with three goals and some aggressive defending. Croydon will be looking to take this form into next week's match against North Downs, but will be aware that the last time they did a demolition job, on Bec in the second game of the season, it was followed by a surprise defeat to Nottingham.