Gina Crampton (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand netball international. She was a member of the

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teams that won the

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and the

2021 Constellation Cup The 2021 Constellation Cup, also known as the Cadbury Netball Series, was the 11th Constellation Cup series between New Zealand and Australia. The series featured four netball test matches, played in March 2021. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

. Crampton was also a member of the

Southern Steel Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball South in the ANZ Premiership. Netball South is the governing body that ...

teams that won the

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and 2018 ANZ Premierships. She was named the 2016 New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year and the

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ANZ Premiership Player of the Year. Crampton has captained both Southern Steel and New Zealand. Since

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she has played for Northern Stars.

Early life, family and education

Crampton grew up in

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. She is the daughter of Ngaire and Colin Crampton. She has one brother, Flynn. Colin Crampton, played

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for

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and

in the 1980s. He later became chief executive of Wellington Water. Between 2005 and 2009, Crampton attended

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. In 2009 she captained the school netball team as they played in national secondary schools tournaments. In 2010 she moved to

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to study

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at the

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. She completed her studies

Otago Polytechnic Otago Polytechnic was a public New Zealand tertiary education institute, centred in Dunedin with additional campuses in Cromwell and Auckland. Otago Polytechnic provided career-focused education and training, offering a range of New Zealand accr ...

Playing career

Lois Muir Challenge

In 2010 and 2011, Crampton represented Netball Otago in the Lois Muir Challenge, a second level New Zealand netball competition that was played concurrently with the

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. In 2012 she played for Otago-Southland Remarkables, a combined Netball Otago and Netball Southland team. She was named the 2012 Remarkables MVP.

Southern Steel

Between

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and

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, Crampton made 98 senior appearances for

, initially in the

and later in the ANZ Premiership. In 2016 she was a member of the Steel team that finished the season as ANZ Championship minor premiers. She was subsequently named the 2016 New Zealand ANZ Championship Player of the Year. In

she was a member of the Steel team that won both the inaugural ANZ Premiership and Super Club titles. In

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she was vice-captain to Wendy Frew as Steel went onto to retain their title. In

and

, together with Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Crampton co-captained Steel. In 2019 Crampton was also named the ANZ Premiership Player of the Year.

Northern Stars

In September 2020, it was announced that Crampton would be switching from

to Northern Stars for the

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. In May 2021, in a Round 2 match against

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New Zealand

Crampton made her senior debut for

on 9 October 2016 in the first test of the

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series against Australia. She had previously represented New Zealand at under-21 level and won the Aspiring Silver Fern award at the 2015 New Zealand Netball Awards. She was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the

. Ahead of the

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, Crampton was included in the New Zealand leadership group. Together with Jane Watson, she was named vice captain as

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became captain. She was also a member of the New Zealand team that won the

. On 3 March 2021, during the same series, Crampton, alongside Watson, co-captained the team in the absence of Ekenasio. She was subsequently appointed New Zealand captain for the

2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series The 2021 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, also known as the 2021 Cadbury Netball Series, was the 12th Taini Jamison Trophy series. It featured New Zealand playing England in three netball test matches, played in September 2021. All three tests we ...

, the 2022 Netball Quad Series and the

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. Crampton was selected for the

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Personal life

Crampton is in a relationship with

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, a former

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and under-20 rugby union team player.

Honours

;

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**''Winners'':

* Constellation Cup **''Winners'':

* Taini Jamison Trophy **''Winners'':

* Fast5 Netball World Series **''Winners'': 2016 ;

* ANZ Premiership **''Winners'':

**''Minor premiers'': 2016 * Netball New Zealand Super Club **''Winners'':

;Individual Awards

References

External links

Gina Crampton on Instagram

Gina Crampton on Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crampton, Gina 1991 births Living people New Zealand netball players New Zealand international netball players New Zealand international Fast5 players Southern Steel players Northern Stars players ANZ Championship players ANZ Premiership players 2019 Netball World Cup players People educated at Wellington Girls' College Otago Polytechnic alumni University of Otago alumni Sportspeople from Wellington City Rugby union players' wives and girlfriends Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in netball Netball players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games