West Indies netball team

West Indies
AssociationWest Indies Netball Board
West Indies Netball Association
Netball World Cup
Appearances1 (Debuted in 1963)
1963 placing7th
Best result7th (1963)

The West Indies netball team represented the West Indies Netball Board at the 1963 World Netball Championships. In the 1980s and 1990s a West Indies team also played England and Wales in a series of test matches.

History

1950s, 1960s

Competitive netball among Caribbean/West Indies countries started in 1954 with a triangular tournament featuring Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. In 1954, Lystra Lewis, the pioneering netball coach and administrator, was instrumental in establishing the West Indies Netball Board in an effort to formalise the West Indies Netball Championship. In 1960, Lewis represented the board at the meeting in Colombo, Ceylon that established the International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball Associations, now known as World Netball.[1][2][3] In 1962 England toured the West Indies and played a series of test matches against Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and a combined West Indies team.[4] At the 1963 World Netball Championships, together with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, the West Indies was one of three teams to represent the Americas. The team was captained by Peggy Ince-Hull of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. They finished 7th with wins against Ceylon, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales.[5][6][7][8][9]

1980s, 1990s

In 1987, 1991 and 1998 a West Indies team played England in a series of test matches.[10][11][12] Trinidad and Tobago's Jean Pierre coached the 1987 West Indies team.[13] Trinidad and Tobago's Bridget Adams was a member of the 1991 West Indies team.[14][15] In 1991 and 1998 they also played Wales.[14][15][16]

Tournament history

Netball World Cup

Tournaments Place
1963 World Netball Championships[5][6][7]7th

West Indies England series

Tournaments Place
1962 England tour of the West Indies[4]
1987 England West Indies series[10][13][17]
1991 England Wales West Indies series[11][18][14][15]
1998 England Wales West Indies series[12][16]

Notable players

Captains

Captains Years
Peggy Ince-Hull[6][8][9][19]1963

Head coaches

Coach Years
Jean Pierre[13]1987

References

  1. ↑ "Our history". caribbeanyouthnetball.com. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Lystra Lewis". www.bestoftrinidad.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Lystra Lewis passes on at 85". www.guardian.co.tt. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  4. 1 2 "All England Netball Association: A History of Netball in England Through the Ages To Present Day" (PDF). www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. June 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Eastbourne 1963 - Netball World Cup". World Netball. August 1963. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "1963 1st World Tournament, Eastbourne, August". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. August 1963. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Women Netball I World Championship 1963". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  8. 1 2 "SVG netball icon to be laid to rest today". www.searchlight.vc. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Maple Netball Club reflects on contribution of Peggy Ince-Hull". www.searchlight.vc. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  10. 1 2 "1987 England v West Indies, three venues". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 "1991 England v West Indies, Wembley". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Nixon named to West Indies netball team". www.caymancompass.com. 22 May 1998. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "Flash - Caribbean girls beat England". www.caymancompass.com. 24 November 1987. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  14. 1 2 3 "Bridget Adams, new Americas netball president". trinidadexpress.com. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 "Bridget Adams". utt.edu.tt. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  16. 1 2 "139 – Dawn Donovan". walesnetball.com. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "1987 England v West Indies, Leicester". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "1991 England v West Indies, Sheffield". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "WNC Captains and Coaches from 1963". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk. September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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