# 2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (North Harbour)

The 2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the first of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held on the North Shore, from April 12 to 16, 2012, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, the United States, and the hosts, New Zealand, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | October 2011 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Australia | 7 | Champions (1994, 1998) | Champions (1988, 1996, 2000) |
| India | 13 | Fourth Place (1974) | Fourth Place (1980) |
| New Zealand | 6 | Fourth Place (1986) | Sixth Place (1984, 2000, 2004) |
| United States | 10 | Third place (1994) | Third place (1984) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Sarah Allanson (AUS)
* Maggie Giddens (USA)
* Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* Dino Willox (WAL)

## Results

All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 12 April 2012 16:30
| Australia | 4–0 | United States |
| Schulz 19' Rivers 22' Nanscawen 43' Eastham 64' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Dino Willox (WAL)
* 12 April 2012 18:30
| New Zealand | 2–1 | India |
| Punt 3' Glynn 24' | Report | Anuradha 40' |
* Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Maggie Giddens (USA)
* 13 April 2012 16:30
| United States | 1–1 | India |
| O'Donnell 66' | Report | Deepika 27' |
* Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Sarah Allanson (AUS)
* 13 April 2012 18:30
| New Zealand | 1–3 | Australia |
| Glynn 34' | Report | Boyce 33' Schulz 57' Nelson 62' |
* Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* 15 April 2012 16:30
| Australia | 1–0 | India |
| Nanscawen 6' | Report | |
* Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 15 April 2012 18:30
| United States | 1–3 | New Zealand |
| Taylor 33' | Report | C. Harrison 23' Glynn 43', 58' |
* Umpires: Anupama Puchimanda (IND) Dino Willox (WAL)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 16 April 2012 16:00
| India | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | United States |
| Chanchan 56' | Report | Taylor 47' Crandall 73' |
* Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Dino Willox (WAL)

#### Final

* 16 April 2012 18:30
| Australia | 2–3 | New Zealand |
| Flanagan 51' Schulz 64' | Report | Sharland 12' Glynn 43' S. Harrison 54' |
* Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | New Zealand (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | Tournament Champion |
| | Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | |
| | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | India | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 26 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.
5 goals
* Katie Glynn
3 goals
* Jodie Schulz
2 goals
* Georgia Nanscawen
* Shannon Taylor
1 goal
* Fiona Boyce
* Casey Eastham
* Anna Flanagan
* Ashleigh Nelson
* Megan Rivers
* Deepika Thakur
* Anuradha Thokchom
* Chanchan Thokchom
* Charlotte Harrison
* Samantha Harrison
* Anita Punt
* Kayla Sharland
* Lauren Crandall
* Kathleen O'Donnell