1971 World Netball Championships

The 1971 World Netball Championships were the third edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica, and featured nine teams, including the debut of the Bahamas. It began on 31 December 1970 with England and New Zealand winning their opening matches.[1][2]

1971 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Jamaica
DatesDecember 31, 1970 – January 13, 1971 (1970-12-31 – 1971-01-13)
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place England
← 1967
1975 →

In eight matches, Australia retained the title back from New Zealand after winning all of their matches, New Zealand finished runners-up and England third.[citation needed]

Results

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Table

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Place Nation[3] Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
    Australia 8 8 0 0 500 164 16
    New Zealand 8 7 0 1 525 222 14
    England 8 6 0 2 512 179 12
4=   Jamaica 8 4 1 3 347 260 9
4=   Trinidad and Tobago 8 4 1 3 350 260 9
6   Scotland 8 3 0 5 206 376 6
7   Wales 8 2 0 6 221 424 4
8   Northern Ireland 8 1 0 7 171 498 2
9   Bahamas 8 0 0 8 114 572 0

Matches

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30 December 1970 Jamaica   44–18   Scotland    National Stadium, Kingston

31 December 1970 New Zealand   90–12   Northern Ireland    National Stadium, Kingston

31 December 1970 England   88–7   Bahamas    National Stadium, Kingston

31 December 1970 Australia   47–21   Jamaica    National Stadium, Kingston

31 December 1970 Trinidad and Tobago   45–19   Wales    National Stadium, Kingston

1 January New Zealand   61–17   Scotland    National Stadium, Kingston

1 January Wales   57–11   Bahamas    National Stadium, Kingston

1 January England   61–27   Trinidad and Tobago    National Stadium, Kingston

2 January England   44–30   Jamaica    National Stadium, Kingston

2 January Australia   70–9   Northern Ireland    National Stadium, Kingston

2 January Scotland   41–37   Wales    National Stadium, Kingston

2 January New Zealand   108–10   Bahamas    National Stadium, Kingston

4 January Trinidad and Tobago   45–18   Scotland    National Stadium, Kingston

4 January Australia   96–4   Bahamas    National Stadium, Kingston

4 January Jamaica   70–17   Northern Ireland    National Stadium, Kingston

5 January New Zealand   83–21   Wales    National Stadium, Kingston

5 January Australia   43–27   Trinidad and Tobago    National Stadium, Kingston

5 January England   94–13   Northern Ireland    National Stadium, Kingston

6 January New Zealand   42–40   England    National Stadium, Kingston

6 January Trinidad and Tobago   34–34   Jamaica    National Stadium, Kingston

6 January Scotland   40–15   Bahamas    National Stadium, Kingston

7 January Australia   71–16   Scotland    National Stadium, Kingston

7 January Jamaica   55–33   Wales    National Stadium, Kingston

7 January Northern Ireland   49–28   Bahamas    National Stadium, Kingston

8 January New Zealand   47–33   Trinidad and Tobago    National Stadium, Kingston

8 January England   76–10   Scotland    National Stadium, Kingston

8 January Australia   87–8   Wales    National Stadium, Kingston

9 January New Zealand   52–32   Jamaica    National Stadium, Kingston

9 January Wales   34–30   Northern Ireland    National Stadium, Kingston

9 January Trinidad and Tobago   72–24   Bahamas    National Stadium, Kingston

9 January Australia   38–37   England    National Stadium, Kingston

11 January England   72–12   Wales    National Stadium, Kingston

11 January Scotland   46–27   Northern Ireland    National Stadium, Kingston

11 January Jamaica   61–15   Bahamas    National Stadium, Kingston

12 January Australia   48–42   New Zealand    National Stadium, Kingston

12 January Trinidad and Tobago   66–14   Northern Ireland    National Stadium, Kingston

Medallists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  Australia
Coach: Wilma Shakespear
  New Zealand
Coach: Taini Jamison
  England
Coach: Mary French
Terese Delaney
Margaret Gollan
Stella Gollan
Elsma Merillo
Ricky Pyatt
Noela Routley
Cheryl Sidebottom
Annette Simper
Anne Walker
Gaye Walsh (c)
Joan Harnett (c)
Nancy King
Shirley Langrope
Lorraine Mair
Olwyn McKay
Sandra Norman
Coral Palmer
Tilly Vercoe
Brenda Walker
Frances Webster
Judi Day
Sally Dewhurst
Pat Dudgeon
Judy Heath
Cathy Hickey
Elizabeth Kelly
Anne Miles (c)
Carol Percy
Rita Rees
Linda Scovell
Eunice Smith

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References

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  1. ^ "Topic: ON THIS DAY IN NETBALL… | Netball Scoop". Archived from the original on 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
  2. ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 14 Jan. 1971". Times Digital Archives.
  3. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Women Netball III World Championship 1971 Kingston". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.