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Home Advantage?

: Created:16 May 2008 , by

The Thames Valley and Middlesex league results show a marked advantage for home sides. OK, we don't have a partisan crowd roaring us on but it's a lot easier strolling down to the club than travelling for an hour, dodging traffic through rain and wind to a far away place.

However the statistics hide the dedication of Ealing members who are not near to our own venue. Their work, home and away as well as the willingness of more local Ealing players to compete at distant locations is essential to the success of our teams.

Thames Valley Division One

1. Ealing A 11 from 14: 100% at home and 56% away

2 to 4 Kingston A 8 from 14: 64% at home and 50% away

2 to 4 Maidenhead A 7.5 from 12: 75% at home and 42% away

2 to 4 Surbiton A 7 from 13: 67% at home and 43% away

Thames Valley Division Two

1. Staines A 11 from 14: 86% at home and 71% away

8. Ealing B 3 from 14: 36% at home and 0% away

Thames Valley Division Three:

1. Richmond C 7 from 9: 60% at home and 100% away

2. Surbiton B 7 from 9: 80% at home and 75% away

3. Hounslow B 6.5 from 9: 75% at home and 70% away

4. Ealing C 4.5 from 9: 75% at home and 25% away

Middlesex Division One:

1. King's Head 13.5 from 14: 100% at home and 93% away

2. Hackney 10.5 from 14: 81% at home and 75% away

3. Ealing A 8 from 14: 71% at home and 43% away

Middlesex Division Two:

1. Muswell Hill A 14 from 14: 100% at home and 100% away

2. Willesden A 10.5 from 14: 79% at home and 29% away

3. Hammersmith A 8 from 14: 71% at home and 43% away

4. Ealing B 6 from 14: 56% at home and 29% away

Congratulations to Richmond C and Muswell Hill A for bucking the trend.