HOCKEY

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21085, 11 July 1938, Page 12

HOCKEY

ENGLISH LADIES’ TEAM Scoreless Draw Against Wellington I B\ Telegraph—s-ress Association WELLINGTON. July 10. I On a smooth ground the English women's hockey team played a drawn ! game with Wellington on Saturday. No goals were scored. England had a territorial advantage all the time, and Wellington had only one or two chances of scoring. The local defence I was so sound that they kept the forI midable tourists at bay. There was a fair attendance and though the weather was threatening there was I little rain. The spectators were treated I lo a fine display of hockey. The outstanding player on the field was Miss | M. Simpson, right full-back for Wellington. She bore the brunt of the I English attacks, which were frequent, j and not once did she fail to stem the I tide. A possible explanation of the English I failure to score was that they made a mistake in working the left wing too much. The left wing was Miss J. E. I Dowling and playing at inside left was 1 Miss L. I. Naylor. Miss Naylor, who ■ usually plays in the half line, was ' obviously ill at ease in the early stages !of the game and several promising ' movements on the left broke down I because of her failure to be in position. ! The Wellington full-backs did not ' work so well together as the English full-backs. They depended more on rugged determination rather than positional play and covering up. but the fact that the touring side did not score was a sufficient indication of their ability. The Wellington forwards did | not impress. Their passing was too I hard, and the English halves had little I difficulty in intercepting. The English | backs were never extended. ; In the first half the English forwards i did not seem to have the feel of the ground. After the rough wet grounds I the smooth turf at the Basin Reserve I was a new experience on this tour. Their passing was inclined to be a | little hard and there was no great disj play of combination on attack such as I might have been expected. All the credit for the draw should go to the I Wellington full-backs and goalkeeper. ! They saw more of the ball than any j other players on the field, and their I performance in the face of reputable ! forwards was a revelation. | The best performers on the English side were Miss West (inside right) and I Miss Thompson (centre half).

TIMARU GAMES Geraldine had their first win of the present season when they defeated Cambridge by two goals to one on Saturday. The first game played at the Park resulted in a win for South End against Kiwis by two goals to one. The junior matches resulted:— South End 3, Kiwis 2. Cambridge 6. Geraldine 2. INDIANS HAVE ANOTHER WIN By Telegraph Association DUNEDIN, July 9 The Prince of Manavadar’s team gained a narrow victory over the New Zealand University team by two goals to one in a hockey match to-day. The attendance was upwards of 7000. The teams were evenly matched, the University side putting up an excellent defence in the face of the Indians’ best attacks. The first score was by University, Hubbard the left wing following in when Alldred had drawn the Indian goalie. Sultan Khan, the inside right, scored both the Indians’ goals, the second being a clever shot which the goalie just failed to stop. In the second half the Indians were attacking all the time and the University having little chance to get away, but the defence, particularly by Hercus (goalie) and Hogben (full-back) kept the score down. HAWKES BAY DEFEATED Bv Telegraph Association HASTINGS, July 10. The Wellington representative team defeated Hawke's Bay at Hastings after a very willing and open game by four goals to two. The scorers for Wellington were: Brown (2), and Edwards (2). Best and McCutcheon scored one each for Hawke’s Bay. The feature of the play was the increased use of* the push shot by both sides, Hawke’s Bay being particularly unfortunate in that they lacked the finish needed for better results.