Pat McCarthy, also known as Pat Doherty, is a former
Australia netball international. In 1956 she
captained Australia when they toured
England
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,
Scotland
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and
Ceylon
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The tour saw Australia play against
England
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for the first time. In 2014, McCarthy was inducted into the
Australian Netball Hall of Fame.
Playing career
Australia
McCarthy began playing for
Australia in 1952. Initially she did not play in full internationals, but against Rest of Australia teams at inter-state
sports carnivals. In 1956 McCarthy
captained Australia when they toured
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...
,
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
and
Ceylon
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The team's head coach was
Lorna McConchie. McCarthy made her senior debut for Australia on 11 February 1956 in a 22–12 win against
Ceylon
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
at
St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo
St. Bridget's Convent is a private girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded on 1 February 1902 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd order, making it one of the earliest Irish mission schools of the Roman Catholic Church in Ceylon.
The ...
. During the tour Australia played against
England
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for the first time. On 12 May 1956, Australia defeated England 14–11. In 2000, together with
Sharelle McMahon
Sharelle Jane McMahon (born 12 August 1977) is an Australian former netball player who List of Australia national netball team captains, captained the Australia national netball team. She played in the goal attack and goal shooter positions.
Do ...
,
Wilma Shakespear,
Myrtle Baylis,
Shelley O'Donnell and
Simone McKinnis, McCarthy was named in
Netball Victoria's Team of the Century. In 2014, McCarthy was inducted into the
Australian Netball Hall of Fame.
References
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Australian netball players
Australia international netball players
Netball players from Victoria (state)