Hetton Juniors senior team are playing the majority of home fixtures this season at South Hetton Cricket Club. The local parish only allows the pitch to be used once over a weekend and as it's also the home of Sunday league team Easington Lane, they'll host matches here if there's no weekend fixture clash, otherwise they'll play at Hetton School. It’s exactly 3 years to the day since I ticked that ground off.
South Hetton is a former mining village in County Durham situated 6 miles east of Durham and 7 miles south of Sunderland.The football ground is on the other side of the cricket pitch, with changing room facilities. The welfare also has a bowling green, tennis courts and a 5-a-side court.
Hetton Juniors made it three wins from their opening three Division 1 fixtures with a convincing victory over Deerness Valley. They were two goals ahead in the opening fifteen minutes courtesy of a first time shot from Jake Bowman and a volley from Ryan Taylor. The visitors hit back with a good finish, but Hetton quickly restored the two goal cushion with Jordan Southern firing in the third.
Both teams had plenty of chances after the break, but surprisingly the second half remained goalless.
Hetton Juniors 3(Bowman 11 Taylor 15 Southern 29)
Deerness Valley 1(#9 23)scorer tbc
1.30pm ko
#Heedhopper
19 mile drive door-to-door
Met up with Katie Wallace at the ground with Lee showing up later on.
Current Wearside League grounds visited 38/41
