The ECCB International Netball Series, also known as the OECS International Netball Series, is an international netball series organised by the Caribbean Netball Association. It features national netball teams from countries that are also members of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and/or Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. The ECCB members play a series of test matches against each other. The winners are awarded the Gloria Ballantyne Championship Trophy. Grenada won the inaugural 2019 series and together with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have been the series' most successful teams. The series has also featured guest national teams, usually other members of the Caribbean Netball Association, who play for World Netball Rankings points.
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 ECCB International Netball Series | |
| Sport | Netball |
|---|---|
| First season | 2019 |
| Owner | Caribbean Netball Association |
| Most recent champion |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Most titles | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3 titles) |
| Broadcaster | YouTube |
| Sponsor | Eastern Caribbean Central Bank |
History
editNew series
editBetween 1991 and 2018, the Caribbean Netball Association organised an ECCB/OECS Under-23 Netball tournament with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank as its title sponsor. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had won this tournament 14 times. Grenada and Saint Lucia won six titles each and Saint Kitts two. In June 2019, the under-23 tournament was replaced by the ECCB International Netball Series which would feature senior teams playing for valuable World Netball Rankings points. The winners of the new series would be awarded the Gloria Ballantyne Championship Trophy. Ballantyne was a former Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association and Caribbean Netball Association president, an administrator, umpire and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines captain and head coach. She passed away in June 2019. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hosted the inaugural 2019 series which was won by Grenada.[1][2][3][4][5]
Series
editGloria Ballantyne Championship Trophy
editEastern Caribbean Central Bank member countries compete for the Gloria Ballantyne Championship Trophy.
Overall series winners
editGuest teams, including Barbados and the Cayman Islands compete for World Netball Rankings points
Participants
edit| Team | 2019 |
 2022 |
 2023 |
 2024 |
 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anguilla | - | - | - | 7th | 6th |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th |
 Barbados | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
 Cayman Islands | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dominica | 5th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th |
| Grenada | 1st | - | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
 Guyana | - | - | - | - | 3 |
 Montserrat | - | - | - | 6th | 7th |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5th | 5th | - | - |
| Saint Lucia | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st |
- Notes
- ^1 Barbados were a guest team
- ^2 Cayman Islands were a guest team
- ^3 Guyana were a guest team
References
edit- ↑ "Gloria Ballantyne, a stateswoman extraordinaire". www.caribbeanlife.com. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
- ↑ "SVG to host first OECS Int'l Netball Series". thevincentian.com. 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Inaugural OECS/ECCB International Netball Series". www.eccb-centralbank.org. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "ECCB International Netball Series". www.eccb-centralbank.org. August 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "Archive of the OECS Under 23 Netball Winners". www.eccb-centralbank.org. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Grenada Emerges as New OECS/ECCB Netball Champions". pressroom.oecs.int. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Grenada takes inaugural ECCB/OECS netball title". thevincentian.com. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "Awards dished out at International Netball Series' closing". www.searchlight.vc. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "All You Need to Know Ahead of the OECS/ECCB International Netball Series – 2nd edition". World Netball. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Captures 2022 OECS/ECCB International Netball Series title". www.eccb-centralbank.org. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Team Grenada wins the 2023 ECCB International Netball Series". www.stvincenttimes.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- 1 2 "ECCB International Netball Tournament 2023". www.nevispages.com. 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Team Saint Vincent Takes Home Gloria Ballantyne Championship Trophy at 4th ECCB International Netball Series". www.eccb-centralbank.org. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Antigua and Barbuda Gets Fourth Place Finish At ECCB International Netball Series". antiguaobserver.com. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- 1 2 "5th ECCB International Netball Series". www.eccb-centralbank.org. August 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Team Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Retains Gloria Ballantyne Championship Trophy at 5th ECCB International Netball Series". www.eccb-centralbank.org. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "Antigua and Barbuda finish fourth at OECS International Netball Series". antiguaobserver.com. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "OECS/ECCB International Netball Series 2nd Edition Day 5 Results". dominicanewsonline.com. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bajan Gems' flawless victory". www.cbc.bb. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bajans Gems wins Best Defensive Team". www.cbc.bb. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cayman netballers win 4, lose 4 at international tournament". www.caymancompass.com. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cayman netballers score 'big gain' at international tournament". www.caymancompass.com. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.