The Uganda national netball team travelled to England in October 2022 for a three-match series against the England national netball team. The series known commercially as the Vitality Netball International Series marked the start of England's preparations for the 2023 Netball World Cup to be held in South Africa. For Uganda, the series was part of a larger tour of the United Kingdom that saw them play two test matches against both Northern Ireland, and Wales; followed by a further test match against Scotland.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  England |
| Dates | 5 October – 9 October |
| Teams | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England |
| Runner-up |  Uganda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Top scorer(s) | Mary Cholhok Nuba ( 116) |
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games; host nation England finished out of the medal placings in fourth, with Uganda defeating South Africa to claim fifth overall.
England won the series 3-0.[2]
Squads
edit| England[3]
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Uganda[1][4]
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|---|---|
Match officials
editUmpires
edit| Umpire | Association |
|---|---|
| Tracie-Ann Griffiths | – |
| Alison Harrison | England |
| Ken Metekingi | New Zealand |
Umpire Appointments Panel
edit| Umpire | Association |
|---|---|
| Judith Groves | England |
Source:[5]
Matches
editFirst Test
edit| 5 October 2022 | Report Stats |
England |
60–51 | Uganda
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Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham | Sky Sports | |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 9–17, 17–9, 18–14 | |||||||
| Cardwell 38 Tchine 16Sophie Drakeford-Lewis 6
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Cholhok 34 Nassanga 17
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Second Test
edit| 8 October 2022 | Report Stats |
England |
53–45 | Uganda
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Copper Box Arena, London | Sky Sports | |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 11–14, 19–10, 10–12 | |||||||
| Tchine 25 Cardwell 14Sophie Drakeford-Lewis 14
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Cholhok 36 Nassanga 9
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Third Test
edit| 9 October 2022 | Report Stats |
England |
64–51 | Uganda
|
Copper Box Arena, London | Sky Sports | |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 15–11, 13–18, 19–11 | |||||||
| Cardwell 43 Tchine 18Sophie Drakeford-Lewis 3
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Cholhok 46 Nassanga 3Erayu 2
| ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Kaweru, Franklin (27 September 2022). "She Cranes return to the United Kingdom for World Cup preps". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b "England 64-51 Uganda: Roses complete perfect series". BBC Sport. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Waterhouse, Richard (20 September 2022). "Vitality Roses selected for upcoming internationals". englandnetball.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Mugalu, Jeremiah (26 September 2022). "She Cranes squad for the International series named". Touchline Sports. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "World Netball Announces Officials For The Vitality International Netball Series". World Netball. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Thurston, Emma (6 October 2022). "England's Vitality Roses start Uganda series with determined victory in Nottingham". skysports.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Jess (5 October 2022). "England Roses victorious in series opener against Uganda". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Thurston, Emma (8 October 2022). "England secure series against Uganda with victory in second Test at Copper Box Arena". skysports.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "England 53-45 Uganda: Roses secure series victory in London". BBC Sport. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "England win third Test against Uganda to secure clean sweep in series at Copper Box Aren". skysports.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.