Women’s Hockey Canterbury Team For K Cup Chosen

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30196, 30 July 1963, Page 15

Women’s Hockey Canterbury Team For K Cup Chosen

Five players with no experience of K Cup hockey ere included in tbe Canterbury women's team for Obe national tournament at the end of August. One. A. Rouse, is a half, and the other four are forwards, a fact that may weigh heavily when teams with fairly rugged defences are encountered. Oily six of the team have load a full tournament as team members, tire other three having been emergencies The 14 players chosen are: Goalkeeper, B. Makinson (Digby’s), vice-captain; fullbacks. J Gunn (West Old Girls), Y. Turner (Harewood); halves. A. Ruston (Aranui), L. Watson (Hiarewvod), J. Witte (Carlton). A. Rouse (Rawbiti); forwards.

P. Anderson (University) M. O'Brien (Aranui), H. Walker (Rawbiti), captain, J. Davies (Aranui), L. Kearns (Untveraty), G. Phillips (Oariton),

and D. Eddy (Harewood). Mrs C. Cole is manager. If Uhe etnergenctea are Rouse. PhsLUps and Eddy, then two units of the team—the goal-keeper and the hatflioe—are much as was expected. Howtiver, toe choice of the full-back* ie surprising. for Gunn and Turner have rut the skills of the New Zealand trial player. J Murrey (Harew<ood> and the Oaclton captain, L Drummond The omiation of these •wo fine players will place an additional burden on tfhe halves. Eddy and O'Brien, who were an nutstanding partnership on the right-wing of the B team, were given no chances with the better halves and backs, but they and Phillips, who appeared to have lost favour when she was relcgwed tn the B teem hast Saturday, are now included.

Secondary Schools’ Team The Canterbury secondary schoolginks' team to piny Malvern next Saturday at 230 p.m. is:—D. Weeton, M. Hargreaves, C. Reay, B Saunders (Cranmer) L. Otten (West High School). B. Jackson, W. Dale. J. Timms (Unwood), J. Paget (Harewood). captain. S. Mackay (Burnside), L. Rutledge (Shirley'. Reserves: K Scott (Oranmer', and J. Fright (West)