Personal information | |||
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Full name | Betty Alice Plant | ||
Born |
Wellington, New Zealand | 11 January 1920||
Died |
15 November 2002 Wellington, New Zealand | (aged 82)||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
School | Wellington Girls' College | ||
Occupation | Clerk | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): C | |||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
1948 | New Zealand | 1 |
Betty Alice Plant QSM (11 January 1920 – 15 November 2002) was New Zealand netball player. She played as centre and was captain of the New Zealand team in the third Test against the touring Australian team in 1948. She was later active in netball administration and Guiding, and was closely involved in saving Old St Paul's, Wellington, from demolition in the 1960s. In 1979, she became verger of St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, the first woman to be appointed to the role.