| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  England |
| Dates | 15–29 July 1995 |
| Teams | 27 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Australia (7th title) |
| Runner-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  New Zealand |
The 1995 World Netball Championships was the ninth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Birmingham, England and featured a record 27 teams. [1] [2] South Africa returned to competition after the abolition of apartheid.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 68 | +133 | 6 |
| 2 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 196 | –36 | 4 |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 193 | –51 | 2 |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 213 | –101 | 0 |
| 16 July | Papua New Guinea | 58–45 | Sri Lanka | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 16 July | Australia | 90–23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by half: 44–9, 46–14 | ||||||
| 17 July 16:30 | Australia | 84–26 | Papua New Guinea | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by half: 35–12, 49–14 | ||||||
| 17 July 18:15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73–48 | Sri Lanka | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Papua New Guinea | 58–64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Australia | 82–19 | Sri Lanka | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 107 | +133 | 6 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 96 | +162 | 4 |
| 3 |  Namibia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 195 | –84 | 2 |
| 4 |  Cayman Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 285 | –211 | 0 |
| 17 July 14:45 | New Zealand | 87–22 | Namibia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 17 July 17:45 | Cayman Islands | 22–110 | South Africa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | New Zealand | 114–15 | Cayman Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Namibia | 28–71 | South Africa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Namibia | 61–37 | Cayman Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | South Africa | 59–57 | New Zealand | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 15–15, 17–10, 11–15 | ||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 81 | +71 | 4 |
| 2 |  Malawi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 117 | –3 | 2 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 172 | –96 | 0 |
| 16 July | Hong Kong | 37–56 | Malawi | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Jamaica | 80–29 | Hong Kong | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Jamaica | 70–52 | Malawi | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 77 | +135 | 6 |
| 2 |  Barbados | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 126 | +40 | 4 |
| 3 |  Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 165 | –44 | 2 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 228 | –131 | 0 |
| 15 July | England | 61–29 | Barbados | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 16 July | Singapore | 3–73 | Barbados | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 16 July | England | 56–27 | Northern Ireland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 17 July 19:30 | England | 95–21 | Singapore | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Northern Ireland | 60–45 | Singapore | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Barbados | 64–34 | Northern Ireland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cook Islands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 94 | +180 | 6 |
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 155 | –22 | 4 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 110 | 181 | –71 | 1 |
| 4 |  Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 182 | –87 | 1 |
| 16 July | United States | 49–42 | Malaysia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 17 July 16:00 | Cook Islands | 95–29 | Republic of Ireland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Republic of Ireland | 30–51 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Cook Islands | 96–32 | Malaysia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Republic of Ireland | 36–36 | Malaysia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Cook Islands | 83–33 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 99 | +135 | 6 |
| 2 |  Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 135 | +51 | 4 |
| 3 |  Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 170 | –15 | 2 |
| 4 |  Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 260 | –171 | 0 |
| 16 July | Trinidad and Tobago | 72–37 | Scotland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 17 July 14:15 | Canada | 54–43 | Scotland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by half: 21–23, 33–20 | ||||||
| 17 July 17:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | 94–21 | Malta | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Canada | 91–24 | Malta | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Scotland | 75–44 | Cayman Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Canada | 41–68 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 119 | +111 | 6 |
| 2 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 161 | +25 | 4 |
| 3 |  Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Bermuda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 223 | –136 | 0 |
| 16 July | Wales | 63–33 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 17 July 15:00 | Antigua and Barbuda | 75–37 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 17 July 20:00 | Wales | 33–69 | Samoa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Samoa | 85–30 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 18 July | Antigua and Barbuda | 55–48 | Wales | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 19 July | Samoa | 76–56 | Antigua and Barbuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 202 | +69 | 10 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 298 | 237 | +61 | 8 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 251 | 250 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 231 | 243 | −12 | 4 |
| 5 | Bermuda | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 223 | 291 | –68 | 2 |
| 6 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 220 | 273 | –53 | 0 |
| 20 July | Sri Lanka | 38–48 | Namibia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 20 July | Republic of Ireland | 43–50 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 21 July | Republic of Ireland | 40–46 | Scotland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 21 July | Sri Lanka | 61–55 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | Northern Ireland | 66–49 | Republic of Ireland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | Scotland | 63–45 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 23 July | Namibia | 59–49 | Northern Ireland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 23 July | Sri Lanka | 49–45 | Scotland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | Northern Ireland | 59–48 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | Sri Lanka | 59–38 | Republic of Ireland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | Namibia | 49–40 | Scotland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | Northern Ireland | 60–37 | Scotland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | Namibia | 65–25 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | Northern Ireland | 64–44 | Sri Lanka | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | Republic of Ireland | 50–52 | Namibia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 253 | +139 | 12 |
| 2 | Wales | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Singapore | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Cayman Islands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 5 | Hong Kong | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 279 | 268 | +11 | 4 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 259 | 332 | –73 | 4 |
| 7 | Malta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 July | Malaysia | 54–42 | Malta | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 20 July | Papua New Guinea | 75–36 | Cayman Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 20 July | Hong Kong | 47–51 | Singapore | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 21 July | Cayman Islands | 42–41 | Hong Kong | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 21 July | Papua New Guinea | 60–54 | Wales | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | Wales | 74–26 | Malaysia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | Papua New Guinea | 59–41 | Hong Kong | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 23 July | Malaysia | 56–54 | Singapore | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 23 July | Papua New Guinea | 71–46 | Malta | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | Singapore | 28–65 | Wales | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | Papua New Guinea | 61–34 | Malaysia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | Hong Kong | 61–28 | Malta | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | Papua New Guinea | 66–42 | Singapore | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | Cayman Islands | 63–53 | Malta | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | Cayman Islands | 42–63 | Wales | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | Hong Kong | 50–40 | Malaysia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | Singapore | 86–40 | Malta | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | Wales | 48–39 | Hong Kong | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | Cayman Islands | 51–49 | Malaysia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Wales | bt | Malta | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Singapore | bt | Cayman Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 432 | 291 | +141 | 12 |
| 2 | England | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 420 | 269 | +111 | 10 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 365 | 266 | +99 | 8 |
| 4 | Malawi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 336 | 352 | –16 | 4 |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 364 | 404 | –40 | 4 |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 286 | 438 | –152 | 2 |
| 7 | United States | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 236 | 408 | –172 | 0 |
| 20 July | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 60–69 | South Africa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 20 July | United States | 25–63 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 21 July | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74–54 | Antigua and Barbuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 21 July | England | 85–23 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Attendance: 6,000 |
| 21 July | South Africa | 77–53 | Malawi | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | Trinidad and Tobago | 84–36 | Antigua and Barbuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | Malawi | 65–58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | South Africa | 77–54 | England | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 23 July | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51–82 | England | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 23 July | South Africa | 76–30 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | Malawi | 42–59 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | England | 71–38 | Antigua and Barbuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71–59 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | Trinidad and Tobago | 49–58 | South Africa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | Malawi | 45–68 | England | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | United States | 59–63 | Antigua and Barbuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | England | 60–35 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by half: 30–19, 30–16 | ||||||
| 26 July | Malawi | 60–50 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | South Africa | 75–45 | Antigua and Barbuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | Malawi | 71–50 | Antigua and Barbuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | Trinidad and Tobago | 75–46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 232 | +178 | 12 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 410 | 258 | +152 | 10 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 413 | 317 | +96 | 8 |
| 4 | Cook Islands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 368 | 405 | –37 | 6 |
| 5 | Samoa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 289 | 389 | –100 | 4 |
| 6 | Barbados | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 373 | –104 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 251 | 438 | –187 | 0 |
| 20 July | Jamaica | 71–46 | Barbados | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 20 July | Australia | 45–44 | New Zealand | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 9–8, 10–8, 11–13 | ||||||
Cusack  19/23 (83%)Borlase 13/15 (87%)Shortland 10/13 (77%) | Taurua 27/33 (82%) Shortland 10/13 (77%)Jerram 7/8 (88%) | |||||
| 20 July | Cook Islands | 83–61 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 21 July | Australia | 75–32 | Samoa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 18–5, 21–8, 20–8 | ||||||
| 21 July | Barbados | 43–58 | Cook Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 21 July | New Zealand | 70–52 | Jamaica | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | Samoa | 60–47 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 22 July | Australia | 60–51 | Jamaica | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 14–9, 17–12, 12–18 | ||||||
| 23 July | New Zealand | 77–44 | Barbados | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | Jamaica | 84–39 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 24 July | Australia | 79–45 | Cook Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 18–9, 18–10, 22–10 | ||||||
| 24 July | Samoa | 58–52 | Barbados | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | Australia | 69–33 | Barbados | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by half: 36–13, 33–20 | ||||||
| 25 July | Cook Islands | 74–67 | Samoa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 25 July | New Zealand | 78–37 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | Australia | 82–27 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by half: 43–17, 49–10 | ||||||
| 26 July | Jamaica | 74–61 | Cook Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 26 July | New Zealand | 76–45 | Samoa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | New Zealand | 81–49 | Cook Islands | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | Barbados | 51–40 | Canada | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 27 July | Jamaica | 81–41 | Samoa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 28 July | Republic of Ireland | 48–39 | Malaysia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Hong Kong | 52–42 | Bermuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 28 July | Cayman Islands | 48–47 | Scotland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Sri Lanka | 63–53 | Singapore | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 28 July | Wales | 59–50 | Northern Ireland | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Papua New Guinea | 69–45 | Namibia | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Canada | 62–42 | United States | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Barbados | 62–42 | Antigua and Barbuda | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Samoa | 63–58 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Cook Islands | 85–60 | Malawi | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| July | Jamaica | 63–40 | Trinidad and Tobago | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 28 July | New Zealand | 60–31 | England | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
| 29 July | Australia | 68–48 | South Africa | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 14–14, 20–12, 17–13 | ||||||
| Borlase 37/41 (90%) Cusack 31/36 (86%) | van Dyk 42/46 (91%) Keevey 5/7 (71%)Hugo 1/1 (100%) | |||||
| Place | Nation [4] |
|---|---|
 | Australia |
 | South Africa |
 | New Zealand |
| 4 | England |
| 5 | Jamaica |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 7 | Cook Islands |
| 8 | Malawi |
| 9 | Western Samoa |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 11 | Barbados |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 13 | Canada |
| 14 | United States |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea |
| 16 | Namibia |
| 17 | Wales |
| 18 | Northern Ireland |
| 19 | Sri Lanka |
| 20 | Singapore |
| 21 |  Cayman Islands |
| 22 | Scotland |
| 23 | Hong Kong |
| 24 |  Bermuda |
| 25 | Republic of Ireland |
| 26 | Malaysia |
| 27 | Malta |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Australia Coach: Jill McIntosh | South Africa Coach: Marlene Wagner | New Zealand Coach: Leigh Gibbs |
| Jenny Borlase Shelley O'Donnell Carissa Dalwood Kath Harby Natalie Avellino Liz Ellis Vicki Wilson Sarah Sutter Nicole Cusack Marianne Murphy Michelle Fielke (c) Simone McKinnis | Debbie Hamman (c) Irene van Dyk Benita van Zyl Elize Kotze Rese Hugo Dominique Harverson Annie Kloppers Tessa Halgryn Estelle Rossouw Laurie Keevy Rene Odendaal Johrina Basson | Belinda Blair Julie Dawson Sandra Edge (c) Sharon Gold Carron Jerram Debbie Matoe Bernice Mene Lesley Nicol Anna Rowberry Tracy Eyrl-Shortland Elisa Taringa Noeline Taurua-Barnett |
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