Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elizabeth Margaret Pawson (née Elliott) | ||
Born | 25 August 1940 | ||
Died | 9 November 1997 | (aged 57)||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): GK, GD | |||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
1960 | New Zealand | 1 |
Elizabeth Margaret Pawson (née Elliott; 25 August 1940 – 9 November 1997) was a New Zealand netball player. She played one Test match for the New Zealand team on their 1960 tour to Australia.
Pawson was born Elizabeth Margaret Elliott on 25 August 1940. [1] [2] She was educated at Hastings High School, where she was a member of the school's top netball team for three years. [3] After leaving school, she found employment as a typist. [4]
Elliott played netball for the Hastings High School Old Girls' club, and was a Hastings and Hawke's Bay provincial representative from 1956. [3] At the conclusion of the 1959 New Zealand national netball championships, she was named in the North Island team for the annual inter-island match, which was won by the North Island, 29–28. [5] [6]
In 1960, Elliott was selected as a goal keeper for the New Zealand team that toured Australia that year. [4] She played in the third of the three Test matches, in Sydney, which was won by Australia, 46–45. [1] [7] Australia won the series 2–1. [8]
Elliott continued representing Hawke's Bay. After the 1962 national championships, she was selected for the North Island team for the inter-island game for a second time, with the South Island winning 36–34. [3]
Elliott married Gary James Pawson. Margaret Pawson died on 9 November 1997, and her ashes were buried in Kaiapoi Public Cemetery. [9] [10]