Nancy King (netball)
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Nancy King was a netball player from New Zealand who played for her country on 12 occasions, including in the 1971 World Netball Championships. More recently, she has worked in New Zealand and Australia, and has been a human rights and social justice advocate.
Nancy King (née Carroll) came from Makarewa, a small community north of Invercargill in the south of New Zealand's South Island. She attended Makarewa School from 1949 until 1955 before moving to Southland Girls' High School in Invercargill until 1958.[1]
Netball career
King played netball for her school but was allowed to reserve Saturdays to play for the Makarewa Club. She was selected to play for the Southland region in 1956, at the age of 15. In the mid-1960s she moved to Australia and was selected to play for New South Wales between 1965 and 1967. Returning to New Zealand, she played for the Wellington club in 1968 and 1969. She had the distinction of playing for both the North Island and the South Island and captaining them both. In 1969 she was selected to play for the New Zealand national netball team, first in matches against Australia and then in the 1971 World Netball Championships. New Zealand came second to Australia.[1][2][3][4]