Maree Bowden (née Grubb; born 20 November 1979 in Clyde, New Zealand) is a New Zealand international netball player. Bowden played with the Canterbury Flames in the National Bank Cup from 1999 to 2007. She continued with the Canterbury franchise, which became the Canterbury Tactix, when the ANZ Championship began in 2008. With the retirement of long-standing Canterbury captain Julie Seymour after the 2009 season, in 2010 Bowden was given the captaincy role of the Tactix.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maree Bowden (née Grubb) | ||
| Born |
20 November 1979 Clyde, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| School | St Kevin’s College (Oamaru, New Zealand) | ||
| Occupation | Athlete Development Advisor | ||
| Spouse | Peter Bowden | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): WA, C | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 1999–present | Canterbury Flames/Tactix | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2006–09 |
 New Zealand | 15 | |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated: 13 December 2010 | |||
Bowden made the New Zealand national team in 2006, and debuted the following year against Jamaica. That year she was selected in the Silver Ferns team for the 2007 Netball World Championships in Auckland, in which New Zealand came second behind Australia.[2] She withdrew from the Silver Ferns in 2010.[3] However, Bowden was selected as the captain of the 2010 FastNet team,[4] which came first at the 2010 World Netball Series in Liverpool.
References
edit- ^ Longley, Geoff (10 March 2010). "Bowden takes tactical step into captaincy". The Press. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "2009 Silver Ferns profile". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ NZPA (4 May 2010). "Bowden unavailable for Ferns". TVNZ. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ Richens, Matt (19 November 2010). "Maree Bowden buoyant for FastNet". The Press. Retrieved 13 December 2010.