Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Netball was one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the seventh staging of netball at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically.

Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Venue	National Exhibition Centre
Dates	29 July – 7 August 2022
Competitors	144 from 12 nations
Medalists
Australia    Jamaica    New Zealand
← 2018 2026 →

The tournament took place between 29 July and 7 August 2022.^[1][2]

Schedule

The competition schedule for the netball tournament was as follows:^[1][2]

G

Group stage

CM

Classification matches

½

Semi-finals

B

Bronze medal match

F

Gold medal match

Date Event	Fri 29		Sat 30		Sun 31		Mon 1		Tue 2		Wed 3		Thu 4			Fri 5		Sat 6		Sun 7
Session →	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	A	E	M	A	E	M	A	M	A	A	E
Women	G		G		G		G		G		G		G			CM		½		B	F

Detailed fixtures were first released on 12 November 2021,^[3][4] then updated with the full complement of qualified teams on 4 March 2022.^[5]

Venue

The tournament was originally set to be held in Coventry Arena. However, the sport's heightened profile in light of England winning the 2018 tournament led to the National Exhibition Centre being chosen instead.^[6]

Five other sports - badminton, boxing, para powerlifting, table tennis, and weightlifting - will also take place in the venue.^[7]

Qualification

Twelve nations from at least four CGF regions qualify for the netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:^[8][9][10]

• The host nation.
• The top five nations in the World Netball Rankings as of 28 July 2021, excluding the host nation.
• The top six nations as of 31 January 2022, excluding nations already qualified.

Means of qualification	Date	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	—	1	England
World Netball Rankings	28 July 2021	5	Australia  New Zealand  Jamaica  South Africa  Malawi
	31 January 2022	6	Uganda  Scotland  Wales  Trinidad and Tobago  Northern Ireland  Barbados
TOTAL		12

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jamaica	5	5	0	0	378	205	+173	10	Semi-finals
2	Australia	5	4	0	1	386	187	+199	8
3	South Africa	5	3	0	2	323	275	+48	6	Classification matches
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	235	306	−71	4
5	Scotland	5	1	0	4	224	302	−78	2
6	Barbados	5	0	0	5	150	421	−271	0

Source: Birmingham 2022

29 July 2022 14:00	Report	Australia	95–18	Barbados		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gary Burgess Alison Harrison
		Austin  6/6 (100%) Bueta  44/48 (92%) Koenen  35/38 (92%) Wood  10/15 (67%)		Agard  4/7 (57%) Blackman  6/8 (75%) Holder  2/3 (67%) Wharton  6/13 (46%)

29 July 2022 18:00	Report	Jamaica	72–43	Wales		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Louise Travis Ken Metekingi
		Beckford  8/12 (67%) Fowler  32/33 (97%) Nelson  29/29 (100%) Robison  3/5 (60%)		Creak  22/27 (81%) Roberts  3/5 (60%) Rowe  18/19 (95%)

---

30 July 2022 12:00	Report	Australia	83–30	Scotland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tracy-Ann Griffiths Anso Kemp
		Austin  10/13 (77%) Bueta  33/34 (97%) Koenen  36/37 (97%) Wood  4/4 (100%)		Barrie  7/8 (88%) Goodwin  15/16 (94%) Love  2/4 (50%) McCall  6/10 (60%)

30 July 2022 18:00	Report	Jamaica	68–49	South Africa		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush Joshua Bowring
		Beckford  15/18 (83%) Fowler  33/33 (100%) Nelson  14/14 (100%) Robison  6/6 (100%)		Rademan  6/8 (75%) van der Berg  13/15 (87%) Venter  30/36 (83%)

---

31 July 2022 14:00	Report	South Africa	91–36	Barbados		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gareth Fowler Bronwen Adams
		Rademan  12/16 (75%) Taljaard  18/20 (90%) van der Berg  47/49 (96%) Venter  14/16 (88%)		Blackman  21/24 (88%) Wharton  15/21 (71%)

31 July 2022 20:00	Report	Scotland	42–48	Wales		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Ken Metekingi Kate Wright
		Barrie  15/22 (68%) Goodwin  20/27 (74%) McCall  7/13 (54%)		Creak  12/16 (75%) Rowe  36/38 (95%)

---

1 August 2022 12:00	Report	Australia	74–49	South Africa		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gareth Fowler Angela Armstrong-Lush
		Austin  12/14 (86%) Bueta  34/34 (100%) Koenen  14/14 (100%) Wood  14/14 (100%)		Rademan  4/5 (80%) Taljaard  4/5 (80%) van der Berg  10/10 (100%) Venter  31/38 (82%)

1 August 2022 14:00	Report	Jamaica	103–24	Barbados		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Elizna Van Den Berg Anso Kemp
		Beckford  12/13 (92%) Fowler  24/27 (89%) Nelson  58/60 (97%) Robison  9/9 (100%)		Agard  10/12 (83%) Blackman  3/3 (100%) Holder  1/3 (33%) Wharton  10/15 (67%)

---

2 August 2022 12:00	Report	Australia	79–33	Wales		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gareth Fowler Louise Travis
		Bueta  26/27 (96%) Koenen  49/54 (91%) Wood  4/4 (100%)		Creak  11/11 (100%) Roberts  6/11 (55%) Rowe  16/18 (89%)

2 August 2022 14:00	Report	Jamaica	78–34	Scotland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Alison Harrison
		Beckford  5/6 (83%) Fowler  37/37 (100%) Nelson  33/35 (94%) Robison  3/6 (50%)		Barrie  12/17 (71%) Goodwin  18/19 (95%) McCall  4/8 (50%)

---

3 August 2022 12:00	Report	South Africa	69–51	Wales		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush Bronwen Adams
		Taljaard  1/1 (100%) van der Berg  35/39 (90%) Venter  33/36 (92%)		Creak  26/37 (70%) Roberts  4/5 (80%) Rowe  21/25 (84%)

3 August 2022 18:00	Report	Scotland	72–28	Barbados		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tara Warner Kate Wright
		Barrie  20/25 (80%) Goodwin  30/34 (88%) McCall  22/25 (88%)		Agard  19/23 (83%) Holder  4/6 (67%) Wharton  5/8 (63%)

---

4 August 2022 09:00	Report	Australia	55–57	Jamaica		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gareth Fowler Angela Armstrong-Lush
		Bueta  36/39 (92%) Wood  19/22 (86%)		Beckford  10/10 (100%) Fowler  47/50 (94%)

4 August 2022 11:00	Report	Wales	60–44	Barbados		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Louise Travis Elizna Van Den Berg
		Creak  30/33 (91%) Roberts  9/14 (64%) Rowe  21/24 (88%)		Agard  4/5 (80%) Blackman  19/19 (100%) Wharton  21/27 (78%)

4 August 2022 19:00	Report	South Africa	65–46	Scotland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Ken Metekingi Kate Wright
		Rademan  6/7 (86%) van der Berg  17/17 (100%) Venter  42/44 (95%)		Barrie  12/14 (86%) Goodwin  21/25 (84%) McCall  13/15 (87%)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England (H)	5	5	0	0	321	169	+152	10	Semi-finals
2	New Zealand	5	4	0	1	325	188	+137	8
3	Uganda	5	3	0	2	256	206	+50	6	Classification matches
4	Malawi	5	2	0	3	258	262	−4	4
5	Northern Ireland	5	1	0	4	155	299	−144	2
6	Trinidad and Tobago	5	0	0	5	136	327	−191	0

Source: Birmingham 2022
(H) Hosts

29 July 2022 12:00	Report	England	74–22	Trinidad and Tobago		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Elizna Van Den Berg Kate Wright
		Cardwell  30/30 (100%) Drakeford-Lewis  3/4 (75%) Harten  25/30 (83%) Housby  16/24 (67%)		Cooper  10/13 (77%) Noel  12/15 (80%)

29 July 2022 20:00	Report	New Zealand	79–20	Northern Ireland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Anso Kemp Joshua Bowring
		Mes  5/13 (38%) Nweke  29/31 (94%) Selby-Rickit  25/27 (93%) Wilson  20/22 (91%)		Bowman  4/7 (57%) Crosbie  9/16 (56%) Magee  6/10 (60%) McGrath  1/3 (33%)

---

30 July 2022 14:00	Report	England	66–41	Malawi		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tara Warner Gareth Fowler
		Cardwell  31/33 (94%) Harten  21/25 (84%) Housby  14/18 (78%)		Chimaliro  4/5 (80%) Kumwenda  18/21 (86%) Mvula  19/22 (86%)

30 July 2022 20:00	Report	New Zealand	53–40	Uganda		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gary Burgess Bronwen Adams
		Nweke  32/37 (86%) Selby-Rickit  7/8 (88%) Wilson  14/15 (93%)		Cholhok  19/22 (86%) Eyaru  16/21 (76%) Proscovia  5/8 (63%)

---

31 July 2022 12:00	Report	Malawi	54–41	Northern Ireland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush Tracy-Ann Griffiths
		Chimaliro  4/4 (100%) Kumwenda  29/32 (91%) Mvula  15/19 (79%) Simtowe  6/6 (100%)		Bowman  1/3 (33%) Crosbie  18/22 (82%) Magee  22/27 (81%)

31 July 2022 18:00	Report	Uganda	62–28	Trinidad and Tobago		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Louise Travis Tara Warner
		Cholhok  28/32 (88%) Eyaru  9/11 (82%) Nassanga  25/25 (100%)		Cooper  8/13 (62%) Noel  20/23 (87%)

---

1 August 2022 18:00	Report	England	71–27	Northern Ireland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Alison Harrison Bronwen Adams
		Cardwell  40/45 (89%) Drakeford-Lewis  11/12 (92%) Housby  20/20 (100%)		Bowman  8/11 (73%) Crosbie  8/12 (67%) Magee  9/13 (69%) McGrath  2/2 (100%)

1 August 2022 20:00	Report	New Zealand	69–50	Malawi		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gary Burgess Joshua Bowring
		Nweke  52/55 (95%) Selby-Rickit  13/15 (87%) Wilson  4/5 (80%)		Chimaliro  5/6 (83%) Kumwenda  27/31 (87%) Mvula  14/17 (82%) Simtowe  4/4 (100%)

---

2 August 2022 18:00	Report	England	56–35	Uganda		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tara Warner Ken Metekingi
		Cardwell  27/30 (90%) Harten  14/17 (82%) Housby  15/15 (100%)		Cholhok  6/7 (86%) Eyaru  12/14 (86%) Nassanga  9/12 (75%) Proscovia  8/9 (89%)

2 August 2022 20:00	Report	New Zealand	80–24	Trinidad and Tobago		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Kate Wright Elizna Van Den Berg
		Mes  8/10 (80%) Nweke  37/39 (95%) Selby-Rickit  19/22 (86%) Wilson  16/16 (100%)		Cooper  13/15 (87%) Noel  11/12 (92%)

---

3 August 2022 12:00	Report	Uganda	63–26	Northern Ireland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tracy-Ann Griffiths Gary Burgess
		Cholhok  41/46 (89%) Eyaru  8/9 (89%) Nassanga  14/15 (93%)		Bowman  2/8 (25%) Crosbie  14/20 (70%) Magee  7/11 (64%) McGrath  3/5 (60%)

3 August 2022 18:00	Report	Malawi	70–30	Trinidad and Tobago		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Louise Travis Anso Kemp
		Chimaliro  16/16 (100%) Kumwenda  27/28 (96%) Mvula  22/26 (85%) Simtowe  5/6 (83%)		Cooper  2/4 (50%) Hollingsworth  5/9 (56%) Noel  23/26 (88%)

---

4 August 2022 14:00	Report	Trinidad and Tobago	32–41	Northern Ireland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Anso Kemp Alison Harrison
		Cooper  7/9 (78%) Hollingsworth  7/9 (78%) Noel  18/18 (100%)		Bowman  4/8 (50%) Crosbie  27/34 (79%) Magee  8/14 (57%) McGrath  2/3 (67%)

4 August 2022 16:00	Report	Malawi	43–56	Uganda		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tara Warner Gary Burgess
		Chimaliro  14/15 (93%) Kumwenda  22/23 (96%) Mvula  4/6 (67%) Simtowe  3/3 (100%)		Cholhok  31/33 (94%) Eyaru  22/23 (96%) Proscovia  3/3 (100%)

4 August 2022 21:00	Report	New Zealand	44–54	England		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Bronwen Adams
		Nweke  23/29 (79%) Selby-Rickit  13/13 (100%) Wilson  8/9 (89%)		Cardwell  26/29 (90%) Harten  5/6 (83%) Housby  23/26 (88%)

Classification matches

Eleventh place match

5 August 2022 09:00	Report	Barbados	31–63	Trinidad and Tobago		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tracy-Ann Griffiths Anso Kemp
		Agard  14/19 (74%) Blackman  9/10 (90%) Holder  1/1 (100%) Wharton  7/11 (64%)		Cooper  25/31 (81%) Noel  38/43 (88%)

Ninth place match

5 August 2022 11:30	Report	Scotland	43–33	Northern Ireland		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Louise Travis Alison Harrison
		Goodwin  23/27 (85%) McCall  20/26 (77%)		Bowman  4/8 (50%) Crosbie  17/24 (71%) Magee  12/17 (71%)

Seventh place match

5 August 2022 14:30	Report	Wales	56–62	Malawi		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Ken Metekingi Kate Wright
		Creak  8/10 (80%) Roberts  1/2 (50%) Rowe  47/49 (96%)		Chimaliro  3/4 (75%) Kumwenda  49/50 (98%) Simtowe  10/11 (91%)

Fifth place match

5 August 2022 17:00	Report	South Africa	48–54	Uganda		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Tara Warner Gary Burgess
		Rademan  6/7 (86%) van der Berg  17/18 (94%) Venter  25/29 (86%)		Cholhok  31/35 (89%) Eyaru  21/24 (88%) Nassanga  2/2 (100%)

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	6 August 2022
	Jamaica	67
					7 August 2022
	New Zealand	51
					Jamaica	51
	6 August 2022
					Australia	55
	England	51
	Australia	60
					Bronze medal match
					7 August 2022
					New Zealand	55
					England	48

Semi-finals

6 August 2022 09:00	Report	Jamaica	67–51	New Zealand		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Bronwen Adams
		Beckford  10/10 (100%) Fowler  54/54 (100%) Nelson  3/3 (100%)		Nweke  24/24 (100%) Selby-Rickit  14/16 (88%) Wilson  13/15 (87%)

6 August 2022 14:30	Report	England	51–60	Australia		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gareth Fowler Angela Armstrong-Lush
		Cardwell  22/24 (92%) Harten  16/17 (94%) Housby  13/14 (93%)		Bueta  43/44 (98%) Wood  17/20 (85%)

Bronze medal match

7 August 2022 13:30	Report	New Zealand	55–48	England		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Bronwen Adams
		Nweke  44/48 (92%) Selby-Rickit  11/14 (79%)		Cardwell  31/34 (91%) Harten  4/5 (80%) Housby  13/17 (76%)

Gold medal match

7 August 2022 20:30	Report	Jamaica	51–55	Australia		National Exhibition Centre Umpires: Gareth Fowler Angela Armstrong-Lush
		Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 17–15, 10–16, 12–10
		Beckford  5/5 (100%) Fowler  46/47 (98%)		Bueta  37/37 (100%) Koenen  15/15 (100%) Wood  3/5 (60%)

Final standings

Place Nation  Australia  Jamaica  New Zealand 4  England 5  Uganda 6  South Africa 7  Malawi 8  Wales 9  Scotland 10  Northern Ireland 11  Trinidad and Tobago 12  Barbados

Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Australia Coach: Stacey Marinkovich	Jamaica Coach: Connie Francis	New Zealand Coach: Noeline Taurua
Liz Watson (c) Sunday Aryang Gretel Bueta Courtney Bruce Ashleigh Brazill Paige Hadley Sarah Klau Cara Koenen Kate Moloney Kiera Austin Jo Weston Stephanie Wood	Jhaniele Fowler-Reid (c) Shanice Beckford Kadie-Ann Dehaney Nicole Dixon-Rochester Shadian Hemmings Shimona Nelson Rebekah Robinson Shamera Sterling Adean Thomas Jodi-Ann Ward Khadijah Williams Latanya Wilson	Gina Crampton (c) Sulu Fitzpatrick Kate Heffernan Kayla Johnson Kelly Jury Phoenix Karaka Bailey Mes Grace Nweke Shannon Saunders Te Paea Selby-Rickit Whitney Souness Maia Wilson

Source:^[11]