Nikki Kidd (born 14 August 1987 in

Buckie Buckie ( gd, Bucaidh) is a burgh town (defined as such in 1888) on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was abolished in 1975. The town is the ...

) is a female

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forward from

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. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2006. Kidd, a resident of

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, attended

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where she was a national level middle distance runner, and had

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trials for Scotland at U15 level before focusing solely on hockey.

References

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1987 births Living people Scottish female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games People from Buckie Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Moray Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland {{Scotland-fieldhockey-bio-stub