Indian field hockey team in Malaya and Singapore

The idea of inviting an India team to Malaya was first mooted in 1949 and officially expressed by G. E. N. Oehlers, then president of the Malayan Hockey Council (MHC).[2] In November 1952, the MHC wrote to the Government of India inviting a team in 1954. It suggested that the touring side include five or six national team players and that the side play nine games in Malaya and three in Singapore.[3] However, this was the second tour of Malaya by an Indian team; the first by the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics gold-winning national team that had toured the same year just before the Olympic Games. They played All-Malaya XI and beat them 7–0.[4]

A 16-member Indian squad for the tour was named on 30 October 1953. Balbir Singh Sr. was named captain of the side and Randhir Singh Gentle, the vice-captain. The squad included six players from the team that won gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.[5] The squad arrived on 9 February 1954.[6]

The touring squad included:[5][7]

Key

GK = Goalkeeper, FB = Fullback, HB = Halfback, FW = Forward

11 February 1954 India  3–1  Singapore Gentle  12' Bal. Singh Sr.  35', 69' Report Dozey  40' Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 6,000 Umpires: G. A. Tessensohn (SIN) Ram Prakash (IND)

13 February 1954 IHF XI 7–1 South Malaya Bhola  12', ?' Rajgopal  21', 67' Bal. Singh Sr.  ?', 70' Susainathan  68' Report Dozey  36' Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 5,200 Umpires: Randhir Singh Gentle (IND) G. A. Tessensohn (SIN)

15 February 1954 IHF XI 10–0 Malacca Susainathan  8' Bal. Singh Sr.  14', 35', 40', 42', 50', ?', ?' Bhaskaran  18' Bhola  29' Report Malaya Attendance: 4,000 Umpires: V. Hicks (MAL) Ranganathan Francis (IND)

17 February 1954 17:15 IHF XI 4–1 Negeri Sembilan Rajgopal  ?', 3?', 57' Bhola  55' Report Noordin  ?' Station Padang, Seremban, Malaya Attendance: 5,000 Umpires: Ram Prakash (IND) W. Harben

18 February 1954 IHF XI 8–0 Selangor Susainathan  6', 14' Bal. Singh Sr.  8', ?', ?', 69' Gentle  48' Rajgopal  ?' Report Malaya Umpires: Ram Prakash (IND) L. S. Greening

20 February 1954 India  14–2  Malaya Bal. Singh Sr.  5 goals' Susainathan  4 goals' Gentle  3 goals' Malhotra Bhola Report EJ Van Lidth Coutts Malaya

23 February 1954 IHF XI 2–0 Perak Bhola  43', ?' Report Malaya

25 February 1954 IHF XI 13–0 Federation of Malaya XI Bal. Singh Sr.  3', 11' Gentle  8', ?', ?' Susainathan  29', 31', ?' Rajgopal  36' Middlecoat  ?' Report Chinese Assembly Hall Ground, Ipoh, Malaya Umpires: Bakshish Singh (IND) M. Muthucumaru

27 February 1954 IHF XI 12–0 Penang Rajgopal  3' Bal. Singh Sr.  5', ?', ?', ?', ?', 58', 65', ?' Susainathan  ?', ?', ?' Report 4,000 Attendance: Western Road Ground, Penang, Malaya

28 February 1954 IHF XI 7–1 North Malaya Middlecoat  ?', 56' Gentle  45', ?' Bhola  46' Malhotra  52', 63' Report Arul  ?' Chinese Assembly Hall Ground, Ipoh, Malaya Umpires: Ram Prakash V. T. Durai

2 March 1954 IHF XI 4–0* Pahang Susainathan  5' Bhola  9', ?' de Mello  ?' Report Headquarters Malaya Ground, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Umpires: Ranganathan Francis (IND) Gurmukh Singh (IND)

3 March 1954 IHF XI 8–0 Negeri Sembilan Gentle  7' Susainathan  22', ?', ?' Bal. Singh Sr.  ?', ?', ?' Raghbir Lal  ?' Report Station Padang, Malaya Attendance: 5,000

4 March 1954 IHF XI 4–0* MHC President's XI Bal. Singh Sr.  19', 35', 46', 52' Report Headquarters Malaya Ground, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Umpires: S. Mackenzie S. Sockanathan

6 March 1954 India  6–0  Malaya Rajgopal  3', 33' Susainathan  ?', 19', ?' Bal. Singh Sr.  64' Report Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Umpires: M. Muthukumaru B. S. Soin

8 March 1954 IHF XI 8–1 Malayan Indians Rajgopal  17' Bal. Singh Sr.  22', ?', ?' Malhotra  23', ?' Susainathan  28', 63' Report J. Vohra  39' Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 2,000 Umpires: G. A. Tessensohn (SIN) M. Muthucumaru

10 March 1954 IHF XI 11–0 Johore Gentle  6', 36', 41' Lal  13', ?', 51', 28' Bhola  20' Susainathan  32', 50' Malhotra  55' Report Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore Attendance: 1,500 Umpires: J. C. Smith F. A. Milne

• Match was stopped after 25 and 65 minutes of play respectively due to rain.

• India–Malaysia field hockey record
• Sport in Malaysia
• Sport in Singapore