A SCORELESS DRAW

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19679, 11 July 1938, Page 12

A SCORELESS DRAW

WELLINGTON'S SUCCESS ENGLISH TEAM HELD COMBINATION' AFFECTED SOLID HOME DEFENCE (Pur Prose Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. On a smooth ground, the English women's hockey team played a drawn game with Wellington on Saturday, no goals being scored. England had the territorial advantage all the time and Wellington had only one or two chances to score, but he local defence was so sound that it kept the formidable tourists at bay. There was a fair attendance and though the weather was threatening, there was little rain. The spectators were treated 1o a fine display of hockey. The outstanding player mi the field was Miss M. Simpson, rgiht full-back for Wellington. She bore the brunt of the English attacks which were frequent, and not once did she fail to stem the tide. A possible explanation of the Engbsh team's failure to score was that it made the mistake in working Ihe left wing too much. The left wing was Miss .1. E. Dowling and inlaying at inside left was Miss L. I. Naylor. Miss Naylor, who usually plays in tlie half line, was obviously ill at ease in the early stages of the game, and several promising movements on the left broke clown because of her failure to be in position. Tlie Wellington full-backs; did not work as well together as Ihe English hill-backs. They depended more on rugged determination rather than on •msitionnl nl.ov and revering un. but 'lie fact that the tniying "bie did not —’(vo was sufficient indication of their ability. The Wellington forwards did not impress. Their passing ■■/ns (eo hard and the English halves had little difficulty in intercepting. ' r !ie English backs were never extended. In the first half, ihc English forwards did not seem to have the feel' of the ground. After the rough and' vet grounds the smooth turf at i Basin Reserve was a new experience j on this tour. The tourists’ passim?! was inclined to be a little hard and J 'here was no great-display of com- 1 bination on attack, such as might Eave been expected. All credit for 'he draw should go to the Wellington full-back and the goal-keeper. Thov; saw more of the ball than any other nlavers on the field and the performance. in face of the reputable forwards. was a revelation. The h n st performances on the English side we’e niven bv Miss West, inside right and Miss Thompson, centre half.