Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire win promotion with play-off victory

Nottinghamshire have won promotion into the second tier of England Hockey's County Championships, after a play-off semi-final win over Herefordshire at Old Loughtonians Hockey Club in Essex.The senior men's squad were confident going into their clash with Herefordshire.Notts started well and pinned Herefordshire deep in their own half for prolonged periods.Notts skipper Adam Innocent and Manny Soar forced Herefordshire's goalkeeper into some smart saves early on.But it wasn't until two minutes..