Serena Guthrie
MBE
Personal information
Full name Serena Guthrie
Born (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
School Le Rocquier School
Ralph Allen School
University Bath Spa University
Relatives Kurtis Guthrie
Netball career
Playing position(s): WD, C, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2007–2014 Team Bath
2015–16 Northern Mystics
2017–18 Giants Netball
2019–2022 Team Bath
Years National team(s) Caps
2008–2022  England 100[1]
Medal record
Representing  England
World Netball Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 LiverpoolNetball
Bronze medal – third place2011 SingaporeNetball
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastNetball
World Netball Series
Gold medal – first place2011 LiverpoolFastnet
Silver medal – second place2012 AucklandFast5

Serena Monique Guthrie MBE (born 5 January 1990) is a former netball player from Jersey who played internationally for England.[2] She played in the Centre, Wing Attack and Wing Defence positions. She was a dynamic player, known for her speed and athleticism, with a keen eye for the intercept. She made the squad in 2008, debuting soon after when she was just 17 years old,[3] and has so far earned over 50 caps for her country.[1][4]

In domestic netball, she played for Team Bath until 2015, when she signed with the Northern Mystics in New Zealand,[1][5] having previously trained with the team in 2012. In 2017 Guthrie began playing for Giants Netball in the Australian Suncorp Super Netball league. In her time at the Giants, Guthrie was a formidable player, winning the club MVP award for the 2017 season and becoming one of the league's premier mid-courters.[6] She left the Super Netball league at the end of the 2018 season, saying she wanted to return to the United Kingdom in 2019.[6] She will return to her old club Team Bath from 2019.[7] Out of netball she is a DJ. She inspires many to play. She played in the 2009 Netball World Youth Championships where she was vice captain. She won a gold medal in 2011 World Netball Series[8] as well as a bronze medal at the 2011 Netball World Championships. She was also a part of the team that whitewashed Australia in January 2013, the first time the Diamonds had been whitewashed in a series since 2004.[9] Guthrie was an influential contributor to England's gold medal successes at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was appointed captain of the team for the series against Uganda in November 2018.[10] Guthrie was also granted the honour of captain for the Roses' 2019 Netball World Cup campaign.[11]

Guthrie was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to netball.[12]

On 9 March 2022, Guthrie retired from netball after announcing her pregnancy.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Serena Guthrie". England Netball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Serena Guthrie | England | England | Regions". England Netball. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Netball Online • View topic - Coventry Sings to Mary's Tune". www.netballonline.info. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Serena Guthrie Netball - News - Yahoo! New Zealand Sport". Nz.sports.yahoo.com. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mystics sign England star Serena Guthrie". www.anz-championship.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Serena Guthrie: Netball star announces England return". BBC Sport. 14 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Serena Guthrie: England centre to return to Bath for 2019 season". BBC Sport. 29 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "World Netball Series 2011, Liverpool Echo Arena". Worldnetballseries.com. 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Netball: England inflict Series whitewash on Australia in Birmingham". Sportsister. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Serena Guthrie will captain the Vitality Roses against Uganda". Sky Sports Netball. 8 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "England squad for the Vitality Netball World Cup revealed". 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N18.
  13. ↑ "Serena Guthrie: England netball captain announces pregnancy and retirement". BBC Sport. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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