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OHAFC 1st XI: Old Foresters (H)

TEAM:

• Opening game of the season for both teams
• Forest finished 3rd last season (29 pts), OHAFC 8th (22 pts)
• Previous meeting & Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC lost 3-2 on Jan 25th 2014 (Gilbert, Owen-Edmunds)
• Overall record between the teams (last 5 seasons): Pld 10, OH won 4, Forest won 5, 1 Draw
• Record at Harrow: OHAFC won 3, Forest won 2
• OHAFC have not won in the last 3 meetings between the teams
• OHAFC home form last season: Pld 9, Won 5, Drawn 1, Lost 3, For 23, Against 18
• Forest away form last season: Pld 9, Won 6, Drawn 2, Lost 1, For 27, Against 12

PLAYER:

• 43 players used by the 1st XI last season, 69 in last 5 seasons
• Lederman only ever-present, 19 games played out of 19
• 13-strong squad named for opening day, captain and vice-captain both absent
• Gilbert set for 10th 1st XI start
• Trower set for 10th 1st XI appearance
• Stebbings set for 10th 1st XI League appearance
• Bone one previous sub appearance for 1st XI
• Lalude & Hill set for 1st XI debuts

OHAFC 2nd XI: KCS Wimbledon 2's (H)

TEAM:

• Opening game of the season for both teams
• KCS 2's finished 5th in Division 3 last season, 21 points
• OHAFC 2's finished 6th, 18 points
• Previous meeting & Corresponding fixture last season: OHAFC won 5-2 on Mar 22nd 2014 (Turner 3, Stead, J Orr-Ewing)
• Overall record between the teams (last 5 seasons): Pld 7, OH won 4, KCS 2's won 2, 1 Draw
• Record at Harrow: OHAFC won 2, KCS 2's won 1, 1 Draw
• OHAFC 2's home form last season: Pld 8, Won 4, Lost 4, For 22, Against 18
• KCS 2's away form last season: Pld 8, Won 3, Lost 5, For 21, Against 23

PLAYER:

• 48 players from squad used last season, 111 in last five seasons
• No ever-presents last season, Jack Orr-Ewing most games played (14)
• 14-strong squad named for opening day
• Chopra set for 70th 2nd XI appearance in last five seasons
• Jack Orr-Ewing set for 50th 2nd XI appearance in last five seasons
• Max Curry set for 30th 2nd XI appearance in last five seasons
• Kerry set for 20th 2nd XI appearance in last five seasons
• Three players set to make their debuts for the Club: David Igbokwe, Geoffrey Taunton-Collins, Oli Curry

3rd XI: Old Merchants Taylor (A)

TEAM

• Opening game of the season for both teams
• Old Merchants Taylor playing in Arthurian League for first time
• Division Five split into North & South divisions for first time
• OHAFC 3's finished 5th in Division 5 last season, 13 points
• No previous meetings between the teams
• OHAFC 2's home form last season: Pld 6, Won 1, Drawn 1, Lost 4, For 19, Against 25

PLAYER

• 37 players from squad used in League last season, 58 in last two seasons
• No ever-presents last season, Elwell & Yaqub-Khan most games played (12)
• 13-strong squad named for opening day
• Harry Turner named as captain for season 2014/15, Alec Fogarty vice-captain
• Benjy Sewell set for 10th 3rd XI League appearance
• Callander set for 5th 3rd XI League start
• Atkinson & Tom Faber set for 3rd XI debuts
• 5 players set for OHAFC debuts: Ed Richards, James Gallagher, James Mee, Luke Faber, Ollie Feather
• Ollie Feather is son of former 1st legend Charlie Feather

Other Stats of the Week: September 13th 2014

• Tomorrow was to be the birthday of James Bond actor Richard Kiel, who played Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, but Kiel sadly died in California on Thursday, aged 74

• Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne will be 45

• Saturday marks the 8th anniversary of the death of US rapper, producer & actor Tupac Shakur

Colemanballs of the Week:

"The atmosphere here is thick and fast" (Chris Kamara)