Floria Marshall
Floria started the club up back in July 2002 when the club was originally named Chesterton Netball Club and training was in Chesterton. The club was originally set up for a group of girls that wanted to get fit and have a bit of a laugh, never did she envisage it would grow as successfully as it has over the years. Floria arranges our fundraising events and over the years the club has raised much money to help towards new kits etc. We have even donated some to charity. She is a regular WA for the 1st team. Floria has recently qualified for her 'Beginner umpiring award', and is currently working towards her 'C award'.
Sally Galenski
Before joining this club, Sally had not played netball since school, like the majority of our club members. She has been with the club since the beginning. She is captain of the 1st team, and mainly plays GK/GD. Duties include arranging teams & organising friendly matches, ordering new kit and accessories etc, along with maintaining the website. She was awarded 'Players Player of the Year' for the 1st team in 2007. Sally has recently qualified for her 'beginner umpiring award', and is currently working towards her 'C award'.
Karen Neal
Karen has been a member of the club since not long after we started up. She had not played netball since she was 15, and when she arrived for her first training night, there were 3 other girls with whom she used to go to school! Probably our most enthusiastic player, she loves being part of the club, and really feels that her netballing skills have grown with the club. She refers to herself as a 'pacifier' on court, and always tries to have a laugh and make it good fun as well. A regular for the 1st team, usually playing as WD.
Vicky Clements
Vicky was with the club right back at the beginning, but then took a break from netball for a few years. Having re-joined back in September 2007, she's now back with the club and mostly playing WA or C for the 2nd team. Vicky’s young daughter Ellie is also a regular at training and on the sidelines of matches and has become a regular fixture with everyone at the club.
Jayne Scrimshaw
Jayne has more than 16 years of experience of netball. Originally playing for Jets, she transferred to Cherry Hinton in April 2005. She is an outstanding shooter, and mostly plays GS for the 1st team. She is also a qualified 'C' award umpire. She coaches us some weeks at training - and umpires nearly all of our 2nd team matches in the winter league, second team friendlies, as well as regularly helping out other clubs with umpiring requirements.
Jo Hayman
Jo joined us back in January 2006 - she nearly always plays GS for the 1st team. Jo has taken her beginners umpire course. She says: I have been playing netball since the age of 10 yrs old, and there is no better way to continue that enjoyment than playing for the Cherry Hinton Netball team. She has loved every minute of being with the club. Playing with Cherry Hinton has increased her knowledge of the game and has given her a better understanding of the game itself. She also achieved 'Managers Player of the Year in 2007', which she says is the most memorable moment of playing netball so far - and another good thing - is that she has made so many wonderful new friends!
Joss Telford
Joss started at the club in September 2006 - and is a reglar GD for the 2nd team. Joss has shown great improvement over the last few years and is in the making to becoming a great defender, also filling in sometimes for the 1st team.
Lauren Davison
Lauren joined us originally in May 2005, and made a couple of appearances in 2007, whilst being away studying at university. Having now graduated - she is now back at the club full time - playing for the 1st team, mainly GA. She loves to play netball, and has been playing for about 13 years, throughout school, college and University. Lauren has just received the 'Managers Player of the Year 09/10' award.
Sarah Fitzmaurice
Sarah joined us from Cottenham in November 2006. She has never actually stopped playing netball since leaving school, having played with various local teams. She usually plays GS for the 2nd team, but also helps out as WD. When she's not playing netball, she can usually be found at the side of a rugby pitch supporting her husband’s team.
Taz Coates
Taz joined the club in March 2006. She played netball at school, and after a 13 year gap she joined the Cherry Hinton team! She plays in the 2nd team, main position being WD, although sometimes as WA. She loves netball, has become a competitive player. She has taken the beginners umpire's course. Uusally there supporting the 1st team on the sidelines cheering them on, and received 'most improved player 09/10' award.
Lizzie Day
Lizzie joined the club in April 2007. This was after studying drama and theatre arts at university (specialising in costume). She also enjoys singing and loves performing with the band she's in. She regularly plays GA for the 2nd team. Most importantly (!) - Lizzie is our 'social secretary'. She's involved in organising various different types of events, which in the past have included a 'Race Night' fundraiser, Christmas 'awards' meals, nights out & more
Hannah Thurston
Hannah joined the club in May 2007 and her netball skills have improved fantastically since then. Her main position is C for the 2nd team and she has taken the beginners umpire course. She is also the 2nd team Captain and loves leading such a fab group of girls. She played netball at school but then had an 8-year gap before joining the club. She loves that she is able to keep fit, whilst playing a competitive sport that she really enjoys.
Jo Lewis
Jo joined the club in October 2008, after moving to Cambridge from London. She hasn't played netball since leaving school, but was looking to get back into some serious netball training and competitive matches. As in 1999 with her college 1st team, Jo toured the South Pacific for 5 weeks playing competitive matches against a series of Australian and New Zealand netball teams.
Jo also enjoys the social side of being part of Cherry Hinton Netball Club, as all the team have been so friendly and welcoming.
Heidi Clark
Heidi joined Cherry Hinton Netball Club in mid April, 2009 after moving to the area from Australia. Heidi was looking for a club that was social and fun but also competitive in nature and she thinks she has found this. She has been playing netball since she was 11 years old and enjoys having a run in C or playing in the attacking positions. Heidi enjoys being able to keep fit whilst having fun.
Marie Farr
Marie joined the club in January 2009. Not having played since school, she decided she wanted to get involved in something sociable, yet improving her fitness at the same time. Whilst originally joining for the social and fitness aspect Marie continued to improve and has now been a full time member of the second team playing in defence.
Clair Parsons
Clair joined the club in July 2009 following a move from Stretham Netball Club as she was looking for a new challenge in a friendly and competitive club. Has been playing adult netball since leaving school at 16 and started off in centre court, moving to GA in the mid nineties and then finally resting in her current positions of GD/GK.
July Turner
July was a competitive member of many sports teams whilst at school, college and university and is excited to be playing netball again. July is enjoying the social side of being a member of the team and says that all the players have been really friendly and welcoming. July is mainly playing GA for the 2nd team.
Hannah Jeeps
Hannah joined the club in 2010 after moving back to Cambrdige. She played netball throughout her school years and most recently played competitively in the South Suffolk Netball League. Hannah plays a number of positions for the 1st team. "Everyone has been so welcoming, the girls really are a great bunch, we have so much fun on and off the courts"!
Mei-Li Kvello
Mei-Li has recently started playing netball competitively again after a long break. She was a keen netball player at school and played GA but now plays mainly WD. She was playing netball socially in London but is very pleased to have found Cherry Hinton Netball Club. She looks forward to a fun and challenging season.
Liz Cook
Liz joined the club in September 2010 after moving back down south from Scotland. She has played netball all the way from school, including two seasons with a new team in the Glasgow district netball league. Liz is very competitive and wanted to join a club that would allow her to show off that competitive streak, as well as keep up her fitness and make some new friends! She’s been really impressed with how friendly and fun the whole team have been, and is really looking forward to her first matches in a defensive position.
Samantha Tomlin
The youngest of the group, has played netball all through school and college and has a big passion for the sport. She wanted to continue playing netball and keep fit so joined the club in 2010. The Cherries are such a friendly, social, welcoming and bubbly group of girls and I look forward to progressing and developing with them. I am very excited about competing in the summer league with The Cherries to achieve a few wins!!
