Becky Mill or Becky Merchant also previously known as Rebecca Merchant is a former Scottish female

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player who played for the

Scotland women's national field hockey team The Scotland women's national field hockey team represents Scotland in international women's field hockey competitions, with the exception of the Olympic Games when Scottish players are eligible to play for the Great Britain women's national fiel ...

. She represented Scotland for 12 years in a career spanning from 2007 to 2018. In January 2020, she announced her retirement from international arena.

Career

She grew and raised up in Surrey and moved to

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

to pursue her higher studies in university. She started playing the sport of field hockey from the age of 7. She is an alumna of Kingston Grammar School. She made her international debut in 2007 against

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. She made her maiden

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

appearance representing Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Becky achieved 100 international caps during the

2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship The 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 12th edition of the women's field hockey championship organised by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 22 to 30 August 2015 in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England. ...

in a match against

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. She also made her captaincy debut in 2016 against

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. She last represented the national team in a friendly game against Ireland in 2018 and announced her international retirement in 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mill, Becky Living people Scottish female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland Year of birth missing (living people)