2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series

The 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, also known as the 2021 Cadbury Netball Series, was the 12th Taini Jamison Trophy series. It featured New Zealand playing England in three netball test matches, played in September 2021. All three tests were played at Christchurch Arena.^[1][2][3][4] New Zealand won the opening test 48–42.^[5][6] However, England won the series 2–1 after winning the final two tests, 55–45 and 49–45 respectively. In both the second and third tests, England launched second half comebacks before emerging as winners. It was the first time that England had won a series in New Zealand and the first time they won the Taini Jamison Trophy. The England team were coached by Jess Thirlby and captained by Serena Guthrie.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]} The series was broadcast live on Sky Sport in New Zealand and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In New Zealand, TVNZ 2 also broadcast the matches with a one hour delay.^{[4][13][14][15]}

2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Venue	Christchurch Arena
Dates	20–24 September 2021
Teams	2
TV partner(s)	Sky Sport (New Zealand) TVNZ 2 Sky Sports (UK/Ireland)
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runners-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Top scorer(s)	George Fisher  80/86 (93%)
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Both New Zealand and England found their preparations for the series disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand's preparations for the series were disrupted by alert levels, which prevented players from training together before the series. The New Zealand team only had three days preparation before the series started. Four Auckland-based players, Gina Crampton, Sulu Fitzpatrick, Peta Toeava and Grace Nweke were given special dispensation by New Zealand's Ministry of Health, allowing them to travel to Christchurch. However New Zealand's coaching staff were not permitted to travel and New Zealand had to assemble a new set of South Island-based coaching staff especially for the series. Travel restrictions also prevented four of England's Suncorp Super Netball players – Natalie Haythornthwaite, Stacey Francis-Bayman, Helen Housby and Jo Harten – from travelling to New Zealand. The England team also had to spend time in quarantine before the series.^{[2][3][14][16][17]}

Both New Zealand and England were also due to play Australia in October 2021. New Zealand were due to defend the Constellation Cup. However both series' were subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[18][19]

Squads

New Zealand

New Zealand roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Karin Burger WD, GD, GK (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 28) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Mainland Tactix Gina Crampton (c) WA, C (1991-12-07)7 December 1991 (aged 29) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Northern Stars Sulu Fitzpatrick (c) GK, GD, WD (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 29) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Mystics Maddy Gordon C, WA, WD (2000-01-16)16 January 2000 (aged 21) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Central Pulse Kate Heffernan WD, C, WA (1999-10-07)7 October 1999 (aged 21) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Southern Steel Jamie Hume GA, GS (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 25) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Northern Stars Kelly Jury GK, GD (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 24) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Central Pulse Claire Kersten WD, C (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 32) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Central Pulse Paris Lokotui WD, C (2001-10-17)17 October 2001 (aged 19) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Central Pulse Tiana Metuarau GA, WA, GS (2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 20) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Central Pulse Grace Nweke GS (2002-02-07)7 February 2002 (aged 19) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Northern Mystics Kimiora Poi C, WA (1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 23) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Mainland Tactix Shannon Saunders C, WA (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 30) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Southern Steel Te Paea Selby-Rickit GS, GA (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 (aged 29) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Mainland Tactix Peta Toeava WA, C (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 27) 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) Northern Mystics Georgia Tong GD, GK (1994-10-30)30 October 1994 (aged 26) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Maia Wilson GS, GA (1997-09-21)21 September 1997 (aged 23) 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Northern Stars Samantha Winders (c) WD, C, WA (1995-06-05)5 June 1995 (aged 26) 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic	Head coach Noeline Taurua Manager: Dayna Kaio Physiotherapist: Sharon Kearney Strength and conditioning: John Wilson Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[3][20][21]

Captaincy

Ahead of the series, Gina Crampton was named captain.^[3][22][23] She subsequently captained New Zealand for the first test.^[24] However she sat out the second test with a hip strain and Sulu Fitzpatrick assumed the captaincy for the second test.^[25][26] However, Fitzpatrick also became injured, so Samantha Winders captained New Zealand for the third test.^[8][27][28]

Debuts

• Tiana Metuarau made her senior debut for New Zealand in the first test & earned Player of the Match.^{[5][29][30][31]}
• Grace Nweke made her senior debut for New Zealand in the second test.^[25][32][33]
• Georgia Tong made her senior debut for New Zealand in the third test.^[27][34]

England

England roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Imogen Allison WD, C, WA (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 23) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Team Bath 2 Eleanor Cardwell GS, GA (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 26) 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Manchester Thunder 30 Ella Clark GA, GS (1992-02-08)8 February 1992 (aged 29) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Loughborough Lightning 5 Jade Clarke WD, C, WA (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 37) 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Leeds Rhinos 179 Beth Cobden WD, C (1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 28) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Loughborough Lightning 26 Rhea Dixon GS, GA, WA (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 23) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Leeds Rhinos 0 Sophie Drakeford-Lewis GA, GS (1998-12-10)10 December 1998 (aged 22) 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Team Bath 5 George Fisher GS (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 22) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Southern Steel 15 Layla Guscoth GD, GK (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 29) 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Team Bath 26 Serena Guthrie (c) WD, C, WA (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 31) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Team Bath 100 Hannah Joseph WA, C (1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 27) 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Loughborough Lightning 3 Geva Mentor GK, GD, WD (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 37) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Collingwood Magpies 146 Laura Malcolm C, WD, WA (1991-05-20)20 May 1991 (aged 30) 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Manchester Thunder 31 Vicki Oyesola GD, WD (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 23) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Leeds Rhinos 6 Fran Williams GD, GK, WD (1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 25) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Wasps Netball 16	Head coach Jess Thirlby Assistant coach Liana Leota[35] Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^{[3][14][13][20][21]}

Matches

First Test

20 September 2021 19:30 NZT	Stats	New Zealand	48–42	England
		Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 26–21, 38–38, 48–42
		Maia Wilson  31/39 (79%) Tiana Metuarau  17/19 (89%)		George Fisher  22/23 (96%) Eleanor Cardwell  16/22 (73%) Sophie Drakeford-Lewis  4/4 (100%)

Sources:^{[5][6][17][24]}

Second Test

22 September 2021 19:30 NZT		New Zealand	45–55	England
		Scoring by quarter: 10–7, 24–21, 37–34, 45–55
		Grace Nweke  16/20 (80%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  15/18 (83%) Tiana Metuarau  9/10 (90%) Maia Wilson  5/7 (71%)		George Fisher  45/47 (96%) Sophie Drakeford-Lewis  9/9 (100%) Eleanor Cardwell  1/4 (25%)

Sources:^{[7][20][25][26][33][36][37]}

Third Test

24 September 2021 19:30 NZT		New Zealand	45–49	England
		Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 26–16, 36–32, 45–49
		Maia Wilson  29/33 (88%) Te Paea Selby-Rickit  16/20 (80%)		Eleanor Cardwell  25/26 (96%) George Fisher  13/16 (81%) Sophie Drakeford-Lewis  11/12 (92%)

Sources:^{[8][9][10][11][21][27]}