MINEHEAD Hockey Club member Ashley Tisshaw has just departed these shores to represent England in the Over-55 IMC Masters Hockey World Cup taking place in Auckland, New Zealand. 

Selection and team training sessions began in February with several matches against other England Masters teams recently. The squad is drawn from across the country with Tisshaw being the sole West Country player. 

Matches start on the 8th November against Australia and will hopefully end with a final on the 16th November. Matches can be seen live via www. hockeymastersworldcup.tv.

Tisshaw has been a regular contributor of Minehead Hockey Club reports, which will be provided by others until he returns.