The 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, also known as the 2020 Cadbury Netball Series, was the 11th

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series. It featured

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playing

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in three netball test matches, played in late October and early November 2020. All three tests were played at

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. It was the first international netball test series to be staged since the start of the

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. New Zealand won the series after winning the opening two tests, 58–45 and 54–47 respectively. They subsequently won the third test 62–47 and finished 3–0 series winners. The New Zealand team were coached by

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and captained by

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. England's head coach, Jess Thirlby, could not travel to

after testing positive for coronavirus. So Kat Ratnapala coached England for the series. England were co-captained by

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and Laura Malcolm. New Zealand's

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finished the series as the top scorer after scoring 116 from 127 with a 91% success rate. The series was broadcast live on Sky Sport in New Zealand and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Squads

New Zealand

;Debuts *

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made her senior debut for New Zealand in the opening match of the series.

England

;Debuts *

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made her senior debut for England in the opening match of the series. ;Milestones *

made her 100th senior appearance for England in the second test.

Matches

First test

Second test

Third test

References

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