National men's hockey player, Mickel Pierre scored two goals for Canterbury in a 4-2 triumph over fourth placed Oxted to regain top spot in the England Hockey League Men's Conference East on Saturday. Pierre, who is on loan at the English club from the T&T Defence Force, fired Canterbury ahead in the third minute which it defended until three minutes before half-time when Neil Turk leveled for Oxted with a penalty-corner conversion.
Nine minutes into the second-half, Pierre got his second from another field goal to restore Canterbury's lead. Thomas Richford then extended Canterbury's advantage to 3-1 but Oxted was back within one goal thanks to Ian Anderson. However, with four minutes left, Richford sealed the valuable three points for Canterbury.
With former table-leaders Old Loughtonians being held to a 0-0 draw by Holcombe, Canterbury regained sole possession of top spot with 40 points from 15 matches, two ahead of its rivals with three matches left for both clubs. Third is Southgate with 29 points while Indian Gymkhana, the team of T&T's Terrence Baptiste remained second from bottom on the ten-team standings with eight points after a 3-1 whipping from Harlem Magpies.
