Anna Maree Harrison (born 15 April 1983), originally known as Anna Scarlett, is a former New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the

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teams that won gold medals at the

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and

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

and

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...

. During the

National Bank Cup The National Bank Cup, originally known as the Coca-Cola Cup, was the top level national Netball in New Zealand, New Zealand netball league between 1998 in New Zealand, 1998 and 2007 in New Zealand, 2007. The league was organised by Netball Ne ...

era, she played for Otago Rebels and Auckland Diamonds. During the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

era, she played for

Northern Mystics Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Northern in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Northern is the governing body t ...

. In

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, Harrison began using a rugby union lineout-style form of

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. The technique subsequently became known as the '' Harrison Hoist''. During the

ANZ Premiership The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netbal ...

era, she played for Mystics and

Northern Stars Northern Stars are a New Zealand netball team based in South Auckland. Since 2017 they have competed in the ANZ Premiership. The team was named after the Matariki star cluster which is also featured on the team's logo. They were grand finalist ...

. As well as playing international netball, Harrison also played for the New Zealand women's national volleyball team and represented New Zealand on the

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the ' (Fédération ...

. In 2022, she was included on a list of the 25 best players to feature in

netball leagues in New Zealand Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

since 1998. In

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

, Harrison was appointed a Member of the

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, for services to netball and volleyball.

Early life, family and education

Scarlett is the daughter of Ross and Nova Scarlett. She was born in

Westport, New Zealand Westport () is a town in the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. Established in 1861, it is the oldest European settlement on the West Coast. Originally named Buller, it is on the right bank and at the ...

and raised in

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on the

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's West Coast. Her parents own a dairy farm. She attended

St Margaret's College, Christchurch St Margaret's College is an independent girls' school in Christchurch, New Zealand, founded on Anglican Christian values. It offers the dual academic pathway of National Certificate of Educational Achievement, NCEA and IB Diploma Programme, Inte ...

. In 2000, while still a student at St Margaret's, she first played for the New Zealand women's national volleyball team. As a schoolgirl she also played

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and

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as well as

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. Between 2001 and 2006 she attended the

University of Otago The University of Otago () is a public university, public research university, research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in ...

where she gained a

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. During the

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, she married Craig Harrison, a sports scientist. Together, they have three children. In 2022 she gained a Diploma of Human Development from

Massey University Massey University () is a Public university, public research university in New Zealand that provides internal and distance education. The university has campuses in Auckland, Palmerston North, and Wellington. Data from Universities New Zealand ...

Playing career

National Bank Cup

Between 2002 and 2007, during the

era, Scarlett made 45 appearances for Otago Rebels and Auckland Diamonds. She played for Rebels between 2002 and 2005 and Diamonds between 2006 and 2007. Scarlett was playing for Rebels when she made her senior debut for

in 2002.

Northern Mystics

Between

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

and

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, Harrison made 83 senior appearances for

, initially in the

and later in the

. She signed for Mystics ahead of the 2011 season. She was subsequently a member of the 2011 Northern Mystics team that finished as ANZ Championship grand finalists. She was also included in the 2011 ANZ Championship All Star Team. On 20 May 2012 while playing for Mystics in a 2012 ANZ Championship Round 8 match against

Melbourne Vixens Melbourne Vixens is an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Since 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2017 they have represented Netball Victoria in Suncorp Super Netball. B ...

, Harrison made several vital blocks while being hoisted rugby union lineout-style by her defensive partners. Harrison was lifted first by

Kayla Cullen Kayla Malvina Johnson (née Cullen, born 13 February 1992) is a New Zealand netball player. As a high school student, Cullen played representative netball and basketball, and competed at a national level in athletics. In 2008, she was selected i ...

and then twice in the final quarter by Jessica Moulds. Cullen and Moulds adopted the role of a lineout lifter to hoist Harrison and the move had the desired result in the final quarter when Vixens goal shooter Karyn Howarth's goal-bound shots were twice batted away. Mystics won the match 49–45 and this form of

became known as the '' Harrison Hoist''. Harrison missed the

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

and

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

seasons due to pregnancy. In 2017 and 2018, Harrison served as Mystics captain. In 2017 she co-captained the team with

Maria Tutaia Solonaima Maria Folau (née Tuta'ia; born 18 February 1987 in Tokoroa, New Zealand) is a retired New Zealand netball player. She played regularly for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns. Early life Folau was born Solonaima ...

. During the 2017 season, Harrison made her 100th senior league appearance. In July 2018, Harrison announced her retirement. On 1 August 2018, she made her last appearance for Mystics in a 2018 ANZ Premiership Round 13 match against

Central Pulse Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Central in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Central is the governing body that ...

Northern Stars

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

and

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

, after coming out of retirement, Harrison made 28 senior appearances for

in the

. Her impression form with Stars resulted in speculation that she could be called up for

. She was a member of the 2022 Northern Stars team that finished as ANZ Premiership grand finalists. On 7 May 2022, while playing for Stars, Harrison made her 150th senior league appearance in a 2022 Round 9 match against

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic are a New Zealand netball team based in Hamilton. The team were formed in 1998, following the merger of Waikato Wildcats and Bay of Plenty Magic. In 1997, Wildcats and Magic had been founder members of the Coca-Col ...

. The 2022 grand final was Harrison's final match for Stars. She finished her career with 156 senior league appearances.

New Zealand

Between 2002 and 2017, Harrison made 88 senior appearances for

. She previously represented New Zealand at under-21 level. She also traveled with the New Zealand team to the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

as a training partner. On 1 November 2002, she made her senior debut for New Zealand during a series against

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. She was subsequently a member of the New Zealand teams that won the gold medal at both the

. and

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne ...

. However, after failing to get selected for the

2007 World Netball Championships The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA). Sixteen nations contested t ...

, Scarlett retired from netball to focus on qualifying for the beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the time of her first retirement, Scarlett had made 39 senior appearances for New Zealand. In 2010, after returning to netball, Scarlett quickly regained her place in the New Zealand team. On 7 August 2010 she made her return against

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in the

2010 Taini Jamison Trophy Series The 2010 Taini Jamison Trophy Series was the third Taini Jamison Trophy series. It featured New Zealand playing Samoa and Jamaica in a series of three netball test matches, played in August 2010. New Zealand won all three tests. The New Zealand ...

. She was subsequently a member of the New Zealand teams that won the gold medal at the

and the silver medal at the

2011 World Netball Championships The 2011 World Netball Championships () was the 13th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Singapore from 3–10 July. All 48 matches were played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. ...

. On 10 November 2012, Harrison used the '' Harrison Hoist'' technique while playing for New Zealand against

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during the

2012 Fast5 Netball World Series The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 4th Fast5 Netball World Series. New Zealand hosted Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa in a series, played in November 2012, at Auckland's Vector Arena. With a team coached by Waimarama ...

. After representing New Zealand at the

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, Harrison missed the 2015 season due to pregnancy. She then missed the 2016 Netball Quad Series and the

2016 Taini Jamison Trophy Series The 2016 Taini Jamison Trophy Series was the eighth Taini Jamison Trophy series. It featured New Zealand playing Jamaica in a series of three netball test matches, played in September 2016. New Zealand won all three tests. New Zealand were coa ...

with a calf injury. However she returned for the 2016 Constellation Cup. In June 2017, Harrison announced her retirement from international netball. In April 2022, she was one of 25 New Zealand internationals included on a list of the best players to feature in

since 1998.

Statistics

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appearances for Otago Rebels and Auckland Diamonds. * Between

and

, Harrison made 53

appearances for

. * Harrison missed the

and

seasons due to pregnancy. * Harrison finished her career with 156 senior league appearances.

Beach volleyball

Between

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

and

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

, together with Susan Blundell, Scarlett represented New Zealand on the

. During this time they attempted to qualify for the beach volleyball tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Scarlett used her netball connections to get the pair much need sponsorship. For a time they were sponsored by

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who also sponsored

. In 2010, she retired from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and returned to netball. Between 2000 and 2010 and again since 2021, Scarlett also competed on the New Zealand beach volleyball tour. In 2009 and 2010, Scarlett and Susan Blundell were tour champions. During her beach volleyball career, Scarlett spoke out about how "a skilful game" is marketed as "women running around in

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s."

Later career

Coach

In 2019, Harrison served as a specialist coach with Northern Marvels in the National Netball League.

Commentator

Since 2019, Harrison has worked as a netball commentator for

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. She was a member of their commentary team for the

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

and

2020 ANZ Premiership season The 2020 ANZ Premiership season was the fourth season of Netball New Zealand's ANZ Premiership. With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Rore and featuring Karin Burger, Aliyah Dunn and Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Cent ...

s and for the

2019 Netball World Cup The 2019 Netball World Cup (also known as the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the INF Netball World Cup. It was held from 12–21 July 2019 at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, England with matches ...

before coming out of retirement to play for

MNZM

In the

2023 New Year Honours The 2023 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 15 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebratio ...

, Harrison was appointed a Member of the

, for services to netball and volleyball. Together with Leigh Gibbs and

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, she was one of several New Zealand netball people to receive an honour. On 13 April 2023 she attended an investiture ceremony at

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where she was presented with the honour by the former

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Honours

;

World Netball Championships The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by World Netball, inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia national netball team and the New ...

**''Winners'':

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**''Runners Up'':

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**''Winners'':

**''Runners Up'':

* Constellation Cup **''Winners'':

Taini Jamison Trophy The Taini Jamison Trophy series is an international netball series hosted by Netball New Zealand. The series traditionally features New Zealand national netball team, New Zealand playing a series of Test match (netball), test matches against a ...

**''Winners'':

Fast5 Netball World Series The Fast5 Netball World Series is an annual international Fast5 netball competition. The competition, which began in October 2009, features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens. The competition is co ...

**''Winners'':

**''Runners Up'':

Netball Quad Series The Netball Quad Series, also referred to as the SANZEA Netball Quad Series, is an international netball series. The series traditionally features Australia national netball team, Australia, England national netball team, England, New Zealand nati ...

**''Runners Up'':

;

**''Runners Up'':

;

**''Runners Up'':

;Individual Awards

References

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