2020 England netball team tour of New Zealand

The England national netball team toured New Zealand in October and November 2020 for a three-match series against the New Zealand national netball team. The tour was the first international netball test series to be staged since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The two teams contested the Taini Jamison Trophy, which was last staged in 2018.[2]

England netball team in New Zealand in 2020
 
  New Zealand England
Dates 28 October – 1 November 2020
Captains Ameliaranne Ekenasio Serena Guthrie & Laura Malcolm
Test series
Result New Zealand won the 3-match series 3–0

The trophy was won by New Zealand, who defeated England in all three matches.[3]

Squads
New Zealand vs. England
 New Zealand[4]  England[5][6]

Matches

First test
28 October 2020
7:30 pm		 Report
Stats		  New Zealand58–45 England    Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Sky Sport (NZ) & Sky Sports (UK)
Scoring by quarter: 15-10, 17-14, 14-11, 12-10
Wilson  34/39 (87%)
Ekenasio  24/26 (92%)
Falkner  0/1 (0%)		 Fisher  18/22 (82%)
Cardwell  15/17 (88%)
Corbin  7/9 (78%)
Drakeford-Lewis  5/5 (100%)

Second test
30 October 2020
7:30 pm		 Report
Stats		  New Zealand54–47 England    Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Sky Sport (NZ) & Sky Sports (UK)
Scoring by quarter: 14-12, 9-13, 16-8, 15-14
Wilson  38/41 (93%)
Ekenasio  16/18 (89%)		 Cardwell  19/21 (90%)
Fisher  17/17 (100%)
Drakeford-Lewis  11/14 (79%)

Third test
1 November 2020
7:30 pm		 Report
Stats		  New Zealand62–47 England    Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Sky Sport (NZ) & Sky Sports (UK)
Scoring by quarter: 12-10, 14-9, 19-16, 17-12
Wilson  44/47 (94%)
Ekenasio  17/18 (94%)
Falkner  1/2 (50%)		 Fisher  26/28 (93%)
Cardwell  14/17 (82%)
Drakeford-Lewis  7/8 (88%)

References
  1. "International Netball Returns – Cadbury Netball Series". International Netball Federation. 27 October 2020.
  2. "England set to meet Silver Ferns in New Zealand this October". SilverFerns.co.nz. 25 September 2020.
  3. "Taini Jamison Trophy clean sweep for Silver Ferns". SilverFerns.co.nz. 1 November 2020.
  4. "Silver Ferns named to meet Commonwealth Games champions England". SilverFerns.co.nz. 25 October 2020.
  5. "Thirlby names squad for October test series". England Netball. 28 September 2020.
  6. "England netball: Serena Guthrie & Laura Malcolm named as co-captains for NZ games". BBC Sport. 13 October 2020.
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