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
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. 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
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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 Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
,
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 ...
and
Ceylon
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. 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
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at
St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo. During the tour Australia played against
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
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 captained the Australia national netball team. She played in the goal attack and goal shooter positions.
Domestic career
Born in Bamawm, Victoria, McMahon ...
,
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)