1983 World Netball Championships

1983 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates11–24 June 1983 (1983-06-11 – 1983-06-24)
Teams14
Final positions
Champions Australia (5th title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place Trinidad and Tobago
← 1979
1987 →

The 1983 World Netball Championships was the sixth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It took place from 11 to 24 June and was held in Singapore. This edition of the tournament featured 14 teams, of which Hong Kong and Malaysia both made their World Championship debut. Australia went undefeated in the first round then successfully defended its title going undefeated in the final round for their fifth title. New Zealand finished in second and Trinidad and Tobago came in third.[1][2]

This marked the tournament's 20th anniversary, as it was founded in 1963.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  New Zealand 6 6 0 0 395 135 +260 12
2  England 6 5 0 1 343 139 +204 10
3  Jamaica 6 4 0 2 385 172 +213 8
4  Northern Ireland 6 3 0 3 203 240 –37 6
5  Canada 6 2 0 4 174 324 –150 4
6  Sri Lanka 6 1 0 5 149 352 –203 2
7  Hong Kong 6 0 0 6 87 374 –287 0
11 June
17:15 		Jamaica  67–17  Canada    National University, Singapore
11 June
17:30 		New Zealand  85–4  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
11 June
17:30 		Northern Ireland  43–23  Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
13 June
15:45 		Sri Lanka  38–18  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
13 June
16:00 		New Zealand  45–42  Jamaica    National University, Singapore
13 June
16:00 		England  68–12  Canada    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:15 		England  48–42  Jamaica    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:30 		New Zealand  75–12  Canada    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:30 		Northern Ireland  52–11  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
15 June
15:45 		Canada  52–30  Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
15 June
16:00 		England  58–10  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
15 June
16:00 		Jamaica  48–19  Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:15 		New Zealand  63–22  Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:30 		England  73–10  Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:30 		Canada  46–30  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
18 June New Zealand  76–19  Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
18 June England  60–14  Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
18 June Jamaica  95–14  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
20 June New Zealand  51–36  England    National University, Singapore
20 June Northern Ireland  53–35  Canada    National University, Singapore
20 June Jamaica  91–29  Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia 6 6 0 0 380 112 +268 12
2  Trinidad and Tobago 6 5 0 1 278 155 +123 10
3  Wales 6 4 0 2 247 228 +19 8
4  Scotland 6 2 1 3 215 218 –3 5
5  Antigua and Barbuda 6 2 1 3 217 230 –13 5
6  Singapore 6 0 1 5 147 321 –174 1
7  Malaysia 6 0 1 5 146 366 –220 1
11 June
15:45 		Singapore  42–42  Malaysia    National University, Singapore
11 June
16:00 		Australia  51–16  Scotland    National University, Singapore
11 June
16:00 		Trinidad and Tobago  54–18  Wales    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:15 		Trinidad and Tobago  54–19  Scotland    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:30 		Australia  58–26  Wales    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:30 		Antigua and Barbuda  53–22  Singapore    National University, Singapore
14 June
15:45 		Trinidad and Tobago  59–19  Malaysia    National University, Singapore
14 June
16:00 		Wales  38–34  Scotland    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 4–12, 12–5, 11–8, 11–9
14 June
16:00 		Australia  60–17  Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:15 		Wales  40–29  Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:30 		Scotland  59–19  Malaysia    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:30 		Australia  73–12  Singapore    National University, Singapore
17 June
15:45 		Scotland  47–16  Singapore    National University, Singapore
17 June
16:00 		Australia  81–16  Malaysia    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: ??–3, ??–3, ??–5, ??–5
17 June
16:00 		Trinidad and Tobago  40–18  Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
18 June
17:15 		Antigua and Barbuda  60–28  Malaysia    National University, Singapore
18 June
17:30 		Australia  57–25  Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 28–10, 29–15
18 June
17:30 		Wales  60–31  Singapore    National University, Singapore
20 June
15:45 		Wales  65–22  Malaysia    National University, Singapore
20 June
16:00 		Scotland  40–40  Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
20 June
16:00 		Trinidad and Tobago  46–24  Singapore    National University, Singapore

Placement round

Group 9-14

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Antigua and Barbuda 5 5 0 0 232 103 +129 10
2  Canada 5 3 1 1 228 199 +29 7
3  Singapore 5 2 2 1 209 210 –1 6
4  Malaysia 5 2 1 2 155 193 –38 5
5  Sri Lanka 5 1 0 4 170 236 –66 2
6  Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 75 128 –53 0
21 June
16:00 		Malaysia  48–34  Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
21 June
17:15 		Canada  45–45  Singapore    National University, Singapore
21 June
18:45 		Antigua and Barbuda  46–24  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
22 June
16:00 		Antigua and Barbuda  62–25  Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45 		Canada  57–37  Malaysia    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45 		Singapore  44–27  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
24 June Malaysia  49–37  Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
24 June Antigua and Barbuda  57–28  Canada    National University, Singapore
24 June Singapore  56–43  Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore

Group 5-8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 187 80 +107 6
2  Scotland 3 1 0 2 108 137 –29 2
3  Wales 3 1 0 2 110 147 –37 2
4  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 99 140 –41 2
21 June
17:30 		Jamaica  56–26  Scotland    National University, Singapore
21 June
16:00 		Northern Ireland  43–31  Wales    National University, Singapore
22 June
16:00 		Jamaica  64–25  Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45 		Wales  37-50  Scotland    National University, Singapore
24 June Jamaica  67–29  Wales    National University, Singapore
24 June Scotland  45–31  Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore

Final round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Gold  Australia 3 3 0 0 139 115 +24 6
Silver  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 132 111 +21 4
Bronze  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 105 113 –8 2
4  England 3 0 0 3 115 152 –37 0
21 June
15:30 		Australia  54–41  England    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 28–19, 26–22
21 June
17:15 		New Zealand  35–30  Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
22 June
15:45 		Australia  38–32  Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 18–18, 20–14
22 June
17:15 		New Zealand  55–34  England    National University, Singapore
24 June Trinidad and Tobago  43–40  England    National University, Singapore
24 June
17:15 		Australia  47–42  New Zealand    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 11–7, 13–12, 12–13

Final placings

Place Nation[3]
Gold  Australia
Silver  New Zealand
Bronze  Trinidad and Tobago
4  England
5  Jamaica
6  Scotland
7  Northern Ireland
8  Wales
9  Antigua and Barbuda
10  Canada
11  Singapore
12  Malaysia
13  Sri Lanka
14  Hong Kong

Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Australia
Coach: Joyce Brown 		 New Zealand
Coach: Lois Muir 		 Trinidad and Tobago
Diane Cleveland
Julie Francou (c)
Chris Harris
Sue Hawkins
Dianne McDonald
Jill McIntosh
Kav Partington
Anne Sargeant
Jane Searle
Karan Smith 		Rita Fatialofa
Tracey Fear
Margaret Forsyth
Leigh Gibbs
Margharet Matenga
Rhonda Meads
Lyn Parker (c)
Lynn Proudlove
Waimarama Taumaunu
Yvonne Willering 		Naomi Babb
Jeanne Bailey
Sharon Blake
Peggy Castanada
Heather Charleau
Jennifer Frank
Marcia Frank
Maria Lewis
Bridget Mitchell
Grace Parkinson
Sherril Peters
Hazel Taylor

Source:[4]


References

  1. ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 25 June 1983". Times Digital Archives.
  2. ^ "Women Netball VI World Championship 1983". Todor 66.
  3. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Women Netball VI World Championship 1983 Singapore". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.