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Eleanor Cardwell

English netball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eleanor Cardwell
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Eleanor Cardwell (born 11 November 1994) is an English international netball player.[1] She plays in goal attack and goal shooter for England and currently plays for Melbourne Mavericks in the Suncorp Super Netball league.[2]

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Early life and education

Cardwell was born in Blackpool and began playing netball at primary school before joining Blackpool Netball Club at the age of 10.[3][4] She has a BSc in Sports and Exercise from Liverpool John Moores University where she graduated in 2016.

Club career

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Manchester Thunder

Cardwell started her career at Manchester Thunder initially as a defender, before Tracey Neville encouraged her to become a shooter in the 2015 Super League season.[5][6][7] She made three grand finals with thunder in 2012, 2014 and 2016, winning the title in 2012 and 2014.[8][9][10]

Severn Stars

Cardwell moved to new Super League franchise Severn Stars for the 2017 season where she played for two seasons.[11]

Manchester Thunder

She returned to Manchester Thunder ahead of the 2019 Super League season.[12] There she won a further two Super League grand finals in 2019 and 2022.[13] At the 2022 Super League Awards, she took home the Sky Sports Fans’ Player of the Season and was named Players’ Player of the Season.[13]

Adelaide Thunderbirds

In 2023, Cardwell made the move to Australia and joined the Adelaide Thunderbirds for the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season.[13] The Thunderbirds won the championship in extra time by a single goal and Cardwell was named the Grand Final MVP.[14][15]

Melbourne Mavericks

For the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball Season, Cardwell joined former Manchester Thunder and England head coach Tracey Neville at new franchise Melbourne Mavericks for the teams inaugural season.[16]

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International career

Cardwell represented England U17s in Netball Europe and U19s for a tour of Jamaica.[7] She made her England Netball debut in 2016 against Northern Ireland in Netball Europe.[17] Her first call-up to a senior major international competition was the 2022 Commonwealth Games,[4] where England failed to medal.[18] She achieved her 50th England Roses cap in October 2022 against Australia.[4] In 2023, Cardwell was part of the England Roses team who achieved their first ever Netball World Cup Silver Medal in Cape Town.[19] Cardwell won silver at the 2024 Netball Nations Cup.

Personal life

Cardwell previously trained in Taekwondo three nights a week alongside her netball.[4] She is also known for her advocacy work supporting women and girls with correct-fitting sports bras.[20]

Honours

England

Manchester Thunder

Adelaide Thunderbirds

Individual awards

Netball Super League

  • Players Player of the Season: 2022
  • Fans Player of the Season: 2022
  • All Star VII: 2021, 2022

References

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