HOCKEY

Evening Star, Issue 23000, 4 July 1938, Page 5

HOCKEY

ENGLISHWOMEN RUN CLOSE EASTERN BEATEN 2-1 [Per United Pbess Association.] GORE, July 2. The Englishwomen’s Hockey team maintained its unbeaten record at Gore against Eastern Southland, the premier ladies’ hookey side of the Dominion The game was marked by brilliant flashes of play. England scored two goals and Eastern one. The visitors showed superiority in attack and defence, but did not have it all their own way, the game being most exciting from whistle to whistle. The goals for England were scored by Donoghue and West, and for Eastern by Sherriff. The crowd present totalled many thousands. INDIAN TEAM VICTORY OVER CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH, July 2. Prince Manavadar’s Indian hockey team met Canterbury before a crowd of 9,000. The ground was muddy, but the weather was fine. Play opened with India defending the score board end. India adopted the offensive and a particularly smart piece of play by Adbul Latif, who flicked the ball to Shahbuddin, saw the latter go through to Canterbury’s circle to score with a fine shot that gave Barnhill no chance. India 1, Canterbury 0. The Indians held play in Canterbury’s half for a time, but were penalised several times for sticks and other infringements. A scramble in Canterbury’s goal-mouth left Canterbury’s goalkeeper without his stick, and Latif scored easily. India 2, Canterbury 0. Adbul Latif came through from halfway and centred to Ahmad Khan, whose shot was brilliantly stopped by Barnhill. Play was now very exciting, with India pressing hard, and two successive shots by Ahmad Khan and Latif were magnificently stopped by Barnhill, who kicked out, but Shahbuddin followed in and slammed the ball home with a great shot. India 3, Canterbury 0. Canterbury made' their first big effort. Norman and Rusbridge went downfield, but were checked by Hus,sian in the Indian circle. Gurnarian Singh sent Ahmad Khan away, and a pass to Abdul Latif saw the game go to Canterbury’s territory, but Thomson sent play back to midfield. When India came back Shahbuddin tricked Canterbury cleverly and sent a pass across the goal-mouth, but S. Bowden put it over, the line. A free hit gave Canterbury a chance, which was stopped by Hussain. A free hit in Canterbury’s twenty-five gave India a great chance, which was spoilt by offside play. Halftime score: India 3, Canterbury 0. India went to the attack in the second half, but S. Bowden relieved. Canterbury attacked, and a shot by-Nor-man missed by inches. The Indian forwards went away in one of their characteristic tricky passing rushes to reach the Canterbury circle, where Latif scored, India 4, Canterbury 0. Canterbury roused the crowd when a stirring combined forward rush to the Indian goal thoroughly tested the visitors. The goalkeeper, Abrahams, came right out to the edge of the circle, kicking the ball all the way to clear, and Shahnior Khan finally put India out of danger. Good work by Barnhill stopped India on several occasions, and Canterbury transferred play right down the field, Rusbridge and N. Bowden prominent. Rusbridge had a shot which was kicked out by Abrahams, and the game ended; — India ... ... 4 Canterbury ... ... ... 0 THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM [Peb United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH. July 2, The New Zealand team to play the Prince of Manavadar’s team here on July 23 is as follows: — Goal, L. Hart (Manawatu). Full-backs, D. S. Wilson (Wellington'), F. S. Clark (Auckland). Halves—W. J. Bowden (Canterbury), T. B. Burtt (Canterbury), L. Watson (Auckland). Forwards—R. Watchman (Poverty Bay), R. C. Russell (Canterbury), R. Roughton (Auckland), M. Brown (Wellington), L. A. Best (Nelson).