The 1975 World Netball Championships was the fourth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It took place from 22 August to 4 September and was held in Auckland, New Zealand. It featured 11 teams with the debut of (Fiji and Papua New Guinea).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  New Zealand |
| Dates | 22 August – 4 September 1975 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Third place | New Zealand |
After each team had played ten games, Australia successfully defended its 1969 title with nine wins and a draw (against New Zealand). England took the silver medal and New Zealand took the bronze medal.[1][2]
Results
editTable
edit| Place | Nation[3] | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Australia |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 596 | 239 | 19 |
|
England |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 624 | 255 | 18 |
|
New Zealand |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 691 | 246 | 17 |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 544 | 335 | 14 |
| 5 |  Jamaica |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 427 | 401 | 12 |
| 6= |  Wales |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 366 | 423 | 9 |
| 6= |  Scotland |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 406 | 493 | 9 |
| 8 |  Fiji |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 330 | 595 | 6 |
| 9 |  Northern Ireland |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 271 | 520 | 4 |
| 10 |  Singapore |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 248 | 550 | 2 |
| 11 |  Papua New Guinea |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 237 | 693 | 0 |
Round 1
edit| 22 August 14:05 |
Jamaica |
41–36 | Scotland
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 22 August 14:05 |
England |
67–12 | Singapore
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 22 August 15:30 |
Fiji |
38–35 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 22 August 15:35 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
48–36 | Wales
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 22 August 15:35 |
Australia |
86–12 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
Round 2
edit| 23 August 13:00 |
Wales |
55–27 | Fiji
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 23 August 13:15 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
64–22 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 23 August 14:30 |
New Zealand |
58–23 | Jamaica
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 23 August 14:45 |
England |
114–16 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 23 August 14:45 |
Singapore |
10–65 | Australia
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
Round 3
edit| 25 August 13:15 |
Singapore |
35–53 | Scotland
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 25 August 13:15 |
Jamaica |
38–31 | Wales
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 25 August 14:30 |
Australia |
45–37 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 25 August 14:45 |
Fiji |
50–38 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 25 August 14:45 |
New Zealand |
80–11 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
Round 4
edit| 26 August 13:00 |
Scotland |
32–55 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 26 August 13:15 |
Australia |
66–20 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 26 August 13:15 |
New Zealand |
96–25 | Fiji
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 26 August 14:45 |
England |
59–15 | Jamaica
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 26 August 14:45 |
Wales |
61–14 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
Round 5
edit| 27 August 13:00 |
Singapore |
20–36 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland | ||
| Scoring by half: 9–20, 11–16 | ||||||
Ong Kay  16Heng 4
|
Lyttle 24 McIvor 12
| |||||
| 27 August 13:15 |
New Zealand |
88–16 | Wales
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 27 August 13:15 |
Jamaica |
52–24 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 27 August 14:30 |
England |
39–37 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 27 August 14:45 |
Scotland |
24–65 | Australia
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
Round 6
edit| 28 August 13:00 |
England |
56–28 | Wales
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 28 August 13:15 |
Singapore |
17–64 | New Zealand
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 28 August 14:30 |
Jamaica |
32–62 | Australia
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 28 August 14:45 |
Scotland |
49–47 | Fiji
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 28 August 14:45 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
82–17 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
Round 7
edit| 29 August 13:00 |
Papua New Guinea |
30–40 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 29 August 13:15 |
Australia |
65–20 | Fiji
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 29 August 13:15 |
England |
61–24 | Scotland
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 29 August 14:30 |
New Zealand |
49–33 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 29 August 14:45 |
Singapore |
31–56 | Jamaica
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
Round 8
edit| 1 September 13:00 |
Jamaica |
50–53 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 1 September 13:15 |
Wales |
53–22 | Singapore
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 1 September 13:15 |
Scotland |
56–33 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 1 September 14:45 |
New Zealand |
103–13 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 1 September 14:45 |
Fiji |
23–82 | England
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
Round 9
edit| 2 September 13:00 |
Scotland |
60–38 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 2 September 13:15 |
Singapore |
39–62 | Fiji
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 2 September 13:15 |
Australia |
67–14 | Wales
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 2 September 14:30 |
England |
39–38 | New Zealand
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 2 September 14:45 |
Jamaica |
60–27 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
Round 10
edit| 3 September 13:00 |
Singapore |
45–35 | Papua New Guinea
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 3 September 13:15 |
New Zealand |
81–35 | Scotland
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 3 September 13:15 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
76–28 | Fiji
|
Windmill Road Court 3, Auckland |
| 3 September 14:30 |
Australia |
41–36 | England
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland | ||
| Scoring by half: 18–20, 23–16 | ||||||
| 3 September 14:45 |
Wales |
35–26 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
Round 11
edit| 4 September 9:30 |
Fiji |
20–60 | Jamaica
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 4 September 9:45 |
England |
71–21 | Northern Ireland
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 4 September 11:00 |
Scotland |
37–37 | Wales
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
| 4 September 11:15 |
Singapore |
13–59 | Trinidad and Tobago
|
Windmill Road Court 2, Auckland |
| 4 September 14:00 |
Australia |
34–34 | New Zealand
|
Windmill Road Court 1, Auckland |
Medallists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Coach: Joyce Brown |
England Coach: Mary French |
New Zealand Coach: Lois Muir |
| Chris Burton Margaret Caldow (c) Gail Dorrington Margaret Gollan Sharon Hayes Maryanne Kruyer Norma Plummer Pam Redmond Cheryl Stevenson Betty Taylor |
Linda Allison Pat Cane Lesley Darby Madeleine Dwan Cathy Hickey Lynne Macdonald Christine Maylor Anne Miles (c) Colette Reeder Marie Stewart Patricia Watson |
Maxine Blomquist Beth Carnie Frances Granger Lyn Parker Shirley Langrope (c) Millie Munro Christine Pietzner Georgie Salter Anne Taylor Yvonne Willering |
Source:[4]
References
edit- ^ ""For the record." Times [London, England] 5 Sept. 1975". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Women Netball IV World Championship 1975". Todor 66.
- ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Women Netball IV World Championship 1975 Auckland". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.