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1983 World Netball Championships

The 1983 World Netball Championships was the sixth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It took place from 11 to 24 June and was held in Singapore. This edition of the tournament featured 14 teams, of which Hong Kong and Malaysia both made their World Championship debut. Australia went undefeated in the first round then successfully defended its title going undefeated in the final round for their fifth title. New Zealand finished in second and Trinidad and Tobago came in third.[1][2]

1983 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates11–24 June 1983 (1983-06-11 – 1983-06-24)
Teams14
Final positions
Champions Australia (5th title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place Trinidad and Tobago
← 1979
1987 →

This marked the tournament's 20th anniversary, as it was founded in 1963.

First round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   New Zealand 6 6 0 0 395 135 +260 12
2   England 6 5 0 1 343 139 +204 10
3   Jamaica 6 4 0 2 385 172 +213 8
4   Northern Ireland 6 3 0 3 203 240 –37 6
5   Canada 6 2 0 4 174 324 –150 4
6   Sri Lanka 6 1 0 5 149 352 –203 2
7   Hong Kong 6 0 0 6 87 374 –287 0
11 June
17:15 		Jamaica   67–17   Canada    National University, Singapore
11 June
17:30 		New Zealand   85–4   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
11 June
17:30 		Northern Ireland   43–23   Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
13 June
15:45 		Sri Lanka   38–18   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
13 June
16:00 		New Zealand   45–42   Jamaica    National University, Singapore
13 June
16:00 		England   68–12   Canada    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:15 		England   48–42   Jamaica    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:30 		New Zealand   75–12   Canada    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:30 		Northern Ireland   52–11   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
15 June
15:45 		Canada   52–30   Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
15 June
16:00 		England   58–10   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
15 June
16:00 		Jamaica   48–19   Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:15 		New Zealand   63–22   Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:30 		England   73–10   Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:30 		Canada   46–30   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
18 June New Zealand   76–19   Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
18 June England   60–14   Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
18 June Jamaica   95–14   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
20 June New Zealand   51–36   England    National University, Singapore
20 June Northern Ireland   53–35   Canada    National University, Singapore
20 June Jamaica   91–29   Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Australia 6 6 0 0 380 112 +268 12
2   Trinidad and Tobago 6 5 0 1 278 155 +123 10
3   Wales 6 4 0 2 247 228 +19 8
4   Scotland 6 2 1 3 215 218 –3 5
5   Antigua and Barbuda 6 2 1 3 217 230 –13 5
6   Singapore 6 0 1 5 147 321 –174 1
7   Malaysia 6 0 1 5 146 366 –220 1
11 June
15:45 		Singapore   42–42   Malaysia    National University, Singapore
11 June
16:00 		Australia   51–16   Scotland    National University, Singapore
11 June
16:00 		Trinidad and Tobago   54–18   Wales    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:15 		Trinidad and Tobago   54–19   Scotland    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:30 		Australia   58–26   Wales    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:30 		Antigua and Barbuda   53–22   Singapore    National University, Singapore
14 June
15:45 		Trinidad and Tobago   59–19   Malaysia    National University, Singapore
14 June
16:00 		Wales   38–34   Scotland    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 4–12, 12–5, 11–8, 11–9
14 June
16:00 		Australia   60–17   Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:15 		Wales   40–29   Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:30 		Scotland   59–19   Malaysia    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:30 		Australia   73–12   Singapore    National University, Singapore
17 June
15:45 		Scotland   47–16   Singapore    National University, Singapore
17 June
16:00 		Australia   81–16   Malaysia    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: ??–3, ??–3, ??–5, ??–5
17 June
16:00 		Trinidad and Tobago   40–18   Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
18 June
17:15 		Antigua and Barbuda   60–28   Malaysia    National University, Singapore
18 June
17:30 		Australia   57–25   Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 28–10, 29–15
18 June
17:30 		Wales   60–31   Singapore    National University, Singapore
20 June
15:45 		Wales   65–22   Malaysia    National University, Singapore
20 June
16:00 		Scotland   40–40   Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
20 June
16:00 		Trinidad and Tobago   46–24   Singapore    National University, Singapore

Placement round edit

Group 9-14 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Antigua and Barbuda 5 5 0 0 232 103 +129 10
2   Canada 5 3 1 1 228 199 +29 7
3   Singapore 5 2 2 1 209 210 –1 6
4   Malaysia 5 2 1 2 155 193 –38 5
5   Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 170 236 –66 2
6   Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 75 128 –53 0
21 June
16:00 		Malaysia   48–34   Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
21 June
17:15 		Canada   45–45   Singapore    National University, Singapore
21 June
18:45 		Antigua and Barbuda   46–24   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
22 June
16:00 		Antigua and Barbuda   62–25   Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45 		Canada   57–37   Malaysia    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45 		Singapore   44–27   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
24 June Malaysia   49–37   Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
24 June Antigua and Barbuda   57–28   Canada    National University, Singapore
24 June Singapore   56–43   Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore

Group 5-8 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Jamaica 3 3 0 0 187 80 +107 6
2   Scotland 3 1 0 2 108 137 –29 2
3   Wales 3 1 0 2 110 147 –37 2
4   Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 99 140 –41 2
21 June
17:30 		Jamaica   56–26   Scotland    National University, Singapore
21 June
16:00 		Northern Ireland   43–31   Wales    National University, Singapore
22 June
16:00 		Jamaica   64–25   Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45 		Wales   37-50   Scotland    National University, Singapore
24 June Jamaica   67–29   Wales    National University, Singapore
24 June Scotland   45–31   Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore

Final round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Australia 3 3 0 0 139 115 +24 6
    New Zealand 3 2 0 1 132 111 +21 4
    Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 105 113 –8 2
4   England 3 0 0 3 115 152 –37 0
21 June
15:30 		Australia   54–41   England    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 28–19, 26–22
21 June
17:15 		New Zealand   35–30   Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
22 June
15:45 		Australia   38–32   Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 18–18, 20–14
22 June
17:15 		New Zealand   55–34   England    National University, Singapore
24 June Trinidad and Tobago   43–40   England    National University, Singapore
24 June
17:15 		Australia   47–42   New Zealand    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 11–7, 13–12, 12–13

Final placings edit

Place Nation[3]
    Australia
    New Zealand
    Trinidad and Tobago
4   England
5   Jamaica
6   Scotland
7   Northern Ireland
8   Wales
9   Antigua and Barbuda
10   Canada
11   Singapore
12   Malaysia
13   Sri Lanka
14   Hong Kong

Medallists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Australia
Coach: Joyce Brown 		  New Zealand
Coach: Lois Muir 		  Trinidad and Tobago
Diane Cleveland
Julie Francou (c)
Chris Harris
Sue Hawkins
Dianne McDonald
Jill McIntosh
Kav Partington
Anne Sargeant
Jane Searle
Karan Smith 		Rita Fatialofa
Tracey Fear
Margaret Forsyth
Leigh Gibbs
Margharet Matenga
Rhonda Meads
Lyn Parker (c)
Lynn Proudlove
Waimarama Taumaunu
Yvonne Willering 		Naomi Babb
Jeanne Bailey
Sharon Blake
Peggy Castanada
Heather Charleau
Jennifer Frank
Marcia Frank
Maria Lewis
Bridget Mitchell
Grace Parkinson
Sherril Peters
Hazel Taylor

Source:[4]


References edit

  1. ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 25 June 1983". Times Digital Archives.
  2. ^ "Women Netball VI World Championship 1983". Todor 66.
  3. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Women Netball VI World Championship 1983 Singapore". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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