Shamera Sterling-Humphrey (born Shamera Sterling, 21 October 1995) is a Jamaican netball player.[2] She plays for Adelaide Thunderbirds in Suncorp Super Netball and was named Suncorp Super Netball Player of the Year in 2023.[3]
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| Born |
21 October 1995 Saint James Parish, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing position(s): GK, GD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Loughborough Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Adelaide Thunderbirds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present |
 Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: July 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic Career
editSterling played for Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague in 2018, winning the Player of the Season and Players' Player awards.[4][5]
She moved to the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the Australian Super Netball league in the 2019 season.[6] In 2023, Sterling led the Thunderbirds to the club's first premiership in a decade, and her first. She was selected for the Club Champion Award and named Suncorp Super Netball Player of the Year, having led the league with 118 deflections. [7]
International Career
editSterling was part of the Jamaican squad that won bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[8] She was also part of the squad that won their first ever silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, losing to Australia in the final, after defeating New Zealand in the semis and beating Australia for the first time in a Commonwealth Games during the group stage[9][10] She was also part of the 2023 Bronze medal-winning team at the World Cup in Cape Town.
Personal Life
editSterling grew up in Jamaica and describes how netball was an escape for her when her father was in prison.[11] Her junior club was Naldi Knights. She studies primary education[12] and attended the University of the West Indies, as did her husband.
She married her long-time partner, Andrew Humphrey in Montego Bay, Jamaica in December 2023.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Shamera Sterling-Humphrey -". Suncorp Super Netball. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Shamera Sterling". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Shamera Sterling crowned SSN Player of the Year on the back of remarkable 2023 season". Adelaide Thunderbirds. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ jmcconnell (7 July 2018). "VNSL 2018 Award winners announced!". Netball Super League. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Loughborough Lightning recruit Shamera Sterling". Sky Sports. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (24 July 2018). "Jamaica's Shamera Sterling signs with Adelaide Thunderbirds". Sports Max. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Shamera Sterling crowned SSN Player of the Year on the back of remarkable 2023 season". Adelaide Thunderbirds. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Result - Netball Bronze Medal Match". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Harkin, Ian (25 July 2022). "2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES - Results". Netball Scoop. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Jamaica beat Australia for first time to top Pool A". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "'Way out of struggling': Superstar's sad reveal as netball proves her 'only escape' from cruel reality". Fox Sports. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Shamera Sterling-Humphrey". Adelaide Thunderbirds. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Levy, Leighton. "Sunshine Love: Jamaica netball defender Shamera Sterling ties the knot in Montego Bay ceremony". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 20 July 2024.