Lorraine Mair is a former netball player who was part of the New Zealand team, known as the Silver Ferns, which came second in the 1971 Netball World Championships in Kingston, Jamaica in 1970–71.[1]
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| Born | Lower Hutt | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
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| Playing position(s): GK, WD, GD | ||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | New Zealand | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Netball career
editLorraine Mair (née Murphy) played her first match for the Silver Ferns en route to Jamaica, in Barbados on 18 December 1970, but was little used during the world championships. She was the 51st woman to play for the Silver Ferns. Mair played in the Goal keeper (GK) position as well as Goal defence (GD) and Wing defence (WD).[1]
In October 2018, Mair tossed the coin at the beginning of the Constellation Cup netball match between Australia and New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Lorraine Mair". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Constellation Cup - Australia v New Zealand". Getty Images. Retrieved 21 December 2021.