One game to unbeaten hockey tour

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33959, 27 September 1975, Page 48

One game to unbeaten hockey tour

nv.Z.P.A. Staff Crspdt) LONDON. The New Zealand women's hockey team has only the English under-23 team standing between it and an unbeaten record on its tour of Canada, West Germany, and Britain. It beat Southern Counties, 4-1, yesterday in a match played on . a heavy ground that had to have water swept [off it before play could start, i The rain’ held off during the match, and although the New Zealanders had to use a lot of scoop shots and to push the ball rather than hit it. when passing, they managed to maintain control and improve their authority as time progressed. Southern Counties, fielding a team that included the English captain, Annette White, on the left wing, and the English goal-keeper, Pauline Gibbon, scored first through the right inner, Jenny Trickey. But New Zealand’s right wing, Carol Duske, levelled soon after when she recovered a shot that had re- [ bounded off Miss Gibbon’s [pads, and the score was 1-1 lat half-time.

In the second half, goals were scored for New Zealand by the right inner, Shirley Haig, the left wing, Pip Lunn, and Mrs Duske. The last two came after penalty-comer*.