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Australia and New Zealand are the top two ranked teams in international netball. On 20 August 1938, at Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia defeated New Zealand 40–11. This was the first netball Test between Australia and New Zealand. It was also the world's first international netball match.
Australia and New Zealand contested the first international game of netball (still called "women's basketball" in both countries) in 1938, when the New Zealand team toured Australia, playing local and state teams as well as the Australian national team. At the time, Australia played seven-a-side netball, while New Zealand played nine-a-side.
Australia runners-up to New Zealand at World Championships; 2004. World Record Crowd (14,339) attends Australia v New Zealand Sydney Test; 2005. Australia places third, behind England (second), and New Zealand (first) at the World Youth Netball Championships (held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA) 2006
On 20 August 1938, New Zealand, captained by Margaret Matangi, made their test debut in an away match against at Australia at Royal Park, Melbourne. Australia defeated New Zealand 40–11. This was the first netball Test between Australia and New Zealand. It was also the world's first international netball match.
On 20 August 1938, at Royal Park, Melbourne, Australia defeated New Zealand 40–11. This was the first netball Test between Australia and New Zealand. It was also the world's first international netball match.
Netball Australia was founded on 26/27 August 1927 as the All Australia Women's Basket Ball Association during an interstate women's basketball carnival. Its founding members included the Sydney City Girls' Amateur Sports Association (New South Wales), the Australian Ladies Basket Ball Association (), the South Australian Women's Basket Ball Association (South Australia), the Melbourne Girls ...
In 1990, Australia defeated New Zealand in a one-off match when netball was a demonstration sport. [4] [5] In 1998, Jill McIntosh guided Australia to the inaugural Commonwealth title after they defeated New Zealand 42–39 in the final.
It was contested among ten teams from Australia and New Zealand. It began in April 2008, succeeding Australia's Commonwealth Bank Trophy and New Zealand's National Bank Cup as the pre-eminent netball league in those countries. [102] The competition was held annually between April and July, consisting of 69 matches played over 17 weeks.