Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Kirkham akaita mutambo wake wepasi rose wevakuru wechikwata chenyika muna Ndira 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 muna 2009
Makwikwi eEurope 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.