Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds

Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds

Holden Netball Test Series 2011

Media Advisory: Head to Head Information - Test One

21-10-11: The Silver Ferns will take on the Australian Diamonds this Sunday at Burswood Dome, Perth, 4pm (NZ Time) on SKY Sport 2. Delayed coverage will be on Prime at 9.30pm with a replay at 4pm on the 24th October.

Diamonds vs. Silver Ferns

This will be the 104thmeeting between the Silver Ferns and Diamonds.

HEAD to HEAD:
Played 103 times
Diamonds 61, Silver Ferns 40, Draws 2
52 of the 103 meetings (50%) between the Silver Ferns and Diamonds have been decided by 5-goals or less.
Two of the past four meetings between the Silver Ferns and Diamonds have been decided after extra time. The Silver Ferns won the final of the Commonwealth Games in extended extra time 66-44 while the Diamonds defeated the Silver Ferns 58-57 in extra time in the final of the World Championships in July.
This match is the third match of the five test series in the battle for the Constellation Cup. The Diamonds won the first Test of the series and the Silver Ferns won the second.
9 June – Diamonds 52 def Silver Ferns 47 (Palmerston North)
12 June – Silver Ferns 45 def Diamonds 42 (Auckland)
The Silver Ferns and Diamonds have played in Perth on 3 previous occasions with the Silver Ferns winning two and the Diamonds one.
This will be the very first Netball Test played at the Burswood Dome in Perth.
Both the Silver Ferns and Diamonds enter this series with new Coaches.
Waimarama Taumaunu is the new Silver Ferns Coach. Taumaunu takes up her appointment after the retiring of Ruth Aitken. Taumaunu is just the 9thperson to lead the Silver Ferns since 1938.
Lisa Alexander is the new Diamonds Coach. Alexander is the 14thCoach of the Diamonds. Alexander is first Coach in 20 years to lead the Diamonds that has not played an International Test for the Diamonds.
The past nine results in Tests between the Silver Ferns and Diamonds have alternated dating back to 20 September 2009.
Laura Langman played her 78thconsecutive Test for the Silver Ferns against England on October 6 in Invercargill. Langman has not missed a Test the Silver Ferns have played since making her debut in 2005.
Irene van Dyk with 128 Tests for the Silver Ferns is the most capped New Zealand Netballer and equalled the World Record for Tests for an individual country when she played her 200thTests against England on October 6. Van Dyk is the World Test Cap record holder with 200 Tests including the 72 she played for South Africa.
Cathrine Latu, Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick and Kayla Cullen all made their Silver Ferns debuts against England on October 3 in Auckland.

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