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Six Kent players in GB squad
Six Kent players in GB squad

Six Kent players head to the Netherlands for two test matches against the World Champions this week as part of the GB squad.

Sam Quek is poised to win her 100th international cap. Credit Koen Suyk

The matches will both take place at Athena Hockey Club, Amsterdam as both sides step up their preparations for the Hockey Champions Trophy and the Olympics.

The team have their first match of the series at 7pm tonight and match two is set for 7:30pm local time on Thursday 2nd June.

There are returns to the squad for Laura Unsworth, Lily Owsley and Alex Danson who have all overcome recent injuries to take their places in the group.

There are some potential milestones for a number of players with St Albans forward Hannah Macleod in line to win her 50th cap for Great Britain. The Olympic Bronze medallist currently has 49 Great Britain appearances to her name. Defender Sam Quek is poised to win her 100th international cap (currently she has 99) whilst Captain Kate Richardson-Walsh needs just one goal to bring up her half century in international hockey.

The Netherlands, Coached by Alyson Annan are the current World and Olympic Champions and the FIH World No1 side. They are expected to have a squad of 24 players to choose from as they build towards the Hockey Champions Trophy where the two sides will meet again on 19 June.

Ahead of the series, Great Britain Coach Danny Kerry said:

“It is good to have Laura Unsworth, Alex Danson and Lily Owsley back after long periods of injury. It will be good to have competitive match play to help bring them up to match speed.”

“We will be using the two matches to look at two to three different combinations as we fine tune preparations for the Champions Trophy. The women have been excellent in their preparation for many months now and we’re looking forward to testing that against the number one ranked team in the world on their home soil.”

 

Full Squad for Netherland matches:

 

Name Club
Giselle Ansley Surbiton
Sophie Bray East Grinstead
Crista Cullen No Club
Alex Danson Reading
Maddie Hinch (GK) Holcombe
Joie Leigh Clifton
Kirsty Mackay (GK) East Grinstead
Hannah Macleod St Albans
Emily Maguire Holcombe
Shona McCallin Holcombe
Lily Owsley University of Birmingham
Sam Quek Holcombe
Helen Richardson-Walsh Reading
Kate Richardson-Walsh Reading
Susannah Townsend Canterbury
Georgie Twigg Surbiton
Laura Unsworth East Grinstead
Ellie Watton St Albans
Hollie Webb Surbiton
Nicola White Holcombe

 
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