▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁their ▁India ▁regiment al ▁counter parts . ▁ ▁The ▁country ' s ▁first ▁hockey ▁club ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 – 8 6 . ▁ ▁Hockey ▁in ▁Australia ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁British ▁naval ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁organ ised ▁hockey ▁there ▁was ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁Teams ▁from ▁both ▁countries ▁have ▁been ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁and ▁have ▁therefore ▁frequently ▁encountered ▁each ▁other ▁on ▁the ▁hockey ▁field . ▁ ▁India ▁domin ated ▁world ▁hockey ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁men ' s ▁team ▁winning ▁six ▁consecutive ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁med als . ▁The ▁women ' s ▁team ▁won ▁world ▁titles ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Australia ▁has ▁found ▁success ▁mainly ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁with ▁the ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁teams ▁winning ▁gold ▁med als ▁at ▁Olympic ▁Games , ▁World ▁Cup , ▁Champion ' s ▁Tro phy ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁meets . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁international ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁match ▁played ▁in ▁Australia ▁was ▁at ▁Richmond ▁Cr icket ▁Gr ound ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁world ▁champion ▁team