1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's hockey

Tournament details
Host country	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Australia (1st title)
Runner-up	England
Third place	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	192 (5.65 per match)
Top scorer	Alyson Annan (11 goals)
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Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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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.

Contents

• Participating nations
• Results
• Preliminary round
• Classification round
• Statistics
• Final standings
• References

Participating nations

Results

All times local (UTC +8).

Preliminary round

Pool A

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

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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

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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

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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'

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15 September 1998 19:35 Trinidad and Tobago   2–0   Jamaica

15 September 1998 20:35 Malaysia   1–2   Scotland

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

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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

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

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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'

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

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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

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15 September 1998 16:05 England   2–1   Canada Nicholson  48', 66' Report Grimes  59'

15 September 1998 18:05 Namibia   0–3   Wales

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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

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

Classification round

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 September 1998
	Australia	7
					20 September 1998
	New Zealand	3
					Australia	8
	19 September 1998
					England	1
	England	2
	India	0
					Third Place
					20 September 1998
					New Zealand	3
					India	0

Semi-finals

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

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19 September 1998 16:45 England   2–0   India

Bronze-medal match

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

Gold-medal match

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

Final standings

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

• Fieldhockey Canada