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California Prunes are excited to announce that Commonwealth Games England together with England Netball have revealed the 12 strong squad that will be travelling to Delhi in October; to challenge Australia for the Gold Medal.
England’s netballers won bronze to mark the sport’s Games’ debut in 1998 and repeated that feat in 2006 in Melbourne.
Karen Atkinson and Sonia Mkoloma will Co-Captain the team and together they have accumulated 193 caps. On learning of the players named in the squad, Karen Atkinson commented; “The selection for the Delhi Commonwealth Games was the most closely fought of any I have ever been part of. The selected team is an exciting mix of youth and experience and we are now looking forward to our up coming tour of Jamaica. We’re all very excited about India and can’t wait to compete as England”.
Sue Hawkins, England National Coach worked closely with the selectors to select the final 12. Having recently travelled to Australia to complete a two week training tour with the England Netball long squad, Sue Hawkins is confident the team will succeed in Delhi; “The team of 12 will represent all netballers in England and we are committed to showing the world that England is a force to be reckoned with. With Karen and Sonia as Co-Captains and Pamela Cookey as Vice Captain, we’ve got a leader in each third of the court so we’re aiming high and coming home without a medal isn’t an option.”
England Chef de Mission Craig Hunter welcomed the netballers into the England team today. He said: “Netball has always been a strong sport for England at the Games and we know that the current crop of players has been pushing the best in the world recently. We look forward to seeing them perform in Delhi”.
The England Netball team leave for Delhi on September 28th and arrive in time to acclimatise and enjoy the opening ceremony on October 3rd before competing against, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, The Cook Islands, South Africa and Barbados in the Pool Play beginning October 4th.
The England netball team for 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India is:
Co-Captain Karen Atkinson
Born: 07.06.1978
Home town: Wigan, North West
Lives: Marlow, Buckinghamshire, South East
Netball Superleague team: Hertfordshire Mavericks
Co-Captain Sonia Mkoloma
Born: 17.01.1979
Home town: London
Lives: London
Netball Superleague team: Surrey Storm
Vice Captain Pamela Cookey
Born: 02.09.1984
Home town: Birmingham, West Midlands
Lives: Bristol, South West
Netball Superleague team: TeamBath
Sara Bayman
Born: 23.12.1984
Home town: Manchester, North West
Lives: Manchester, North West
Netball Superleague team: Northern Thunder
Eboni Beckford Chambers
Born: 27.02.1988
Home town: Solihull, West Midlands
Lives: Bristol, South West
Netball Superleague team: TeamBath
Louisa Brownfield
Born: 14.04.1984
Home town: Rochford, Essex, East
Lives: Essex, East
Netball Superleague team: Hertfordshire Mavericks
Jade Clarke
Born: 17.10.1983
Home town: Manchester, North West
Lives: Manchester, North West
Netball Superleague team: Northern Thunder
Rachel Dunn
Born: 14.11.1982
Home town: Cambridge, East
Lives: Cambridge, East
Netball Superleague team: Surrey Storm
Stacey Francis
Born: 01.01.1988
Home town: Birmingham, West Midlands
Lives: Bath, South West
Netball Superleague team: TeamBath
Joanne Harten
Born: 21.03.1989
Home town: Harlow, Essex, East
Lives: Harlow, Essex, East
Netball Superleague team: Loughborough Lightning
Tamsin Greenway
Born: 06.10.1982
Home town: Leicester, East Midlands
Lives: Trowbridge, South West
Netball Superleague team: Surrey Storm
Geva Mentor
Born: 17.09.1984
Home town: Bournemouth, South West
Lives: Bournemouth, South West
Netball Superleague team: Surrey Storm
England Netball National Coach – Sue Hawkins
England Netball Assistant National coach – Anna Mayes
England Netball Team Manager – Liz Bloor
England Netball Team Physiotherapist – Emma Batchelor
The 2010 Commonwealth Games take place in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. They will feature 17 sports – archery, aquatics (swimming, synchronised swimming & diving), athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, rugby 7s, shooting, squash, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. With the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Commonwealth Games England is entering a breath-taking four years of sport.
Commonwealth Games England (GCE) is the organisation responsible for selecting and organising England’s team at the Commonwealth Games. England finished second to Australia on the medal table at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games with 36 golds, 40 silvers and 34 bronzes.
Sport England is responsible for building the foundations of sporting success, by creating a world-leading community sport system of clubs, coaches, facilities and volunteers. Their focus is growing and sustaining the numbers of people taking part in sport and improving talent development to help more people excel.
For further information about Commonwealth Games England please contact the Commonwealth Games England press office at Matchtight Ltd on (01225) 443998 or 07831 755351 or see the CGE’s website at www.weareengland.org >
For further information about England netball:
Jo Adams
joanna.adams@englandnetball.co.uk
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