Catherine Cox

Australian shooter who won two World Cup titles and five domestic premierships across a 16-year career, averaging over 21 goals a game in 108 Tests.

Catherine Anne Cox was born on 24 May 1976 in Whangārei, New Zealand, moving to Sydney at age six. She started playing netball at 11 and made her senior Australian debut in June 1997, aged 21, in a 65-38 win over South Africa, having briefly considered switching allegiance to New Zealand after being left out of the 1998 Commonwealth Games squad. Cox went on to play 108 Tests for Australia over 16 years, winning gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 and 2011 World Netball Championships, serving as vice-captain in 2011 when she also scored her 2000th career goal for Australia. She was named Australian International Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2005, captained Australia seven times, and became just the fourth Australian to reach 100 Test caps, following Vicki Wilson, Sharelle McMahon and Liz Ellis. Domestically, Cox won five premierships across her career with Sydney/NSW Swifts, Perth Orioles and West Coast Fever, being named Australian Goal Shooter of the Year five years running from 2003 to 2007. She capped off her 18-year professional career with a fairytale ending, joining Melbourne Vixens in 2014 and winning both the minor premiership and overall championship in her final season, setting a then-record for most national league games played with 254. She was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2022 and remains a prominent netball commentator.

Precise, high-volume shooter with exquisite timing and the ability to convert from difficult angles, known for calm leadership as captain

Regarded as one of Australia's most decorated and long-serving netballers, remembered for her clean hands, exquisite timing and leadership across two decades

• World Championship Gold 2007, 2011
• Commonwealth Games Gold 2002
• 2x Australian International Player of the Year (2004, 2005)
• 5x Netball Super League/ANZ Championship premiership winner