2008 Taini Jamison Trophy Series

The 2008 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, also referred to as the New World Series, was the inaugural Taini Jamison Trophy series. It featured New Zealand playing England in a series of three netball test matches, played in October 2008. New Zealand won the opening test 65–26. England leveled the series by winning the second test 40–38. New Zealand won the inaugural Taini Jamison Trophy series 2–1 by defeating England 61–22 in the final test. The New Zealand team was coached by Ruth Aitken and captained by Julie Seymour and Laura Langman. England were coached by Sue Hawkins and captained by Karen Atkinson.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

2008 Taini Jamison Trophy Series

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
Dates	13–18 October 2008
Final positions
Champions	New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up	England
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
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Squads

New Zealand

New Zealand roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Liana Barrett-Chase C, WA (1984-10-31)31 October 1984 (aged 23) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Southern Steel Maree Bowden WA, C (1979-11-20)20 November 1979 (aged 28) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Canterbury Tactix Leana de Bruin GD, GK (1977-07-09)9 July 1977 (aged 31) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Northern Mystics Katrina Grant GK, GD, WD (1987-05-06)6 May 1987 (aged 21) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Southern Steel Paula Griffin GS, GA (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 20) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Northern Mystics Joline Henry GD, WD (1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Laura Langman1 (c) C, WD (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 22) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Sheryl Scanlan GD, WD (1977-09-08)8 September 1977 (aged 31) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Northern Mystics Julie Seymour1 (c) C, WD (1971-03-29)29 March 1971 (aged 37) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Canterbury Tactix Maria Tutaia GA, GS (1987-02-18)18 February 1987 (aged 21) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Mystics Irene van Dyk GS, GA (1972-06-21)21 June 1972 (aged 36) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Casey Williams GD, GK (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 23) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Daneka Wipiiti GS (1982-12-08)8 December 1982 (aged 25) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Southern Steel	Head coach Ruth Aitken Assistant coach Waimarama Taumaunu Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Notes

• ^1 Julie Seymour captained New Zealand for the first two tests. After she was injured, Laura Langman was captain for the third test.^[2]

Sources:^{[1][2][6][7][8][9][10]}

England

England roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Ama Agbeze GD, GK, WD (1984-10-31)31 October 1984 (aged 23) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Leeds Carnegie Karen Atkinson (c) WA, C (1978-06-07)7 June 1978 (aged 30) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Hertfordshire Mavericks Sara Bayman C, WA, WD (1984-12-23)23 December 1984 (aged 23) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Team Bath Joanna Binns WA, C (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Team Bath Louisa Brownfield GS, GA (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Hertfordshire Mavericks Jade Clarke WD, C, WA (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 24) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Loughborough Lightning Pamela Cookey GA, GS, WA (1984-09-02)2 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Team Bath Sasha Corbin WA, C (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 20) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Team Bath Rachel Dunn GS, GA (1982-11-14)14 November 1982 (aged 25) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Team Bath Naida Hutchinson GK, GD, WD – Hertfordshire Mavericks Geva Mentor GK, GD, WD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Adelaide Thunderbirds Sonia Mkoloma GD, GK (1979-01-17)17 January 1979 (aged 29) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Central Pulse	Head coach Sue Hawkins Assistant coach Anna Mayes Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^{[1][6][7][8][9][10]}

Matches

First test

13 October 2008		New Zealand	65–26	England		Vector Arena
		Scoring by quarter: 16–7, 30–12, 47–18, 65–26
		Irene van Dyk  38/40 (95%) Maria Tutaia 88% Daneka Wipiiti 63%		Louisa Brownfield 79% Pamela Cookey  3/10 (30%) Rachel Dunn 100%

Sources:^[6][7][8]

Second test

15 October 2008		New Zealand	38–40	England		Edgar Centre
		Scoring by quarter: 9–9, 17–21, 29–30, 38–40
		Irene van Dyk  18/23 (78%) Maria Tutaia  5/8 (63%) Daneka Wipiiti  15/23 (65%)		Louisa Brownfield  24/32 (75%) Pamela Cookey  16/23 (70%)

Sources:^[9][10][11]

Third test

18 October 2008		New Zealand	61–22	England		Arena Manawatu
		Irene van Dyk  41/41 (100%) Maria Tutaia Daneka Wipiiti Paula Griffin		Louisa Brownfield Pamela Cookey Rachel Dunn

Sources:^[2][3][12]