1963 World Netball Championships

1963 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country England
CityEastbourne
Dates2–14 August 1963 (1963-08-02 – 1963-08-14)
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Third place England

The 1963 World Netball Championships was the first edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial international netball competition. It was held from 2 August to 14 August and in Eastbourne, England. It featured eleven teams. In a round robin style format, Australia won all of their matches and considered the inaugural title holders.[1]

Round-Robin

All of the matches were played on British Summer Time.[2]

Round 1

2 August
11:00
Australia  82–12  Ceylon    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland), R. Norman (Northern Ireland)

2 August
11:18
England  45–42  Jamaica    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: B. Stone (New Zealand), N. Ashworth (South Africa)

2 August
11:36
Trinidad and Tobago  58–22  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England)

2 August
15:00
New Zealand  112–4  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica), M. Williams (Wales)
McMaster  86

2 August
15:00
Scotland  21–59  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Morris (Australia), L. Lewis (Trinidad)

Round 2

3 August
10:30
Australia  70–10  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), L. Lewis (Trinidad)

3 August
10:48
Jamaica  31–61  New Zealand    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Wall (England), M. de Silva (Ceylon)

3 August
11:06
Northern Ireland  16–51  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: E. Pate (Ceylon), L. Behrman (South Africa)

3 August
17:00
England  16–72  Ceylon    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: R. Gorman (Northern Ireland), L. Robinson (Jamaica)
Scoring by half: 9–36, 7–36

3 August
17:18
South Africa  28–33  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: B. Stone (New Zealand), L. Hunter (Scotland)

Round 3

5 August
10:30
Ceylon  9–89  New Zealand    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), L. Lewis (Trinidad)

5 August
10:48
Scotland  47–26  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica), M. Wall (England)

5 August
11:06
South Africa  48–26  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Morris (Australia), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)

5 August
15:00
Australia  44–30  England    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: N. Ashworth (South Africa)
Scoring by half: 20–16, 24–14
Caldow  31
Mciver  13
Cairncross  15
Hindmarsh  15

5 August
15:00
Jamaica  61–15  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland), B. Stone (New Zealand)

Round 4

6 August
10:30
Australia  94–7  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
McIver  50
Wilson  44
Willet  6
Treharne  1

6 August
10:48
England  29–56  New Zealand    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)
Scoring by half: 20–25, 9–31
Hindmarsh  15
Cairncross  14
McMaster  44
Blair  12

6 August
11:06
Jamaica  42–20  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Sinclair  29
Joses  9
Edmondson  4
Kerrigan  15
McCarthy  5

6 August
15:00
Northern Ireland  11–59  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (Northern Ireland)
Stone  6
Walker  5
Francis  43
John  16

6 August
15:00
West Indies  44–21  Ceylon    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), M. Morris (Australia)
Campbell  34
Ings  9
Blake  14
Sachirbasan  7

Round 5

7 August
10:30
New Zealand  51–23  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), M. Morris (Australia)

7 August
10:48
Ceylon  36–33  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland)

7 August
11:06
Northern Ireland  54–15  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica), M. da Silva (Ceylon)

7 August
15:00
Australia  52–19  Jamaica    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), B. Stone (New Zealand)
McIver  28
Caldow  24

7 August
15:00
England  49–21  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: E. Pate (Ceylon), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)

Round 6

8 August
10:30
Australia  37–36  New Zealand    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), L. Robinson (Jamaica)

8 August
10:48
Scotland  28–36  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: E. Pate (Ceylon), N. Ashworth (South Africa)

8 August
11:06
Wales  19–55  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Wall (England), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)

8 August
17:00
Ceylon  21–46  Jamaica    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), M. Morris (Australia)

8 August
17:18
England  47–29  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), B. Stone (New Zealand)

Round 7

9 August
10:30
Ceylon  42–29  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: N. Ashworth (South Africa), D. Cockerton (New Zealand)
Sachithanan  26
Blake  16
Stone  16
Green  13

9 August
10:48
England  63–17  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), M. Williams (Wales)
Hindmarsch  41
Burke  22
Kerrigan  11
McCarthy  6

9 August
11:06
Jamaica  42–24  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Morris (Australia), B. Stone (New Zealand)
Edmondson  29
Jones  13
Campbell  17
Marshall  7

9 August
15:00
South Africa  86–18  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Wall (England)
Pieterse  74
Laubscher  12
Willett  13
Morris  5

9 August
15:00
Australia  34–12  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica)
Wilson  27
McIver  7
Francis  6
Walker  6

Round 8

10 August
10:30
Australia  56–12  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), L. Behrman (South Africa)
Caldow  32
Wilson  24
Kerrogan  9
McCartny  3

10 August
10:48
Northern Ireland  13–40  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: B. Stone (New Zealand), E. Pate (Ceylon)
Stone  8
Green  5
Campbel  30
Ince  10

10 August
11:06
England  74–7  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. de Silva (Ceylon), L. Robinson (Jamaica)
Hindmarch  47
Burke  27
Morris  4
Willet  3

10 August
17:00
Ceylon  23–45  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: R. Gorman (Northern Ireland), L. McConchie (Australia)
Blake  15
Sachirhanan  8
Francis  23
John  22

10 August
17:18
New Zealand  60–13  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England)
McMaster  47
Blair  13
Pieterse  7
Lauscher  6

Round 9

12 August
10:30
New Zealand  85–7  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinson (Jamaica), M. Wall (England)
Scoring by half: 37–7, 48–0
Moananui  66

12 August
10:48
Ceylon  26–48  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Williams (Wales), M. Morris (Australia)

12 August
11:06
Trinidad and Tobago  30–27  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)

12 August
15:00
Australia  93–5  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad), N. Ashworth (South Africa)
Scoring by half: 46–5, 47–0

12 August
15:00
Jamaica  43–20  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland), E. Pate (Ceylon)

Round 10

13 August
10:30
Jamaica  24–28  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: B. Stone (New Zealand), R. Gorman (Northern Ireland)

13 August
10:48
Scotland  33–34  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. de Silva (Ceylon), D. Cockerton (New Zealand)

13 August
11:06
Australia  67–28  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Wall (England), M. Williams (Wales)

13 August
15:00
England  82–15  Northern Ireland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland)
Scoring by quarter: 20–2, 21–5, 17–6, 24–2

13 August
15:00
New Zealand  88–15  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Robinston (Jamaica), M. Morris (Australia)
Scoring by quarter: 19–5, 25–4, 23–3, 20–3

Round 11

14 August
10:30
England  46–18  Trinidad and Tobago    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Hunter (Scotland), D. Cockerton (New Zealand)

14 August
10:48
New Zealand  73–23  West Indies    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Morris (Australia), N. Ashworth (South Africa)

14 August
11:06
Northern Ireland  26–53  Wales    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: E. Pate (Ceylon), L. Robinson (Jamaica)

14 August
15:00
Ceylon  34–39  Scotland    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: L. Lewis (Trinidad)
Scoring by quarter: 11–11, 6–7, 6–10, 16–6

14 August
15:00
Jamaica  46–27  South Africa    Chelsea College of Physical Education, Eastbourne
Umpires: M. Preston (England), M. Williams (Wales)
Scoring by quarter: 8–8, 14–10, 9–3, 15–6

Final placings

Place Nation[3]
 Australia
 New Zealand
 England
4  Trinidad and Tobago
5  Jamaica
6  South Africa
7  West Indies
8  Scotland
9  Ceylon
10  Wales
11  Northern Ireland

Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Australia
Coach: Lorna McConchie
 New Zealand
Coach: Dixie Cockerton
 England
Coach: Ellen Marsh
Joyce Brown (c)
Margaret Caldow
Valerie Eaton
Corrin Fleming
Annette Foley
Jeanette McIver
June Noseda
Wilma Ritchie
Ingrid Tough
Madeleine Wilson
Lesley Baker
Judy Blair
Pamela Edmonds (c)
Rebecca Faulkner
Joan Martin
Colleen McMaster
Betty McNamara
Lois Muir
Elva Simpson
Mirth Te Moananui
Kathie Bays
Betty Burke
Annette Cairncross
Margaret Eve
Blanche Fidler
Jean Heath
Josephine Higgins (c)
Valerie Hindmarsh
Judith Iddon
Patricia Spratt
Anne Stevenson
Pat Wells

Source:[4]


References

  1. ^ "1963 World Netball Championships". Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ^ "1963 The first World Netball Tournament". Our Netball History. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Women Netball I World Championship 1963 Eastbourne". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.