1971 World Netball Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Jamaica |
| Dates | Dec 31 (1970) – Jan 13 |
| No. of nations | 9 |
| Final positions | |
 Champions |  Australia (2nd title) |
 Runners-up |  New Zealand |
 Third place |  England |
← 1967 1975 → | |
The 1971 World Netball Championships was 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 . It began on 31 December 1970 with England and New Zealand winning their opening matches.[1][2]
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.
Results[]
Table[]
| 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 |  |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 114 | 572 | 0 |
Matches[]
| 31 December 1970 | England |
61–27 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 31 December 1970 | Wales |
57–11 |
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 31 December 1970 | New Zealand |
61–17 | Scotland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 31 December 1970 | Jamaica |
70–17 | Northern Ireland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 1 January | Australia |
47–21 | Jamaica
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 1 January | New Zealand |
90–12 | Northern Ireland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 1 January | England |
88–7 |
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 1 January | Trinidad and Tobago |
45–19 | Wales
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2 January | Australia |
70–9 | Northern Ireland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2 January | New Zealand |
108–10 |
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2 January | England |
44–30 | Jamaica
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 2 January | Scotland |
41–37 | Wales
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 4 January | Australia |
96–4 |
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 4 January | New Zealand |
42–40 | England
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 4 January | Trinidad and Tobago |
34–34 | Jamaica
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 5 January | Australia |
43–27 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 5 January | England |
94–13 | Northern Ireland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 5 January | Scotland |
40–15 |
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 7 January | Australia |
71–16 | Scotland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 8 January | Australia |
87–8 | Wales
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 8 January | New Zealand |
47–33 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 9 January | Australia |
38–37 | England
|
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 |
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 11 January | Scotland |
46–27 | Northern Ireland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 11 January | England |
72–12 | Wales
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 11 January | Jamaica |
61–15 |
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 12 January | Trinidad and Tobago |
66–14 | Northern Ireland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| 12 January | Australia |
48–42 | New Zealand
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| ?? January | Northern Ireland |
50–29 |
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| ?? January | Jamaica |
55–33 | Wales
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| ?? January | New Zealand |
83–21 | Wales
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| ?? January | England |
76–10 | Scotland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| ?? January | Jamaica |
44–18 | Scotland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| ?? January | Trinidad and Tobago |
45–18 | Scotland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
| ?? January | Trinidad and Tobago |
66–14 | Northern Ireland
|
National Stadium, Kingston |
Medallists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Australia Coach: Wilma Shakespear |
New Zealand Coach: Taini Jamison |
England Coach: |
| 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 Sandra Norman Coral Palmer Tilly Vercoe Brenda Walker Frances Webster |
Judi Day Sally Dewhurst Pat Dudgeon Judy Heath Cathy Hickey Elizabeth Kelly Anne Miles Carol Percy Rita Rees Linda Scovell Eunice Smith |
Source:[4]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 14 Jan. 1971". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Women Netball III World Championship 1971 Kingston". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
Categories:
- INF Netball World Cup
- 1971 in netball
- International netball competitions hosted by Jamaica
- 1971 in Jamaican sport
- Sport in Kingston, Jamaica
- 20th century in Kingston, Jamaica
- December 1970 sports events in North America
- January 1971 sports events in North America