A quiet and unassuming player, tall Wellington shooter Beth Huntington made her Silver Ferns debut on the 1974 tour to England where the New Zealand team remained unbeaten.

Solely a goal shoot, she was not a spectacular player but a steady and reliable performer who just got on with the job.

Huntington’s contribution at the time was invaluable, always available under the hoop her consistency was hard to defend while her height proved very handy in the rebounding stakes.

Known for her unorthodox shooting style where she bent down low with the ball in two hands before bringing it in behind her head did not impeded her from being the No 1 shooter for a time during this era. She was re-selected in the 1975 Silver Ferns team for the Auckland-hosted fourth Netball World Cup.