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| Full name | Tania Dalton (née Nicolson) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sports commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Positions | GS, GA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tania Dalton (née Nicolson; born 26 November 1971)[1] is a New Zealand former international netball player. She currently works as a netball commentator on SKY Sports for international tests, the ANZ Championship and National Championships, alongside former internationals Anna Stanley, Natalie Avellino, Kathryn Harby-Williams and Bernice Mene.
Dalton was a member of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns from 1996–2004 and 2006–07; she was also named in 2005 but was forced out through injury. She played domestic netball for the Northern Force from 1998 until 2000, and the championship-winning Southern Sting from 2002–2006.[2] She represented the Silver Ferns in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, 1999 Netball World Championships, 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2003 Netball World Championships. She made 37 caps for the Silver Ferns in total, playing in the positions of goal shooter (GS) and goal attack (GA). In 2007, Dalton withdrew from the Silver Ferns to concentrate on family commitments.[3]
In 2008, Tania Dalton made a minor comeback to elite netball replacing injured Australian import Megan Dehn in the Southern Steel line. She did not take the court but was also offered a two-game contract by Northern Mystics who lost Paula Griffin to injury, which she declined.[4]
During the 2011 ANZ Championship pre-season, Southern Steel shooter Daneka Wipiiti suffered an ankle injury and was ruled out of action for up to a week. Dalton confirmed during her weekly netball television show with Anna Stanley and Kathryn Harby-Williams, On Court, that she would be returning once again as a temporary replacement player for the Steel's round one match against the Northern Mystics. Dalton will suit up for the Steel on Monday 14 February, and it is unknown for how long she will be required.[5]