Sandra Anne Easterbrook (née James; 12 March 1946 — 18 November 2019) was a New Zealand netball player. She represented her country in the 1967 World Netball Championships, when New Zealand won the gold medal for the first time.
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| Full name | Sandra Anne Easterbrook (née James) | |||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1946 | |||||||||||||
| Died |
18 November 2019 (aged 73) Whangārei, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Relatives | Chris McAsey (son-in-law) | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GD, WD | ||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 1967 | New Zealand | 2 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editEasterbrook was born Sandra Anne James on 12 March 1946, and came from the Northland Region.[1]
Representing Northland at netball, James was selected as the 41st player to represent the New Zealand national team, and played in two matches during the 1967 world championships in Perth, Western Australia, before a back injury ruled her out of the remainder of the tournament.[1] At 1.78 metres (5 ft 10 in), Easterbrook was the tallest player on the team, and played in the position of wing defence (WD).[2] The New Zealand team won all seven of their games at the tournament, including defeating Australia 40–34 in their final game, to win the world championship title for the first time.[3] The 1967 world championship team was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.[4]
James married Roger Easterbrook, and had two daughters and a son.[5] She became a teacher at Kamo Intermediate School in Whangārei, in 1967, staying there until 1976. Her daughter, Suzy, who attended the same school, represented New Zealand at beach volleyball and is now a beach volleyball coach;[6] she is married to rower and America's Cup grinder Chris McAsey.[7]
Easterbrook died on 18 November 2019.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sandra Easterbrook". Netball New Zealand. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Netball: Easterbrook reunites with Silver Ferns champions". Northern Advocate. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Celebrating 50 years: New Zealand wins gold for the first time". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Netball, 1967". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Sandra Anne Easterbrook 1946–2019". New Zealand Herald. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Wall of Fame". Kamo Intermediate School. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Norton, Hannah (7 September 2013). "Glenbervie mum nervous as son-in-law gears for Cup clash". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 28 October 2023.