REPRESENTING THE MIDLANDS
We aim to enter a representative team in all of the annual inter-Area tournaments that take place after the regular season has finished. Those tournaments are organised in 5-year age brackets, from aged 35 upwards. Scroll down for further information of the age group Trials and Tournaments.
If you are a player, coach, umpire, manager, or administrator, and are looking to become involved in any particular Masters age group, please get in touch with the relevant age group contact in the list below.
Results of the recent inter-Area Masters Tournaments in which our teams have participated can be found on the Midlands Masters Hockey home page.
For elite players who wish to trial for the England Masters teams, the official pathway is to play for your Area and to then get nominated for trials, based on your performance at the inter-Area tournament. Link to follow for information on the England Hockey Nominations Process.
MIDLANDS MASTERS TOURNAMENTS
Click on 'Masters Tournament Dates' below to open the tournament dates information. Scroll down for further information for the Midlands Masters age group contacts and trials details.
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Tournament Dates 2026:
Open/Men
- Over 35s: 25/26th April 2026, Nottingham HC Midlands
- Over 40s: 6/7th June 2026, Marden Russets HC South East
- Over 45s: 16/17th May 2026, Old Bristolians/Firebrands HC West
- Over 50s: 6/7th June 2026, Surbiton HC London
- Over 55s: 16/17th May 2026, Bedford HC East
- Over 60s: 6/7th June 2026, Bournemouth HC South Central
- Over 65s: 13/14th June 2026, Folkestone Optimist HC South East
- Over 70s: 5/6/7th June 2026 (3 days), Ben Rhydding HC Yorkshire & NE
- Over 75s: 16/17th June 2026, Timperley HC North West
Women
- Over 35s: 25/26th April 2026, Richmond HC London
- Over 40s: 16/17th May 2026, Basingstoke HC South Central
- Over 45s: 9/10th May 2026, Timperley HC North West
- Over 50s: 16/17th May 2026, Guildford HC South East
- Over 55s: 9/10th May 2026, Southgate HC London
- Over 60s: 30/31st May 2026, Old Loughtonians HC East
- Over 65s: 16/17th May 2026, Wakefield HC Yorkshire & NE
- Over 70s: 23rd June 2026 (Friendly 7-a-side), Hampton-in-Arden HC Midlands
MIDLANDS MASTERS AGE GROUPS
Player Eligibility
A player must have reached the qualifying age within the year of the competition, and is a member of a club in the Midlands. Or, if not a member of any club then resides in the Midlands. For full eligibility details please click here.
Please get in touch with the relevant age group contact for further information, and to confirm attendance at Trial sessions.
| MEN | ||
| Age Group | Contact | Trial Date (arrive 30 mins early to register) |
| Men Over 35s | James Ewing | Lichfield HC - 25/01/26 3pm-5pm & 22/02/26 3pm-5pm |
| Men Over 40s | Mark Fisher | Lichfield HC - 25/01/26 3pm-5pm & 22/02/26 3pm-5pm |
| Men Over 45s | Rich Major | Lichfield HC - 25/01/26 1pm-3pm & 22/02/26 1pm-3pm |
| Men Over 50s | Alex Watkins | Lichfield HC - 25/01/26 1pm-3pm & 22/02/26 1pm-3pm |
| Men Over 55s | Andy Machin | Lichfield HC - 25/01/26 11am-1pm & 22/02/26 11am-1pm |
| Men Over 60s | Neil Billingham | Lichfield HC - 25/01/26 11am-1pm & 22/02/26 11am-1pm |
| Men Over 65s | Andy Howitt / Billy Jawanda | |
| Men Over 70s | Jan Ahmed | |
| Men Over 75s | Alain Bain |
| WOMEN | ||
| Age Group | Contact | Trial Date (arrive 30 mins early to register) |
| Women Over 35s | Sharon Cheetham | |
| Women Over 40s | Ellie Paxton | |
| Women Over 45s | Elaina Leithead | |
| Women Over 50s | Lynn Combes | Olton HC - 01/03/26 1pm-3pm & 15/03/26 1pm-3pm |
| Women Over 55s | Jenny Parkes | |
| Women Over 60s | Rachael Eastland | |
| Women Over 65s | Jean Scott-Miller | |
| Women Over 70s | Jean Scott-Miller |
This season the Midlands Men O75s (pictured below) finished third to collect a bronze medal In the recent EH Area tournament held at Timperley on 16th and 17th June. Congratulations to the team!
Midlands Men O75s 2026
Squad – Back row: Peter Haines, Duncan Mitchell, Dave Richards, Tim Lorimer (Manager), Alan Bain, Tony Abrahams, Balbir Sarai, Brian Hopkins, Phil Hubert (capt), Alan Harling, Hugh Mason. Front Row: Mery Nutburn, Tony Dawson, Bob Preece, John Chong, Steve Heslop, Allan Shaw. Missing: German Singh.