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Cricket cap, now hockey

By

KEVIN TUTTY

Lesley Shankland has had an exciting six months in sport. Last October she was chosen for the first time in the New Zealand women’s cricket team and yesterday she became a double. New Zealand representative. She was selected in the New Zealand women’s hockey team. Miss Shankland is one of

four Canterbury players in the side and one of four new caps in the team of 15 that will play Australia in one test in Hamilton on June 2, and travel to Vancouver for the international women’s tournament from August IS to 29. An outstanding goalkeeper at club and provincial level for several seasons it was her first trial, earned bv some excellent play in the national tournament in Christchurch last year. She

was one of the key players in the Canterbury side that shared the K Cup with North Shore. The other Canterbury players are all established in the New Zealand side. Pat Barwick, the centre-half who has captained New Zealand since she was first selected

in 1971, is again the leader. The other two chosen are Shirley Haig and Judy Phillips, both skilful forwards.

Harina Kohere (Hawke’s Bay), Sheryl Law (Auckland), and Robyn Blackman (Wellington) are the other three new caps. Shirley Eddy (Hawke’s Bay) the coach of the side has an unenviable task ahead of her. She has to win the test against Australia, which is determined to show that it was “robbed” in Sydney last: year' in the second of two tests.

Another reason to beat Australia is that New Zealand is unbeaten in 22 successive internationals and Mrs Eddy will want to retain that record at least until Vancouver, and if possible, beyond.

Besides the incentive of its record run of unbeaten

internationals New Zealand has the chance of a place at the Moscow Olympics

It will be a six-team Olympic tournament, but how the teams will be selected is not known yet, except that Russia, the host nation will fill one position. The first five at Vancouver might fill the remaining positions, <Jr the selection may be done on a continental basis, in which case New Zealand will need to ensure it finishes higher than Australia at Vancouver. The team is:

Misses Shankland and Phillips, Mrs Barwick, Mrs Haig (Canterbury); M. Gooder, P. Lunn, Miss Law (Auckland); A. Hiha, J. Neil, Miss Kdhere, M. Gray (Hawkes Bay); S. McLeish (Waikato); Miss Blackman (Wellington); E. Weber (North Shore); J. McDonald (Otago).

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Press, 17 April 1979, Page 30

Word count
Tapeke kupu
413

Cricket cap, now hockey Press, 17 April 1979, Page 30

Cricket cap, now hockey Press, 17 April 1979, Page 30

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