Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

The first edition of the Women's Hockey Tournament at the Commonwealth Games took place at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, during the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event started on Wednesday September 9 and ended on Sunday September 20.

1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's hockey
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up England
Third place New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored192 (5.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Alyson Annan (11 goals)
(next) 2002

Participating nations

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Pool A Pool B

Results

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All times local (UTC +8).

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 5 0 0 41 0 +41 15 Semi-finals
2   India 5 3 1 1 19 8 +11 10
3   Scotland 5 3 1 1 11 11 0 10
4   Malaysia 5 2 0 3 11 21 −10 6
5   Trinidad and Tobago 5 1 0 4 5 23 −18 3
6   Jamaica 5 0 0 5 2 26 −24 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[1]
9 September 1998
18:05
Australia   6–0   Scotland
Annan   31'69'
Powell   34'
Andrews   39'
Peek   44'
Mitchell-Taverner   60'
Report

10 September 1998
16:05
Trinidad and Tobago   1–6   Malaysia
10 September 1998
20:35
India   4–0   Jamaica
Pritam   14'19'30'
Sandeep   64'
Report

12 September 1998
16:05
Scotland   5–1   Jamaica
12 September 1998
19:35
Malaysia   0–11   Australia
Report Hawkes   12'70'
Dobson   23'
Andrews   28'33'
Langham   31'
Annan   39'54'60'
Starre   57'
Powell   64'
12 September 1998
20:35
India   7–1   Trinidad and Tobago

14 September 1998
16:05
Malaysia   1–6   India
Melati   41' Report Pritam   2'14'
Kamala   6'65'
Sandeep   13'
Sita   61'
14 September 1998
18:05
Scotland   2–1   Trinidad and Tobago
14 September 1998
20:05
Jamaica   0–12   Australia
Report Haslam   2'
Towers   4'8'43'51'
Powell   10'
Mitchell-Taverner   12'34'
Andrews   23'66'
Annan   33'
Langham   49'

15 September 1998
19:35
Trinidad and Tobago   2–0   Jamaica
15 September 1998
20:35
Malaysia   1–2   Scotland

16 September 1998
18:05
Australia   4–0   India
Andrews   10'62'
Powell   12'22'
Report

17 September 1998
16:05
Australia   8–0   Trinidad and Tobago
Dobson   10'
Andrews   24'61'
Powell   29'56'69'
Annan   34'
Langham   37'
Report
17 September 1998
18:05
Jamaica   1–3   Malaysia
17 September 1998
19:35
Scotland   2–2   India
Simpson   29'41' Report Sita   23'
Nidhi   66'

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England 5 4 1 0 18 2 +16 13 Semi-finals
2   New Zealand 5 4 0 1 26 5 +21 12
3   South Africa 5 3 1 1 21 5 +16 10
4   Canada 5 1 1 3 7 9 −2 4
5   Wales 5 1 1 3 6 17 −11 4
6   Namibia 5 0 0 5 1 41 −40 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
9 September 1998
16:05
Wales   0–4   South Africa
9 September 1998
19:35
England   1–0   New Zealand
9 September 1998
19:35
Canada   3–0   Namibia
Somerville   8'
MacNeill   26'
Grimes   40'
Report

10 September 1998
18:05
New Zealand   15–1   Namibia
10 September 1998
19:35
Canada   2–2   Wales
Taunton   19'
Somerville   50'
Report   10'60'

12 September 1998
18:05
South Africa   1–1   England

13 September 1998
16:05
Namibia   0–8   England
13 September 1998
18:05
South Africa   3–0   Canada
  18'21'32' Report
13 September 1998
20:05
Wales   1–5   New Zealand

15 September 1998
16:05
England   2–1   Canada
Nicholson   48'66' Report Grimes   59'
15 September 1998
18:05
Namibia   0–3   Wales

16 September 1998
16:05
New Zealand   2–1   Canada
  35'40' Report Kopeck   22'
16 September 1998
19:35
South Africa   12–0   Namibia
16 September 1998
20:35
England   6–0   Wales

17 September 1998
20:35
New Zealand   4–1   South Africa

Classification round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 September 1998
 
 
  Australia7
 
20 September 1998
 
  New Zealand3
 
  Australia8
 
19 September 1998
 
  England1
 
  England2
 
 
  India0
 
Third Place
 
 
20 September 1998
 
 
  New Zealand3
 
 
  India0

Semi-finals

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19 September 1998
15:05
Australia   7–3   New Zealand
Annan   13'15'38'
Towers   32'
Dobson   44'64'
Mott   65'
Report

19 September 1998
16:45
England   2–0   India

Bronze-medal match

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20 September 1998
15:05
New Zealand   3–0   India
Lawrence   42'
Bell-Kake   46'
Walton   50'
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Gold-medal match

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20 September 1998
16:45
Australia   8–1   England
Powell   18'
Mott   20'37'
Hawkes   29'
Annan   59'
Towers   59'
Andrews   67'
Haslam   69'
Report Clewlow   64'

Statistics

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Final standings

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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
  A   Australia 7 7 0 0 56 4 +52 21 Gold Medal
  B   England 7 5 1 1 21 10 +11 16 Silver Medal
  B   New Zealand 7 5 0 2 32 12 +20 15 Bronze Medal
4 A   India 7 3 1 3 19 13 +6 10 Fourth place
5 B   South Africa 5 3 1 1 21 5 +16 10 Eliminated in
group stage
6 A   Scotland 5 3 1 1 11 11 0 10
7 A   Malaysia 5 2 0 3 11 21 −10 6
8 B   Canada 5 1 1 3 7 9 −2 4
9 B   Wales 5 1 1 3 6 17 −11 4
10 A   Trinidad and Tobago 5 1 0 4 5 23 −18 3
11 A   Jamaica 5 0 0 5 2 26 −24 0
12 B   Namibia 5 0 0 5 1 41 −40 0
Source: FIH

References

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