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Pat McCarthy, also known as Pat Doherty, is a former Australia netball international. In 1956 she captained Australia when they toured
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,
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and
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. The tour saw Australia play against
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for the first time. In 2014, McCarthy was inducted into the
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.


Playing career


Australia

McCarthy began playing for
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in 1952. Initially she did not play in full internationals, but against Rest of Australia teams at inter-state
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s. In 1956 McCarthy captained Australia when they toured
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,
Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
and
Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The team's head coach was
Lorna McConchie Lorna Jean McConchie (22 July 1914 – 9 December 2001) was a former Australia netball international and national team head coach. In 1938 McConchie played for Australia in their first international match against New Zealand. McConchie was lat ...
. McCarthy made her senior debut for Australia on 11 February 1956 in a 22–12 win against
Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
at St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo. During the tour Australia played against
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for the first time. On 12 May 1956, Australia defeated England 14–11. In 2000, together with Sharelle McMahon,
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,
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,
Shelley O'Donnell Shelley O'Donnell is a former Australia netball international. Between 1990 and 1999, O'Donnell made 84 senior appearances for Australia. She was a member of the Australia teams that won gold medals at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Netball Ch ...
and
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, McCarthy was named in
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's Team of the Century. In 2014, McCarthy was inducted into the
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.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Pat Australian netball players Australia international netball players Netball players from Victoria (state)