Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

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

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.

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 field hockey ball 31'69'
Powell field hockey ball 34'
Andrews field hockey ball 39'
Peek field hockey ball 44'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 60'
Report

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

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

14 September 1998
16:05
Malaysia  1–6  India
Melati field hockey ball 41' Report Pritam field hockey ball 2'14'
Kamala field hockey ball 6'65'
Sandeep field hockey ball 13'
Sita field hockey ball 61'
14 September 1998
18:05
Scotland  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
14 September 1998
20:05
Jamaica  0–12  Australia
Report Haslam field hockey ball 2'
Towers field hockey ball 4'8'43'51'
Powell field hockey ball 10'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 12'34'
Andrews field hockey ball 23'66'
Annan field hockey ball 33'
Langham field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 10'62'
Powell field hockey ball 12'22'
Report

17 September 1998
16:05
Australia  8–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Dobson field hockey ball 10'
Andrews field hockey ball 24'61'
Powell field hockey ball 29'56'69'
Annan field hockey ball 34'
Langham field hockey ball 37'
Report
17 September 1998
18:05
Jamaica  1–3  Malaysia
17 September 1998
19:35
Scotland  2–2  India
Simpson field hockey ball 29'41' Report Sita field hockey ball 23'
Nidhi field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 8'
MacNeill field hockey ball 26'
Grimes field hockey ball 40'
Report

10 September 1998
18:05
New Zealand  15–1  Namibia
10 September 1998
19:35
Canada  2–2  Wales
Taunton field hockey ball 19'
Somerville field hockey ball 50'
Report field hockey ball 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
field hockey ball 18'21'32' Report
13 September 1998
20:05
Wales  1–5  New Zealand

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

16 September 1998
16:05
New Zealand  2–1  Canada
field hockey ball 35'40' Report Kopeck field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 13'15'38'
Towers field hockey ball 32'
Dobson field hockey ball 44'64'
Mott field hockey ball 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 field hockey ball 42'
Bell-Kake field hockey ball 46'
Walton field hockey ball 50'
Report

Gold-medal match

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20 September 1998
16:45
Australia  8–1  England
Powell field hockey ball 18'
Mott field hockey ball 20'37'
Hawkes field hockey ball 29'
Annan field hockey ball 59'
Towers field hockey ball 59'
Andrews field hockey ball 67'
Haslam field hockey ball 69'
Report Clewlow field hockey ball 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) A  Australia 7 7 0 0 56 4 +52 21 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) B  England 7 5 1 1 21 10 +11 16 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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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