Team Bath Netball announce 2011 Superleague squad

26 November 2010

Three members of England’s bronze medal-winning Commonwealth Games team feature in the Team Bath Netball Superleague squad aiming to win a historic fifth title in 2011 and secure three titles in a row for the first time.

The 14-strong squad is an exciting combination of youth and experience. It features four current University of Bath students and six University of Bath graduates.

The squad features Pamela Cookey, who has already stamped her mark on the national Superleague having been named Superleague player of the season in each of the three seasons in which the award has been made.

She is joined in the squad by two other members of England’s Delhi 2010 bronze medal winning team, Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Stacey Francis.

Circle defender Sam Perry returns after a year working overseas as part of her International Management and Modern Languages degree.

Bath-born Katy Rose, a former Ralph Allen School student, has won a place in the Team Bath Superleague squad for the first time. The Team Bath high performance athlete has ‘come home’ to Bath after a spell away.

University of Bath Sports Performance student Mia Ritchie is included in the squad from the start of the season after being a late addition to the squad last time around. She was awarded winner of the David Vandelinde Award, which recognises achievements in both academic and sporting fields, at last year’s Blues Awards ceremony.

Team Bath have named 14 members of the 15-strong squad to enable another player to be added at a later date.

Jess Garland, Team Bath’s head coach, said: “We’ve got an exciting squad with a good combination of some experienced players and some younger players.

“We’re looking forward to the start of the new season,” she added. “Every season throws up new challenges, but I’m confident we have the right mix of athletes to keep up the incredibly high standards we have set ourselves.”

The 2011 TeamBath squad is:

Pamela Cookey
Rosie Allison
Asha Tett
Kirsty Delves
Sasha Corbin
Katy Rose
Jo Binns
Serena Guthrie
Mia Ritchie
Scarlett Williams
Stacey Francis
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Gemma Fletcher
Sam Perry

TeamBath 2011 Superleague fixtures

Saturday 29 January     Team Northumbria         2pm          Away
Thursday 3 February   Celtic Dragons           6.45pm       Home
Monday 7 February      Loughborough Lightning 6.45pm  Home
Saturday 12 February    Mavericks                       4pm          Away
Monday 21 February      Leeds Carnegie (TV)     7.30pm      Away
Saturday 26 February   Glasgow Wildcats        4.45pm     Home
Monday 7 March           Northern Thunder (TV)  6.45pm    Home
Friday 18 March           Mavericks                        6.45pm    Home
Saturday 26 March        Surrey Storm                    4pm          Away
Sunday 27 March          Loughborough Lightning   4pm         Away
Friday 8 April                Celtic Dragons                  7.30pm    Away
Sunday 10 April           Team Northumbria          3.15pm    Home
Saturday 30 April         Leeds Carnegie              4.15pm     Home
Monday 9 May               Northern Thunder  (TV)   8pm           Away
Thursday 12 May         Surrey Storm (LIVE TV)   6.45pm    Home
Saturday 14 May           Glasgow Wildcats              5pm          Away

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