Pamela Cookey
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Pamela Cookey is an English netball
player, usually posted to goal attack (GA). Cookey was a surprise inclusion in the England national netball team
as a seventeen-year-old, for the 2002 Commonwealth Games
in Manchester, but was unable to participate due to a knee injury. She was also named in the team the following year, but withdrew due to study commitments. She went on to make her senior debut with England in 2004 against Australia, and two years later won a bronze medal with the England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
. She won a second Commonwealth Games bronze medal in 2010, and later that year won silver at the 2010 World Netball Series.
In domestic netball, Cookey has played with TeamBath
in the Netball Superleague
since the competition's inception in 2005, winning two titles in 2005–06 and 2008–09. She also played in the Australasian ANZ Championship
in 2009, signing with New Zealand franchise the Northern Mystics
.
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
player, usually posted to goal attack (GA). Cookey was a surprise inclusion in the England national netball team
England national netball team
The England national netball team represent England in international netball competition. The team are presently co-captained by Karen Atkinson and Sonia Mkoloma, and were coached by Australian Sue Hawkins through to the end of the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore...
as a seventeen-year-old, for the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in Manchester, but was unable to participate due to a knee injury. She was also named in the team the following year, but withdrew due to study commitments. She went on to make her senior debut with England in 2004 against Australia, and two years later won a bronze medal with the England team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
. She won a second Commonwealth Games bronze medal in 2010, and later that year won silver at the 2010 World Netball Series.
In domestic netball, Cookey has played with TeamBath
TeamBath
"Team Bath" redirects here. For the football club, see Team Bath F.C..TeamBath is the brand name of the University of Bath's sports operation...
in the Netball Superleague
Netball Superleague
The Netball Superleague is the elite netball competition in England, Wales and Scotland. The league, which runs from November to June, features nine teams from all areas of Britain. It is regularly shown on sports broadcaster Sky Sports, thanks to a major television deal signed in 2006. Naming...
since the competition's inception in 2005, winning two titles in 2005–06 and 2008–09. She also played in the Australasian ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
in 2009, signing with New Zealand franchise the Northern Mystics
Northern Mystics
The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...
.