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England Netball Archive

Catalogue reference: EN

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This record is about the England Netball Archive dating from 1900-Present.

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Reference
EN
Title
England Netball Archive
Date
1900-Present
Description

Records of the start of netball in England and of England Netball and its predecessors from the foundation of the The All England Women's Net Ball Association in 1926 with material up to the present day.

Main series of records include:
Annual reports 1927-2021 (EN/CP/1)
Annual General Meeting minutes 1929- 2001 (EN/CP/4)
Council minutes 1929-1999 (EN/CP/2/11)
Committee minutes at EN/CP/2

Rules of the game, training for umpires and player development 1919-2011 (EN/RU)

Netball Magazine 1933-2022 (EN/CR/2)

Records of competitions, domestic and international 1949-2017 (EN/CM)

Scoresheets for domestic and international matches and tournaments 1949- c.2013 (EN/CM)

Press cuttings 1938-2012 (EN/MD/3)

Photographs 1977-2000 (EN/P)

Audio visual recordings of games 1902-2000s (EN/RE)

These records were collated and catalogued as part of a Heritage Lottery Fund project in 2016 celebrating 90 years of netball: http://www.ournetballhistory.org.uk/ led by Project Officer Helen Carter with assistance from Tasmine Castle and volunteer Elizabeth Sartori.

Held by
Heritage Quay - University of Huddersfield Archives
Creator(s)
England Netball
Physical description
24lm
Immediate source of acquisition
Tranferred from England Netball, Hitchin. Cataloguing was carried out as part of a Heritage Lottery Fund grant to England Netball, 2015. Helen Tyler, Project Officer.
Administrative / biographical background

The All England Women's Net Ball Association was formed in 1926.

Basketball was introduced to England in 1895 from America and the students at the Madame Osterberg PE College in Dartford, Kent adapted the game and renamed it Net Ball. They played with wastepaper baskets hanging on the walls of the students gymnasium. (Programme for AENA tournament 1957, EN/CM/1)

The county championship was introduced in 1932 (Essex won), and International matches started in 1949. The first World Tournament was in 1963 in Eastbourne, England.

In 1983 the association became a registered charity. This was wound up in 2018.

It has been known as:All England Women's Net Ball Association 1926-1935, and c1940-1944All England Women's Association for Net Ball and other Hand Ball Games 1935-c1940All England Netball Association c1945-1982All England Netball Association Limited 1983-present

A more detailed history of the sport can be accessed here https://www.ournetballhistory.org.uk/content/topics/history-of-netball/history-of-netball-in-england

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5415b87c-e5a1-49cf-872f-99e52f321028/

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England Netball Archive