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Issue No. 23 (2) January 2015

ENGLAND NETBALL NETBALL EUROPE 2015 EVENT 6th – 8th March - Airco Stadium, Hull Under 17 Championship England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales Under 17 Development Section Dubai, Gibraltar, Malta, Suisse Watch the England website for ticket details

If you fancy a trip to Belfast there is an exciting Netball Europe Open Championship taking place there between the 15th and 17th May. I always thought a ball, was a ball, was a More details will be circulated nearer the time with the possibility of ball until I had the pleasure of being the the inclusion of some overseas participants! EN Team Manager on tour in Australia and New Zealand back in 2001 when the ball being used for their Test Series v England was a different manufacturer to that being used by England. At the speed and force used by these athletes when passing and catching the ball, the surface of the ball took the skin off the tops of our girls fingers! 16 TEAMS ON THE ROAD TO SYDNEY

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JAMAICA v ENGLAND JANUARY 2015 TEST SERIES

A devastating result for England who went down 2-1 in the recent Test Series in Kingston, Jamaica. Words cannot describe the disappointment of the 10 goal defeat in the third match of the series.

England lost the first match 47-56 and we could have put that down to jetlag etc., but came fighting back to win the second match 55-47. Reports in Jamaica and England suggested that these matches were very physical and hard fought.

But with England winning the second match, hopes were set very high for them taking the series, especially in this year of the World Netball Cup in Sydney in August. I think we all thought that it would be a very closely contested match, with only one or two goals separating them at the final whistle, but we never dreamt that England would lose, and lose by such a wide margin of 47-57. Having started the 4th quarter at 37 all, Jamaica scored 20 goals and England only 10.

We were pleased to see that Cookey was back on court for the final test match after having received an injury in the 2nd test, but there was no mention as to why , (recently voted the best netballer in the world in 2014) was substituted at half time – we can only assume she had suffered an injury?

This victory was sweet revenge for the Jamaicans, who were thrashed 3- 0 by England in the 2014 test series in England.

Shooting Stats :

Jamaica 78% 28 / 34 82% Romelda Aiken 15 / 19 79% Shanice Beckford 14 / 20 70%

England 84% Jo Harten 35 / 38 92% Pamela Cookey 10 / 15 66% Sasha Corbin 2 / 3 66%

IS THIS THE ANSWER TO JAMAICA’S SUCCESS ?

Jill McIntosh, Australia’s National Coach for nine years, who led her players to World Championship and Gold Medals, now sits on the Jamaican bench!