Bev Malcolm

Beverley Elizabeth Malcolm (née Avery; 4 June 1920 – 22 November 2016) was a New Zealand netball player. She was the captain of the New Zealand team in the second Test match against the touring Australian team in 1948.

Bev Malcolm
Personal information
Full name Beverley Elizabeth Malcolm (née Avery)
Born (1920-06-04)4 June 1920
Devonport, New Zealand
Died 22 November 2016(2016-11-22) (aged 96)
Howick, New Zealand
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse John Malcolm
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GA
Years National team(s) Caps
1948 New Zealand 1

Early life

Malcolm was born Beverley Elizabeth Avery in Devonport on Auckland's North Shore on 4 June 1920, a twin daughter of George Percival Malcolm and Louisa Maude Malcolm.[1][2][3]

Netball career

Avery played provincial representative netball for Wellington.[1] In 1948, she captained the New Zealand national team in the second Test against the touring Australian team in New Plymouth. The Australian team was victorious, winning 44–13.[4][5] The match was the only occasion on which Avery represented New Zealand, because the New Zealand side for the three-Test series was selected on a regional basis, and New Zealand did not play another international game until 1960.[1]

Later life and death

Avery married John Malcolm. After living in Eastbourne and Orewa, Bev Malcolm died in a rest home in the Auckland suburb of Howick on 22 November 2016, having been predeceased by her husband.[6]

References
  1. "Beverley Malcolm". Netball New Zealand. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. "Birth search: registration number 1920/21860". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. "Births". Auckland Star. Vol. 51, no. 135. 7 June 1920. p. 10. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. "Runaway win". Otago Daily Times. No. 26863. 30 August 1948. p. 7 ]. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "N.Z. basketball team outclassed by Australians". Gisborne Herald. Vol. 75, no. 22729. 30 August 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. "Beverley Malcolm death notice". New Zealand Herald. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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