Personal information | |||
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Full name | Claire Maxwell(née Brownie) | ||
Born | Aberdeen, Scotland [1] | 10 August 1988||
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | ||
School | Turriff Academy | ||
University | University of Edinburgh | ||
Occupation | PE teacher | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): WD, C, GD | |||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
2008–2011 | Glasgow Wildcats | ||
2014–2016 | Team Bath | ||
2016– | Sirens | ||
2017 | → Team Northumbria | ||
2019 | → Loughborough Lightning | ||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
2009– | Scotland | 100+ |
Claire Maxwell (born 10 August 1988), also known as Claire Brownie, is a Scotland netball international. She captained Scotland at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Netball World Cup. She also represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Netball World Cup. At club level, she has played for Glasgow Wildcats, Team Bath and Sirens in the Netball Superleague and for Team Northumbria and Loughborough Lightning in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship.
Maxwell is originally from Turriff, Aberdeenshire. She was educated at Turriff Academy and the University of Edinburgh. In 2009 she graduated from Edinburgh with a BEd in Physical Education. [2] [3] [4]
Between 2008 and 2011 Maxwell played for Glasgow Wildcats. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Between 2014 and 2016 Maxwell played for Team Bath. [8] [9]
On 21 February 2017 Maxwell captained Sirens as they made their Netball Superleague debut at the Emirates Arena in a 43–57 defeat against fellow newcomers Wasps. [10] [11] She continued to play for Sirens during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. [12] [13] [14] [15]
In 2017 Maxwell played for Team Northumbria in the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship. [16] [17] In 2019 she was a member of the Loughborough Lightning team that won the championship. [18] [19]
Maxwell made her senior debut for Scotland in 2009. She previously represented Scotland at under-19, under-21 and university levels. She subsequently represented Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Netball World Cup. She captained Scotland at both the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup. [1] [4] [20] [21] [22] On 14 July 2019 Maxwell made her 100th senior appearance for Scotland in a 2019 Netball World Cup match against Uganda. [23]
Tournaments | Place |
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2009 European Netball Championship [24] | |
2014 Commonwealth Games [25] | 9th |
2015 European Netball Championship [26] | 6th |
2015 Netball World Cup [27] [28] [29] | 12th |
2016 European Netball Championship [30] | |
2018 Commonwealth Games [21] [31] [32] | 9th |
2019 Netball World Cup [22] [23] [33] [34] [35] | 11th |
2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge [36] [37] [38] | 2nd |
Maxwell works as a PE teacher. She has worked at several schools, including Hamilton Grammar School, Royal High School, Bath and Hamilton College. [20] [39] [40]
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