1963 World Netball Championships

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]

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)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place England
1967 →

Round-Robin

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

Round 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.