# 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.

## Participating nations

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Australia  India  Jamaica  Malaysia  Scotland  Trinidad and Tobago | Canada  England  Namibia  New Zealand  South Africa  Wales |

## 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 | |
* 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

| 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 | Semi-finals |
| 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 | |
* 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

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 19 September 1998 | 19 September 1998 |
| Australia | 7 |
| Australia | 7 | 20 September 1998 | 20 September 1998 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 20 September 1998 | 20 September 1998 |
| New Zealand | 3 | Australia | 8 |
| 19 September 1998 | 19 September 1998 | | Australia | 8 |
| 19 September 1998 | 19 September 1998 | England | 1 |
| England | 2 | England | 1 |
| India | 0 | | |
| India | 0 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 20 September 1998 | 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 | |
* 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 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | A | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | B | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | B | Wales | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | A | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | A | Jamaica | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | B | Namibia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | −40 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |