The 2009 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, also referred to as the New World Series, was the second Taini Jamison Trophy series. It featured New Zealand playing a World 7 in a series of three netball test matches, played in August 2009. The World 7 won the opening test 48–44. They then went 2–0 up by winning the second test 53–44. This confirmed the World 7 as winners of the Taini Jamison Trophy. New Zealand won the third test 46–41 to see the series finish 2–1. The New Zealand team were coached by Ruth Aitken and captained by Casey Williams. The World 7 were coached by Julie Fitzgerald, captained by Natasha Chokljat and featured a selection of Australia, England, Jamaica and Samoa internationals.
Squads
New Zealand
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- Debuts
- Anna Thompson made her senior debut for New Zealand in the second test.
World 7
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Matches
First test
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Figures released by TVNZ showed that the first test was watched on TV One by an audience of 483,100. In comparison, the Australia vs. New Zealand rugby union test the previous Saturday, was watched on Sky Sport (New Zealand) by an audience of 444,100.
Second test
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Third test
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