England snatched victory in the test match against New Zealand just seconds after the 7-minute bell sounded in the 6th chukker, because the scores were even at 13-13 play carried on after the bell. Chris Hyde one of England’s star’s carried the ball from the clubhouse side of the field towards NZ’s goal to be ridden off the ball by Simon Keyte close to the goal, but the momentum of the ball saw it through the NZ goal. The test was played on handicap, which saw England receive a 3-goal start on NZ. NZ played a good first chukker scoring 3 goals to close in on the start England got. From then on till the fifth chukker England had full control of the test. The combination of the Tomlinson brother’s was outstanding, this play along with back Chris Hyde converting 2 massive penalty 4’s put England ahead 11-5 after the fourth chukker. NZ rallied in the fifth to fight back with Tommy Wilson scoring 2 goals and John Paul Clarkin scoring 4 goals to Chris Hyde’s penalty 3 to make 12-11 to England with the sixth chukker to come. Straight from the start of the sixth NZ’s Tommy Wilson scored to even the score, this brought the crowd to the edge of their seats. Hyde and Clarkin each converted penalties and then call the winning play by Hyde.
Score. England 14-13
New Zealand- Simon Keyte 7, Tommy Wilson 7, John Paul Clarkin 7, Cody Forsyth 7 =28 goals
England-James Biem 6, Mark Tomlinson 6, Luke Tomlinson 7, Chris Hyde 6 =25 goals
