Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kirkham akaita mutambo wake wokutanga wenyika yose nokuda kwechikwata chenyika muna January 2002 mumutambo wakanangana nePoland. Akatumidzwa zita rekuti kaputeni weEngland we2006-07. Akanga ari chikamu chechikwata cheEngland chakabatanidzwa mumutambo weHockey World Cup muMunchengladbach, Germany uko vakapedza 5th overall. Akakwikwidzawo mu
2009 European Championships muAmsterdam uko England yakanga iri shasha. Akanga ari chikamu chechikwata cheEngland muDelhi, India paHero Honda World Cup iyo yakarasikirwa nemutambo mumwe chete weboka neSpain, ichivaisa kumasemifainari.