Shirley Langrope
Personal information
Full name Shirley Anne Langrope
Born (1945-11-15) 15 November 1945
Akaroa, New Zealand
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
School Akaroa District High School
Netball career
Playing position(s): WA, C, WD
Years National team(s) Caps
1969–1975 New Zealand 19
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Netball World Championships
Silver medal – second place1971 KingstonTournament
Bronze medal – third place1975 AucklandTournament

Shirley Anne Langrope (born 15 November 1945) is a former New Zealand netball player who competed for her country at the 1971 and 1975 Netball World Championships.

Early life

Langrope was born on 15 November 1945 in Akaroa, on Banks Peninsula,[1] and was educated at Akaroa District High School (now Akaroa Area School).[2]

Netball career

Langrope played netball for the Canterbury team, which in the 1960s was very strong, and also played for the South Island. She became known for her athleticism, particularly her jumping ability, which led to her being given the nickname of "frog". This compensated for the fact that she was relatively short, at 1.68 metres (5 ft 6 in). She played initially in the wing attack (WA) position but would later also play as a centre for New Zealand.[1]

First selected for the national team in June 1969 when Judy Blair pulled out to attend her brother's wedding, Langrope played in two tests against Australia that year. She was then selected for the 1971 World Netball Championships, which were held in Kingston, when New Zealand finished second, with the players being away from home for three months. In 1974, she captained the New Zealand team that toured England, and in 1975 she was again captain for the World Championships, which were held in Auckland. She was the only player from the 1971 team who was selected for the 1975 tournament. However, injuries prevented her from playing a significant role in the latter tournament, in which New Zealand finished third despite the home advantage. Langrope retired from playing immediately after the championships, having played 19 games for New Zealand.[1][3][4]

In 2000, at a celebration of Netball New Zealand's 75th anniversary, a New Zealand "dream team" of the 20th century was named, with Langrope selected on the bench in the midcourt.[5]

Later life

Langrope became a schoolteacher and lived in Auckland. In 1992, she moved back to Christchurch to teach at South New Brighton School, where she was still a staff member in 2021.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Players - Shirley Langrope". Silver Ferns. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Shirley Langrope". Facebook. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "History of the Netball World Cup". Netball Scoop. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "4th World Netball Tournament Official Programme". Our Netball History. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ↑ McFadden, Suzanne (30 June 2000). "Netball: living legends hailed". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Our People". South New Brighton School. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Lynch, Keith (5 December 2009). "First names catch on in schools". The Press. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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