List of Jamaica international netball players
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The following is a list of notable Jamaica netball international players who have represented the national team in international tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Netball at the Commonwealth Games, the Netball at the World Games, the Taini Jamison Trophy, the Fast5 Netball World Series and in other senior test matches.
The Jamaica Netball Association was formed in 1959. It subsequently became affiliated to the West Indies Netball Board and were invited to send a team to the West Indies Tournament in Montserrat in August 1959. The first Jamaica national netball team made their Test debut at this tournament. The squad featured the players listed below.[1]
| Player | Years |
|---|---|
| Grace Beckford-Benjamin | |
| Marie Beckford-Miller | |
| Monica Brown-Mendes | |
| Barbara Buckley-Jones[2][3] | 1959–196x |
| Hermione Edmonds-Whittaker | |
| Valerie Fleming-Webster | |
| Ouida Golding-Beecher | |
| Joy Grant-Charles | |
| Fay Mills | |
| Dorothea Morris | |
Captains
| Captains | Years |
|---|---|
| Barbara Buckley-Jones[2][3] | 1959, 1963 |
| Avis Collins | 1967 |
| Vilma McDonald | 1971 |
| Sonia Nissen | 1975 |
| Brenda Khouri | 1979, 1983 |
| Janet Johnson | 1987, 1991 |
| Marva Lindsay[4] | 1993 |
| Connie Francis[5][6] | 1995, 1999 |
| Oberon Pitterson[7][8] | 2002, 2003 |
| Elaine Davis[9][10][11] | 2006–2007 |
| Simone Forbes[12][13][14][15] | 2007–2011 |
| Nadine Bryan[14][16][17][18][19][20] | 2009–2013 |
| Romelda Aiken[21][22][23][24][25] | 2013–2014 |
| Malysha Kelly[21][22][23][26][27] | 2013–2016 |
| Nicole Aiken-Pinnock[28][29][30] | 2014–2015 |
| Althea Byfield[31][32] | 2016 |
| Jhaniele Fowler[33][34][35][36] | 2017– |
| Shimona Nelson[37] | 2022 |
| Adean Thomas[38] | 2023 |
Source:[39]
Most-capped internationals
| Player | Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Nadine Bryan[20][40] | 159 | 1996–2014 |
| Oberon Pitterson | 120+ | 1988–2006 |
| Connie Francis | 120+ | 1985–2003 |
| Georgia Gordon | 110 | 1994–2010 |
| Simone Forbes | 102 | 2000–2011 |
| Jhaniele Fowler[41] | 99+ | 2010– |
| Elaine Davis[11] | 91 | 1995–2007 |
| Romelda Aiken[41] | 86 | 2005– |
| Nicole Aiken-Pinnock[29][42] | 82 | 2005–2018 |
| Kasey Evering[43] | 81 | 2002–2014 |
| Nichala Gibson[44] | 79 | 2000–2009 |
| Sasher-Gaye Henry[45] | 75 | 1996–2015 |
Netball World Cup
Jamaica have competed at every World Netball Championships and/or Netball World Cup since the inaugural 1963 tournament.[46][47] They have been bronze medalists on four occasions – 1991, 2003, 2007 and 2023. Jamaica have also hosted the 1971 and 2003 World Netball Championships.[35][48]
Bronze medallists
| 1991 World Netball Championships[49] | 2003 World Netball Championships[7] | 2007 World Netball Championships[9] | 2023 Netball World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charmaine Aldridge Valerie Blake Karen Clarke Connie Francis Janet Francis Karlene Hamilton Janet Johnson (c) Marva Lindsay Patricia McDonald Marjorie Patterson Oberon Pitterson Sharon Taylor |
Nadine Bryan Althea Byfield Elaine Davis (vc) Kasey Evering Simone Forbes Connie Francis Nichala Gibson Georgia Gordon Oberon Pitterson (c) Sharon Wiles Carla Williams Tiffany Wolfe |
Elaine Davis (c) Nicole Aiken Romelda Aiken Nadine Bryan Althea Byfield Kasey Evering Simone Forbes Nichala Gibson Sasher-Gaye Henry Christina Solmon Paula Thompson Sharon Wiles |
Romelda Aiken-George Shanice Beckford Kadie-Ann Dehaney Nicole Dixon-Rochester Jhaniele Fowler Crystal Plummer Rebekah Robinson Shamera Sterling Adean Thomas Jodi-Ann Ward Khadijah Williams Latanya Wilson |
| Head Coach: Maureen Hall | Head Coach: Maureen Hall | Head Coach: Connie Francis | Head Coach: Connie Francis |
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medallists
Jamaica have competed at every netball tournament at the Commonwealth Games. They were bronze medallists in 2002, 2014 and 2018.[50][51]
| 2002 Commonwealth Games[52] | 2014 Commonwealth Games[53] | 2018 Commonwealth Games[34]1 |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine Davis Georgia Gordon Kaydia Kentish Nadine Ffrench Nadine Bryan Nichala Gibson Oberon Pitterson (c) Sharmalee Watkins Sharon Wiles Simone Forbes Tasha Morgan Tiffannie Wolfe |
Romelda Aiken Nicole Aiken-Pinnock (c) Shanice Beckford Stacian Facey Jhaniele Reid Thristina Harwood Sasher-Gaye Henry Malysha Kelly Khadijah Williams Paula Thompson Vangelee Williams Kasey Evering |
Romelda Aiken Shanice Beckford Nicole Dixon Stacian Facey Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (c) Rebekah Robinson Shamera Sterling Adean Thomas Paula Thompson Jodi-Ann Ward Khadijah Williams Vangelee Williams |
| Head Coach: Maureen Hall | Head Coach: Minneth Reynolds | Co-Head Coach: Sasher-Gaye Henry |
| Assistant coach: |
Assistant coach: |
Co-Head Coach: Marvette Anderson |
- Notes
- ^1 The 2018 Commonwealth Games squad also won the 2018 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.
Silver medallists
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, with a team coached by Connie Francis and captained by Jhaniele Fowler, Jamaica finished as silver medallists.[54] Jamaica defeated Australia 57–55 during the pool stages and topped the pool.[55][56][57] In the semi-finals they defeated New Zealand 67–51 and, as a result, qualified for their first major final.[58][59] However, in the final, they lost 55–51 to Australia.[60][61]
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World Games
Bronze medallists
| 1985 World Games[64] | 1993 World Games[4] |
|---|---|
| Avadne Anglin Valerie Balke Pauline Burton Janet Guy Janet Johnson Brenda Khouri Marva Lindsay Patricia McDonald Joan Oldacre Karlene Roese Sharon Taylor |
Charmaine Aldridge Angeline Campbell Karen Clarke Connie Francis Ann-Marie Grant Karlene Hamilton Marva Lindsay (c) Jennifer McDonald Patricia McDonald Oberon Pitterson Natalie Tucker Andrea Watson |
| Head Coach: | Head Coach: Maureen Hall |
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