Elizabeth Rowley

Elizabeth Olive Rowley (born 6 May 1949) is a former New Zealand netball player. She was a member of the New Zealand team at the 1967 World Netball Championships, when New Zealand won the tournament for the first time. Early life Rowley was born on 6 May 1949, the daughter of Helen Fay Rowley (née Scott) and Rewi Thomas Graham Rowley who farmed in the Clifden area of Southland. Netball career Rowley first played representative netball for Southland when she was 16 years old. Aftera the 1966 national championships, Rowley was one of 21 players named as trialists for the national team to travel to the 1967 World Netball Championships in Perth. She was duly selected after the trials held in March 1967, and was the youngest member of the squad. At the tournament, Rowley only played in one match, in the mid-court against Singapore.