Claire Maxwell (netball)

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Claire Maxwell
Personal information
Full nameClaire Maxwell(née Brownie)
Born (1988-08-10) 10 August 1988 (age 35)
Aberdeen, Scotland [1]
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
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2008–2011 Glasgow Wildcats
2014–2016 Team Bath
2016– Sirens
2017 → Team Northumbria
2019 → Loughborough Lightning
YearsNational 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.

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Early life and education

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]

Playing career

Netball Superleague

Glasgow Wildcats

Between 2008 and 2011 Maxwell played for Glasgow Wildcats. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Team Bath

Between 2014 and 2016 Maxwell played for Team Bath. [8] [9]

Sirens

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]

Fast5

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]

Scotland

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]

TournamentsPlace
2009 European Netball Championship [24] Silver medal icon.svg
2014 Commonwealth Games [25] 9th
2015 European Netball Championship [26] 6th
2015 Netball World Cup [27] [28] [29] 12th
2016 European Netball Championship [30] Bronze medal icon.svg
2018 Commonwealth Games [21] [31] [32] 9th
2019 Netball World Cup [22] [23] [33] [34] [35] 11th

Teacher

Maxwell works as a PE teacher. She has worked at several schools, including Hamilton Grammar School, Royal High School, Bath and Hamilton College. [20] [36] [37]

Honours

Loughborough Lightning

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