Ashford Hockey Club Men’s 1st team crashed to a 3-0 defeat at bottom of the table Richmond on Saturday.

Former England international Manpreet Kochar controlled the game in the middle for Richmond, while Ashford were well off the pace.

The defeat means that Ashford have dropped one place to seventh in the Men’s South Premier League Division 2.

They play their final game before the Christmas break at Wycombe this weekend.