Shamera Sterling

Shamera Sterling-Humphrey
Sterling defending for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in 2023
Personal information
Born (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995
Saint James Parish, Jamaica
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
UniversityUniversity of the West Indies
Netball career
Playing positions: GK, GD
Years Club team Apps
2018 Loughborough Lightning
2019–present Adelaide Thunderbirds
Years National team Caps
2016–present  Jamaica
Medal record
Netball
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamNetball
Silver medal – second place2026 GlasgowNetball
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastNetball
Netball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2023 Cape TownNetball
Updated on July 2024

Shamera Sterling-Humphrey (born Shamera Sterling, 21 October 1995) is a Jamaican netball player.[2] She plays for Adelaide Thunderbirds in Suncorp Super Netball and was named Suncorp Super Netball Player of the Year in 2023.[3]

Early life and education

Sterling grew up in Jamaica and describes how netball was an escape for her when her father was in prison.[4] Her junior club was Naldi Knights. She studied primary education[5] and attended the University of the West Indies, as did her husband.

Club career

Loughborough Lightning

Sterling played for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Super League in 2018, winning the Player of the Season and Players' Player awards.[6][7]

Adelaide Thunderbirds

She moved to the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Australian Super Netball league in the 2019 season.[8] In 2023, Sterling led the Thunderbirds to the club's first premiership in a decade, and her first. She was selected for the Club Champion Award and named Suncorp Super Netball Player of the Year, having led the league with 118 deflections.[9] The Thunderbirds won a second and third premiership in 2024 and 2026.

International career

Sterling was part of the Jamaican squad that won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[10] At the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sterling was part of the squad that won their first ever silver medal, losing to Australia the finals. The Sunshine Girls had defeated New Zealand in the semi-final and also defeated Australia for the first time in a Commonwealth Games match during the group stage.[11][12] Sterling would go on to win a second Commonwealth silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games when Jamaica defeated Australia in the semi-final, meaning Australia were absent from the final for the first time in history.[13] The Sunshine Girls were defeated by New Zealand in the final.

She was also part of the 2023 Bronze medal-winning team at the World Cup in Cape Town.

Personal life

She married her long-time partner, Andrew Humphrey in Montego Bay, Jamaica in December 2023.[14]

Honours

Jamaica

Adelaide Thunderbirds

References

  1. ↑ "Shamera Sterling-Humphrey -". Suncorp Super Netball. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Shamera Sterling". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Shamera Sterling crowned SSN Player of the Year on the back of remarkable 2023 season". Adelaide Thunderbirds. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "'Way out of struggling': Superstar's sad reveal as netball proves her 'only escape' from cruel reality". Fox Sports. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Shamera Sterling-Humphrey". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  6. ↑ jmcconnell (7 July 2018). "VNSL 2018 Award winners announced!". Netball Super League. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "Loughborough Lightning recruit Shamera Sterling". Sky Sports. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Levy, Leighton (24 July 2018). "Jamaica's Shamera Sterling signs with Adelaide Thunderbirds". Sports Max. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Shamera Sterling crowned SSN Player of the Year on the back of remarkable 2023 season". Adelaide Thunderbirds. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Result - Netball Bronze Medal Match". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Harkin, Ian (25 July 2022). "2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES - Results". Netball Scoop. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Jamaica beat Australia for first time to top Pool A". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Silver Ferns put Sunshine Girls in shade to win Netball gold". Glasgow 2026. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Levy, Leighton. "Sunshine Love: Jamaica netball defender Shamera Sterling ties the knot in Montego Bay ceremony". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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