Jade Bridget Clarke MBE (born 17 October 1983 in Manchester, England)[1] is an English netball player. Primarily a midcourt defender, Clarke was selected for the England national netball team in 2002, making her senior debut the following year against New Zealand. During her international career, she has competed at six Netball World Cups/Championships (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023), four Commonwealth Games (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018), and the 2009 and 2011 World Netball Series.[2]
 Jade Clarke in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jade Bridget Clarke | ||
| Born |
17 October 1983 Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Relatives | Ashley Hall (née Clarke) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): WD, C, WA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2005–2009, 2016 | Loughborough Lightning | ||
| 2009 | Northern Thunder | ||
| 2010 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
| 2012 | Northern Mystics | ||
| 2013–2014 | Canterbury Tactix | ||
| 2015 | New South Wales Swifts | ||
| 2016–2017 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | ||
| 2018–2020 | Wasps Netball | ||
| 2020–2022 | Leeds Rhinos Netball | ||
| 2023 | London Pulse | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2002–2023 |
 England | 214 | |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated: 18 May 2023 | |||
She is England's most-capped player and the most-capped player for a single country.[3]
Club career
editClarke started her club netball in the Netball Superleague. She played four seasons with Loughborough Lightning before switching to the Northern Thunder for 2009–10.[4] In 2010, Clarke was signed to play in the Australasian ANZ Championship with New Zealand–based team the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, as a Temporary Replacement Player for injured midcourter Peta Scholz.[5][6]
In 2012, she signed on to play for the NZ Franchise, Northern Mystics for the ANZ Championships. She signed with the Canterbury Tactix for the 2013 season. After 2 seasons with the Canterbury Tactix Clarke signed with the Sydney-based NSW Swifts signing as their import player.
In September 2015, it was confirmed that she had re-signed for Loughborough Lightning.[7] On 20 February 2016, it was announced she would be returning to Australia to play for Adelaide Thunderbirds.[8] She stayed in Australia until 2018, when she returned to England to play for Wasps Netball.[9]
In 2020, Clarke was announced as the first player of the newly formed Leeds Rhinos.[10] In 2023, she joined London Pulse.[11]
International career
editShe made her debut in 2003 in her home city of Manchester against New Zealand.[3]
In 2011, she was named as the captain of England, after the retirement of Karen Atkinson after the 2011 Netball World Championships. She captained them to a first ever gold medal in the 2011 World Netball Series.
On 21 September 2014, Clarke was inducted into the England Netball Hall of Fame.[12]
Clarke was a member of the gold medal winning England team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was also selected in the 12-player squad for the Roses at the 2019 Netball World Cup.[13]
On the 25 January 2023, Clarke became only the second netballer to reach 200 international caps.[3] Clarke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to netball.[14][15]
Personal life
editJade Clarke was born in 1983 in Manchester and later studied Sports Science at Loughborough University.[1]
Honours
editIndividual
edit- Inducted into the England Netball Hall of Fame
- England Commonwealth Games Netball Team Captain: 2014
- Mainland Tactix Members' Player of the Year: 2014
- Tactix Player of the Year: 2013
England
edit- Commonwealth Games Gold medal: 2018
- Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal: 2006, 2010
- Netball World Cup Bronze Medal: 2011, 2015
- FastNet World Netball Series Gold Medal: 2011
Wasps
edit- Netball Superleague champions: 2018
References
edit- ^ a b "2006 Commonwealth Games profile". Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ 2009 England Netball profile Archived 29 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "How Jade Clarke's journey to 200 caps started". 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Northern Thunder sign Bayman & Clarke". Daily Express. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ Pegden, Evan (5 June 2010). "Jade Clarke crossing the chasm". Waikato Times. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (5 June 2010). "Late Magic signing ends speculation". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ "Loughborough sign England's Clarke". BBC. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Jade Clarke to leave Loughborough Lightning for Adelaide Thunderbirds". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Jade Clarke joins Wasps for 2018 Superleague season". Sky Sports. 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Rhinos Netball sign England veteran Clarke". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Jade Clarke and Chelsea Pitman join London Pulse for 2023 Vitality Netball Superleague season".
- ^ "Clarke inducted into England Netball Hall of Fame". NSW Swifts. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
- ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N17.
- ^ "England Netballer Jade Clarke Among Those Named In The New Year Honours List For 2023". World Netball. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.