Claire Maxwell (born 10 August 1988), also known as Claire Brownie, is a
Scotland netball international. She captained
Scotland
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at both the
2018 Commonwealth Games
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and 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 ...
. She also represented Scotland at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...
and the
2015 Netball World Cup
The Netball World Cup Sydney 2015 (NWC2015) was the 14th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball. It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating a ...
. At club level, she has played for
Glasgow Wildcats
Glasgow Wildcats is a Scottish netball team based in Glasgow. Between 2008 and 2011 their senior team played in the Netball Superleague. They were the first team from Scotland to join the league. The Glasgow Netball Association continue to use ...
,
Team Bath
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and
Sirens
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Common meanings
* Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
* Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology that lured sailors to their deaths.
Places
* Si ...
in the
Netball Superleague
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and for
Team Northumbria and
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough Lightning may refer to one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University:
* Loughborough Lightning (netball)
* Loughborough Lightning (cricket)
* Loughborough Lightning (rugby union)
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in the
British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
The British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship is a Fast5 netball pre-season tournament featuring teams from the Netball Superleague. The rules of the tournament are similar, though not identical, to the Fast5 Netball World Series. In 2017 Lou ...
.
Early life and education
Maxwell is originally from
Turriff
Turriff () is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name ''Turra'', which is deriv ...
,
Aberdeenshire
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It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...
. She was educated at
Turriff Academy
Turriff Academy is a non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It serves a large catchment area lying between Inverurie in the south, Huntly to the west, Banff to the north and ...
and the
University of Edinburgh
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. In 2009 she graduated from Edinburgh with a
BEd
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in
Physical Education
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.
Playing career
Netball Superleague
;Glasgow Wildcats
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
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 ...
Maxwell played for
Glasgow Wildcats
Glasgow Wildcats is a Scottish netball team based in Glasgow. Between 2008 and 2011 their senior team played in the Netball Superleague. They were the first team from Scotland to join the league. The Glasgow Netball Association continue to use ...
.
;Team Bath
Between 2014 and
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
Maxwell played for
Team Bath
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.
;Sirens
On 21 February
2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
Maxwell captained
Sirens
Siren or sirens may refer to:
Common meanings
* Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
* Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology that lured sailors to their deaths.
Places
* Si ...
as they made their
Netball Superleague
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debut at the
Emirates Arena
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in a 43–57 defeat against fellow newcomers
Wasps
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.
She continued to play for Sirens during the
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 ...
and
2019
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Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
seasons.
Fast5
In 2017 Maxwell played for
Team Northumbria in the
British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
The British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship is a Fast5 netball pre-season tournament featuring teams from the Netball Superleague. The rules of the tournament are similar, though not identical, to the Fast5 Netball World Series. In 2017 Lou ...
.
In 2019 she was a member of the
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough Lightning may refer to one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University:
* Loughborough Lightning (netball)
* Loughborough Lightning (cricket)
* Loughborough Lightning (rugby union)
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team that won the championship.
Scotland
Maxwell made her senior debut for
Scotland
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in 2009. She previously represented Scotland at under-19, under-21 and university levels. She subsequently represented Scotland at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...
and
2015 Netball World Cup
The Netball World Cup Sydney 2015 (NWC2015) was the 14th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball. It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating a ...
. She captained
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
at both the
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
and at 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 ...
.
On 14 July 2019 Maxwell made her 100th senior appearance for Scotland in a 2019 Netball World Cup match against
Uganda
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.
Teacher
Maxwell works as a
PE teacher. She has worked at several schools, including
Hamilton Grammar School
Hamilton Grammar School is a secondary school serving Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Its predecessors can trace their history back to 1452. With the introduction of comprehensive schools and the abolition of selective schools such as Ha ...
,
Royal High School, Bath
Royal High School Bath is a private day and boarding school for girls located in Bath, Somerset, England. Established in 1998 from the merger of two older schools, the Royal School (founded in 1864) and Bath High School (founded in 1875), it e ...
and
Hamilton College
Hamilton College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Clinton, New York. It was established as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 and received its c ...
.
Honours
;
Loughborough Lightning Loughborough Lightning may refer to one of three women's sports teams based at Loughborough University:
* Loughborough Lightning (netball)
* Loughborough Lightning (cricket)
* Loughborough Lightning (rugby union)
{{disambiguation ...
*
British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
The British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship is a Fast5 netball pre-season tournament featuring teams from the Netball Superleague. The rules of the tournament are similar, though not identical, to the Fast5 Netball World Series. In 2017 Lou ...
**''Winners'': 2019
References
External links
*
*
*
Claire Brownieat the
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Claire
1988 births
Living people
Scottish netball players
21st-century Scottish sportswomen
Netball players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Netball players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
2015 Netball World Cup players
2019 Netball World Cup players
Netball Superleague players
Team Bath netball players
Sirens Netball players
Loughborough Lightning netball players
Team Northumbria netball players
People educated at Turriff Academy
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Scottish schoolteachers
Sportspeople from Aberdeenshire
People from Turriff
2023 Netball World Cup players