Laura Malcolm

Laura Malcolm (born 20 May 1991)[1] is an English netball player who has been a co-captain of the national team. At club level, she plays for Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Premiership, and has previously played for Netball Superleague teams Manchester Thunder and Severn Stars.

Laura Malcolm
Personal information
Born (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Netball career
Years Club team(s) Apps
?–2017 Manchester Thunder
2017–2019 Severn Stars
2019–2022 Manchester Thunder 48+[lower-alpha 1]
2023– Mainland Tactix
(Correct as of 15:04, 13 March 2023 (UTC))
Years National team(s) Caps
2012– England 38
(Correct as of 08:22, 14 April 2022 (UTC))

Club career

Malcolm has played for Manchester Thunder and Severn Stars.[2] She won the 2014 Netball Superleague with Manchester Thunder. Malcolm joined Severn Stars from Thunder in 2017, before returning to Thunder ahead of the 2019 season.[3] She was part of the Thunder team that won the 2019 Netball Superleague.[2][4] She was named in the 2021 Netball Superleague Team of the Year.[5] In September 2021, Malcolm signed a new two-year contract with Manchester Thunder.[6]

In June 2022, Malcolm announced that she was leaving Manchester Thunder to play overseas.[7] That month, she signed for New Zealand team Mainland Tactix ahead of the 2023 ANZ Premiership season.[8][9]

International career

Malcolm made her debut for the England national netball team in a 2012 match against Barbados.[1] She had previously been in the England squad for the 2011 World Netball Series.[10]

In 2019, she was appointed vice-captain for the England tour of South Africa,[1][11] and was also vice-captain for the 2020 Netball Nations Cup.[4] She was named co-captain alongside Serena Guthrie for the 2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series.[4] As of March 2021, she had made 31 appearances for England.[11] Malcolm was included in the England squad for the netball event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[12]

Personal life

Malcolm runs her own netball coaching business, Maias Netball. During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, she taught many sessions online.[13] She believes that people should be judged on merits rather than the colour of their skin.[11] Malcolm's father died in 2013.[2]

Notes
  1. The Netball Superleague website lists Malcolm as having 48 appearances between 2020 and 2022. Appearances prior to 2020 are not counted there.

References
  1. "Happy birthday, Laura Malcolm!". England Netball. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. "Netball Superleague: 'Looking after player mental health is important' - Laura Malcolm". BBC Sport. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. "Laura Malcolm re-joins Manchester Thunder from Severn Stars". Sky Sports. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. "Vitality Roses name Serena Guthrie and Laura Malcolm as co-captains for New Zealand series". Sky Sports. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. "Vitality Netball Superleague: Loughborough Lightning's Beth Cobden wins Player of the Season". Sky Sports. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. "Vitality Netball Superleague: Laura Malcolm re-signs for Manchester Thunder". Sky Sports. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. "Laura Malcolm and Joyce Mvula leave Manchester Thunder for overseas opportunities". Sky Sports. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  8. "Tactix secure England midcourter Laura Malcolm for 2023". www.anzpremiership.co.nz. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  9. "Vitality Rose Laura Malcolm joins Tactix Netball". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  10. England Netball (14 November 2011). "Final 12 confirmed as England prepare for World Netball Series". Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  11. "Laura Malcolm: You can celebrate black people without acknowledging race". Shropshire Star. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  12. "Commonwealth Games 2022: Natalie Metcalf to captain England". BBC Sport. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  13. "Returning to sport: Manchester Thunder and England's Laura Malcolm on virtual coaching and inspiring next generation". Sky Sports. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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