Helen Housby

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Helen Housby
Personal information
Born (1995-01-19) 19 January 1995 (age 27)
Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
School The Nelson Thomlinson Sc
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2013–2016 Manchester Thunder
2017–Present New South Wales Swifts
Years National team(s) Caps
2014–present England 66
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Netball

Helen Housby (born 19 January 1995 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is a professional English netball player.[1][2] Housby played for the Superleague side Manchester Thunder from 2013 to 2016, helping them to win the 2014 Superleague Grand-Final against rivals Surrey Storm. She currently plays for the New South Wales Swifts.[3]

Housby was selected as a member of the England national netball team that played at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Netball World Cup.[4]

Housby also scored the winning goal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games taking England to a historic win over Australia in Queensland.

Housby has also completed two years of her zoology degree course at the University of Manchester.[5]

Helen was a key member of the England netball team that won the gold medal match against Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia - she scored in the final second of the game to give victory to England by one point.[6] The England team had beaten Jamaica in the semi-final match by a single point, also from a last-minute goal.[7] Jamaica had narrowly defeated England in Glasgow 2014 to take the bronze medal.

By the time Housby was selected in the final 12-player squad for England's 2019 Netball World Cup campaign, she had 58 caps to her name.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Manchester Thunder - Helen Housby". England Netball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ Evans, Denice (13 May 2014). "Helen Housby: A netball star is born". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Helen Housby Player Profile". New South Wales Swifts website. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, Denise (26 June 2015). "Tracey Neville names England netball World Cup Squad". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Could I be any more excited?". Players Voice. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England shock Australia to win netball gold". BBC News. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England beat Jamaica to reach final for first time". BBC News. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ^ "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
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