Natalie Haythornthwaite

Natalie 'Nat' Haythornthwaite (born 9 December 1992) is an English netball player.[2][3] She was part of the England squad that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[4] Haythornthwaite played for Manchester Thunder and Wasps Netball in the English Superleague, winning consecutive premierships with the Wasps in 2017 and 2018.[5] She played for the New South Wales Swifts in the Australian Super Netball league as a replacement player for some games in late 2018, before being permanently picked up by the Swifts for the 2019 season.[6][1] Despite an injury-interrupted start to the season, Haythornthwaite was selected in the England 12-player squad for the 2019 Netball World Cup.[7]

Natalie Haythornthwaite
Personal information
Born (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992
Barrowford, England
Height 174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
School Ss John Fisher and Thomas More RC High School
University University of Leeds & Leeds Beckett University
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, GA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2010–2015 Yorkshire Jets
2016 Manchester Thunder
2017–2018 Wasps Netball
2018–present New South Wales Swifts
Years National team(s) Caps
2015–present  England 46
(Correct as of 8 July 2019[1])
Medal record
Netball
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastNetball

She signed a contract extension with the Swifts through to the end of the 2020 season.[8]

References
  1. "Nat Haythornthwaite (player profile)". nwc2019.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. "Natalie Haythornthwaite". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. "Natalie Haythornthwaite ready to tackle Aussies on home turf in Commonwealth Games". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "Result - Netball Gold Medal Match". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. "Natalie Haythornthwaite signs for Wasps Netball". Sky Sports. 2 September 2016.
  6. "Natalie Haythornthwaite: England attacker leaves Wasps Netball to join NSW Swifts". BBC Sport. 3 September 2018.
  7. "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
  8. "Garbin And Haythornthwaite Re-sign With Swifts". Super Netball. 15 August 2019.
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