2022 Uganda netball team tour of England

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2022 Vitality Netball International Series
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of England.svg  England
Dates5 October – 9 October
Teams2
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of England.svg  England
Runner-upFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Top scorer(s) Mary Cholhok Nuba ( Netball.svg  116)

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]

Contents

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

Squad lists
Flag of England.svg  England [3] Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [1] [4]

Match officials

Umpires

UmpireAssociation
Tracie-Ann Griffiths
Alison Harrison England
Ken Metekingi New Zealand

Umpire Appointments Panel

UmpireAssociation
Judith Groves England

Source: [5]

Matches

First Test

5 October 2022 Report
Stats
England  Flag of England.svg6051Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 9–17, 17–9, 18–14
Cardwell Netball.svg  38
Tchine Netball.svg  16
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis Netball.svg  6
Cholhok Netball.svg  34
Nassanga Netball.svg  17

Second Test

8 October 2022 Report
Stats
England  Flag of England.svg5345Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    Copper Box Arena, London Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 13–9, 11–14, 19–10, 10–12
Tchine Netball.svg  25
Cardwell Netball.svg  14
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis Netball.svg  14
Cholhok Netball.svg  36
Nassanga Netball.svg  9

Third Test

9 October 2022 Report
Stats
England  Flag of England.svg6451Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda    Copper Box Arena, London Sky Sports
Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 15–11, 13–18, 19–11
Cardwell Netball.svg  43
Tchine Netball.svg  18
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis Netball.svg  3
Cholhok Netball.svg  46
Nassanga Netball.svg  3
Erayu Netball.svg  2

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