Wolverhampton pair guide England to double Masters Hockey World Cup success

Balkar Singh Jawanda, from Compton Park in Wolverhampton, finished as the leading scorer in the Over-65s with eight goals in seven games.

England drew 2-2 against Netherlands in the final and secured glory with a 2-1 penalty shoot-out victory. 

They had gone unbeaten throughout the entire competition and kept a clean sheet in every game barring the final. 

In the group stage, England beat New Zealand (4-0), Wales (6-0) and Spain (3-0) before drawing 0-0 against Australia. 

They cruised to a 6-0 demolition of Ireland in the quarter-finals and eased to a 3-0 victory over Australia in the semi-finals. 

Jawanda said: "I've been playing since I was 40 and now I'm 65. We played seven games and we didn't lose a single game.

"People may look at the ages that people are still carrying on playing at a high standard and it may inspire somebody. Especially because we've got three hockey clubs in Wolverhampton."

German Singh, also from Wolverhampton, was part of the Over-75 squad which clinched gold in South Africa. 

Singh helped secure a double success for England they emerged with a 3-0 victory over Australia in the final. 

After drawing their opening game 1-1 against Australia, the over-75s beat Southern Cross and South Africa 3-0 and 8-0 respectively before knocking out Wales (7-0) and Germany (1-0) in the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

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