1995 World Netball Championships

The 1995 World Netball Championships was the ninth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Birmingham, England and featured a record 27 teams.[1][2] South Africa returned to competition after the abolition of apartheid.

1995 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates15–29 July 1995 (1995-07-15 – 1995-07-29)
Teams27
Final positions
Champions Australia (7th title)
Runner-up South Africa
Third place New Zealand
← 1991
1999 →

Australia claimed their seventh title.[3]

First round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Australia 3 3 0 0 256 68 +133 6
2   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 2 0 1 160 196 –36 4
3   Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 142 193 –51 2
4   Sri Lanka 3 0 0 3 112 213 –101 0
16 July Papua New Guinea   58–45   Sri Lanka    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

16 July Australia   90–23   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by half: 44–9, 46–14

17 July
16:30
Australia   84–26   Papua New Guinea    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by half: 35–12, 49–14

17 July
18:15
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   73–48   Sri Lanka    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Papua New Guinea   58–64   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Australia   82–19   Sri Lanka    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   South Africa 3 3 0 0 240 107 +133 6
2   New Zealand 3 2 0 1 258 96 +162 4
3   Namibia 3 1 0 2 111 195 –84 2
4   Cayman Islands 3 0 0 3 74 285 –211 0
17 July
14:45
New Zealand   87–22   Namibia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

17 July
17:45
Cayman Islands   22–110   South Africa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July New Zealand   114–15   Cayman Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Namibia   28–71   South Africa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Namibia   61–37   Cayman Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July South Africa   59–57   New Zealand    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 15–15, 17–10, 11–15

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Jamaica 2 2 0 0 150 81 +71 4
2   Malawi 2 1 0 1 114 117 –3 2
3   Hong Kong 2 0 0 2 76 172 –96 0
16 July Hong Kong   37–56   Malawi    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Jamaica   80–29   Hong Kong    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Jamaica   70–52   Malawi    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   England 3 3 0 0 212 77 +135 6
2   Barbados 3 2 0 1 166 126 +40 4
3   Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 121 165 –44 2
4   Singapore 3 0 0 3 97 228 –131 0
15 July England   61–29   Barbados    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

16 July Singapore   3–73   Barbados    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

16 July England   56–27   Northern Ireland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

17 July
19:30
England   95–21   Singapore    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Northern Ireland   60–45   Singapore    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Barbados   64–34   Northern Ireland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group E edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Cook Islands 3 3 0 0 274 94 +180 6
2   United States 3 2 0 1 133 155 –22 4
3   Malaysia 3 0 1 2 110 181 –71 1
4   Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 95 182 –87 1
16 July United States   49–42   Malaysia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

17 July
16:00
Cook Islands   95–29   Republic of Ireland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Republic of Ireland   30–51   United States    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Cook Islands   96–32   Malaysia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Republic of Ireland   36–36   Malaysia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Cook Islands   83–33   United States    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group F edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 0 0 234 99 +135 6
2   Canada 3 2 0 1 186 135 +51 4
3   Scotland 3 1 0 2 155 170 –15 2
4   Malta 3 0 0 3 89 260 –171 0
16 July Trinidad and Tobago   72–37   Scotland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

17 July
14:15
Canada   54–43   Scotland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by half: 21–23, 33–20

17 July
17:00
Trinidad and Tobago   94–21   Malta    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Canada   91–24   Malta    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Scotland   75–44   Cayman Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Canada   41–68   Trinidad and Tobago    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group G edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Samoa 3 3 0 0 230 119 +111 6
2   Antigua and Barbuda 3 2 0 1 186 161 +25 4
3   Wales 3 1 0 2 144 144 0 2
4   Bermuda 3 0 0 3 87 223 –136 0
16 July Wales   63–33   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

17 July
15:00
Antigua and Barbuda   75–37   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

17 July
20:00
Wales   33–69   Samoa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Samoa   85–30   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

18 July Antigua and Barbuda   55–48   Wales    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

19 July Samoa   76–56   Antigua and Barbuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Consolation round edit

Group W edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Namibia 5 5 0 0 273 202 +69 10
2   Northern Ireland 5 4 0 1 298 237 +61 8
3   Sri Lanka 5 3 0 2 251 250 +1 6
4   Scotland 5 2 0 3 231 243 −12 4
5   Bermuda 5 1 0 4 223 291 –68 2
6   Republic of Ireland 5 0 0 5 220 273 –53 0
20 July Sri Lanka   38–48   Namibia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

20 July Republic of Ireland   43–50   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

21 July Republic of Ireland   40–46   Scotland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

21 July Sri Lanka   61–55   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July Northern Ireland   66–49   Republic of Ireland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July Scotland   63–45   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

23 July Namibia   59–49   Northern Ireland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

23 July Sri Lanka   49–45   Scotland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July Northern Ireland   59–48   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July Sri Lanka   59–38   Republic of Ireland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July Namibia   49–40   Scotland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July Northern Ireland   60–37   Scotland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July Namibia   65–25   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July Northern Ireland   64–44   Sri Lanka    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July Republic of Ireland   50–52   Namibia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group X edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Papua New Guinea 6 6 0 0 392 253 +139 12
2   Wales 6 5 0 1 10
3   Singapore 6 3 0 3 6
4   Cayman Islands 6 3 0 3 6
5   Hong Kong 6 2 0 4 279 268 +11 4
6   Malaysia 6 2 0 4 259 332 –73 4
7   Malta 6 0 0 6 0
20 July Malaysia   54–42   Malta    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

20 July Papua New Guinea   75–36   Cayman Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

20 July Hong Kong   47–51   Singapore    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

21 July Cayman Islands   42–41   Hong Kong    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

21 July Papua New Guinea   60–54   Wales    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July Wales   74–26   Malaysia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July Papua New Guinea   59–41   Hong Kong    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

23 July Malaysia   56–54   Singapore    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

23 July Papua New Guinea   71–46   Malta    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July Singapore   28–65   Wales    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July Papua New Guinea   61–34   Malaysia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July Hong Kong   61–28   Malta    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July Papua New Guinea   66–42   Singapore    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July Cayman Islands   63–53   Malta    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July Cayman Islands   42–63   Wales    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July Hong Kong   50–40   Malaysia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July Singapore   86–40   Malta    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July Wales   48–39   Hong Kong    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July Cayman Islands   51–49   Malaysia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Wales   bt   Malta    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Singapore   bt   Cayman Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Second round edit

Group Y edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   South Africa 6 6 0 0 432 291 +141 12
2   England 6 5 0 1 420 269 +111 10
3   Trinidad and Tobago 6 4 0 2 365 266 +99 8
4   Malawi 6 3 0 3 336 352 –16 4
5   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6 2 0 4 364 404 –40 4
6   Antigua and Barbuda 6 1 0 5 286 438 –152 2
7   United States 6 0 0 6 236 408 –172 0
20 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   60–69   South Africa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

20 July United States   25–63   Trinidad and Tobago    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

21 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   74–54   Antigua and Barbuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

21 July England   85–23   United States    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: 6,000

21 July South Africa   77–53   Malawi    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July Trinidad and Tobago   84–36   Antigua and Barbuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July Malawi   65–58   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July South Africa   77–54   England    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

23 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   51–82   England    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

23 July South Africa   76–30   United States    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July Malawi   42–59   Trinidad and Tobago    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July England   71–38   Antigua and Barbuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   71–59   United States    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July Trinidad and Tobago   49–58   South Africa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July Malawi   45–68   England    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July United States   59–63   Antigua and Barbuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July England   60–35   Trinidad and Tobago    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by half: 30–19, 30–16

26 July Malawi   60–50   United States    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July South Africa   75–45   Antigua and Barbuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July Malawi   71–50   Antigua and Barbuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July Trinidad and Tobago   75–46   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Group Z edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Australia 6 6 0 0 410 232 +178 12
2   New Zealand 6 5 0 1 410 258 +152 10
3   Jamaica 6 4 0 2 413 317 +96 8
4   Cook Islands 6 3 0 3 368 405 –37 6
5   Samoa 6 2 0 4 289 389 –100 4
6   Barbados 6 1 0 5 269 373 –104 2
7   Canada 6 0 0 6 251 438 –187 0
20 July Jamaica   71–46   Barbados    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

20 July Australia   45–44   New Zealand    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 9–8, 10–8, 11–13
Cusack   19/23 (83%)
Borlase   13/15 (87%)
Shortland   10/13 (77%)
Taurua   27/33 (82%)
Shortland   10/13 (77%)
Jerram   7/8 (88%)

20 July Cook Islands   83–61   Canada    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

21 July Australia   75–32   Samoa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 18–5, 21–8, 20–8

21 July Barbados   43–58   Cook Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

21 July New Zealand   70–52   Jamaica    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July Samoa   60–47   Canada    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

22 July Australia   60–51   Jamaica    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 14–9, 17–12, 12–18

23 July New Zealand   77–44   Barbados    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July Jamaica   84–39   Canada    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

24 July Australia   79–45   Cook Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 18–9, 18–10, 22–10

24 July Samoa   58–52   Barbados    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July Australia   69–33   Barbados    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by half: 36–13, 33–20

25 July Cook Islands   74–67   Samoa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

25 July New Zealand   78–37   Canada    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July Australia   82–27   Canada    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by half: 43–17, 49–10

26 July Jamaica   74–61   Cook Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

26 July New Zealand   76–45   Samoa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July New Zealand   81–49   Cook Islands    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July Barbados   51–40   Canada    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

27 July Jamaica   81–41   Samoa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Placement matches edit

28 July Republic of Ireland   48–39   Malaysia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Hong Kong   52–42   Bermuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

28 July Cayman Islands   48–47   Scotland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Sri Lanka   63–53   Singapore    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

28 July Wales   59–50   Northern Ireland    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Papua New Guinea   69–45   Namibia    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Canada   62–42   United States    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Barbados   62–42   Antigua and Barbuda    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Samoa   63–58   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Cook Islands   85–60   Malawi    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

July Jamaica   63–40   Trinidad and Tobago    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

28 July New Zealand   60–31   England    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Final edit

29 July Australia   68–48   South Africa    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 14–14, 20–12, 17–13
Borlase   37/41 (90%)
Cusack   31/36 (86%)
van Dyk   42/46 (91%)
Keevey   5/7 (71%)
Hugo   1/1 (100%)

Final placings edit

Place Nation[4]
    Australia
    South Africa
    New Zealand
4   England
5   Jamaica
6   Trinidad and Tobago
7   Cook Islands
8   Malawi
9   Western Samoa
10   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
11   Barbados
12   Antigua and Barbuda
13   Canada
14   United States
15   Papua New Guinea
16   Namibia
17   Wales
18   Northern Ireland
19   Sri Lanka
20   Singapore
21   Cayman Islands
22   Scotland
23   Hong Kong
24   Bermuda
25   Republic of Ireland
26   Malaysia
27   Malta

Medallists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Australia
Coach: Jill McIntosh
  South Africa
Coach: Marlene Wagner
  New Zealand
Coach: Leigh Gibbs
Jenny Borlase
Shelley O'Donnell
Carissa Dalwood
Kath Harby
Natalie Avellino
Liz Ellis
Vicki Wilson
Sarah Sutter
Nicole Cusack
Marianne Murphy
Michelle Fielke (c)
Simone McKinnis
Debbie Hamman (c)
Irene van Dyk
Benita van Zyl
Elize Kotze
Rese Hugo
Dominique Harverson
Annie Kloppers
Tessa Halgryn
Estelle Rossouw
Laurie Keevy
Rene Odendaal
Johrina Basson
Belinda Blair
Julie Dawson
Sandra Edge (c)
Sharon Gold
Carron Jerram
Debbie Matoe
Bernice Mene
Lesley Nicol
Anna Rowberry
Tracy Eyrl-Shortland
Elisa Taringa
Noeline Taurua-Barnett

Source:[5]


References edit

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  4. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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