The 2021 Constellation Cup, also known as the Cadbury Netball Series, was the 11th Constellation Cup series between New Zealand and Australia. The series featured four netball test matches, played in March 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all four matches were hosted at the Christchurch Arena and only the final match was played with spectators in attendance.[2][3][4] The series was won by New Zealand, who defeated Australia by three games to one, winning the Constellation Cup for the second time and for the first time since 2012.[1][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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Dates | 2 March–7 March 2021 |
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Runner-up | ![]() |
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Matches played | 4 |
Top scorer(s) | Maia Wilson![]() |
Squads
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- Notes
- ^1 Caitlin Bassett captained Australia for the first test on 2 March. Liz Watson captained Australia for the last three. [15][16][17][18]
- ^2 Maddy Proud and Paige Hadley were included in squad but did not play any in any of the tests. [19]
New Zealand
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Manager: Esther Molloy
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Match officials
editBecause of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand umpires took charge of the series. In 2020, the International Netball Federation introduced an interim policy to allow umpires to be appointed to games involving their own country, if it was too impractical to get umpires in from overseas.[21]
Umpires
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Joshua Bowring | Australia |
Gareth Fowler | New Zealand |
Kristie Simpson | New Zealand |
Umpire Appointments Panel
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David Pala'amo | New Zealand |
Fay Meiklejohn | New Zealand |
Matches
editFirst test
edit2 March 2021 7:30 pm |
Stats |
New Zealand | 49–44 | Australia | Christchurch Arena | Sky Sport Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 28–21, 40–31, 49–44 | |||||||
Maia Wilson 31/40 (78%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 18/23 (78%) |
Caitlin Bassett 19/21 (90%) Kiera Austin 18/24 (75%) Cara Koenen 7/7 (100%) |
Second test
edit3 March 2021 7:30 pm |
Stats |
New Zealand | 36–45 | Australia | Christchurch Arena | Sky Sport Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 6–15, 16–30, 28–38, 36–45 | |||||||
Maia Wilson 32/38 (84%) Bailey Mes 3/5 (60%) Monica Falkner 1/2 (50%) |
Cara Koenen 29/34 (85%) Kiera Austin 13/24 (54%) Sophie Garbin 3/6 (50%) |
Third test
edit6 March 2021 4:00 pm |
Stats |
New Zealand | 55–49 | Australia | Christchurch Arena | Sky Sport Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 24–29, 38–40, 55–49 | |||||||
Maia Wilson 41/43 (95%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 14/17 (82%) |
Cara Koenen 25/29 (86%) Kiera Austin 18/27 (67%) Caitlin Bassett 6/7 (86%) |
Fourth test
edit7 March 2021 4:00 pm |
Stats |
New Zealand | 45–43 | Australia | Christchurch Arena Attendance: 2,500 [6] |
Sky Sport Nine | |
Scoring by quarter: 6–12, 17–22, 30–31, 45–43 | |||||||
Maia Wilson 36/40 (90%) Ameliaranne Ekenasio 9/12 (75%) |
Kiera Austin 28/35 (80%) Cara Koenen 15/19 (79%) |
References
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- ^ a b c "Constellation Cup: Silver Ferns snap nine-year Constellation Cup drought". www.stuff.co.nz. 7 March 2021.
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- ^ "March Constellation Cup squad confirmed". diamonds.netball.com.au. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b "New Zealand 49–44 Australia". mc.championdata.com. 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Diamonds stumble in Constellation Cup opener". diamonds.netball.com.au. 2 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Australia needs better communication over its netball captaincy, says former Diamond Sharni Norder". www.abc.net.au. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "'Getting used to losing': Netball great fires up after eight-year low". www.foxsports.com.au. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Diamonds bounce back to level the series". diamonds.netball.com.au. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Aussie netball stars complete two weeks of quarantine for absolutely nothing". www.news.com.au. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Silver Ferns team named to take on Australian Diamonds". silverferns.co.nz. 24 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Dame Noeline happy with non-neutral umpires for Con Cup". www.rnz.co.nz. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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- ^ "Silver Ferns win opening match of Constellation Cup". silverferns.co.nz. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Diamonds bounce back to level Constellation Cup series". silverferns.co.nz. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Silver Ferns power home to take 2-1 lead in Constellation Cup". silverferns.co.nz. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand beats Australia 55-49 in Christchurch to take a 2-1 lead in the Constellation Cup series". www.abc.net.au. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Diamonds shocked as New Zealand claim third Constellation Cup Test". www.theguardian.com. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.