She was born in
Burton-on-Trent, England, and plays club hockey in the
Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for
Surbiton. Wilkinson has also played for
Holcombe and
Reading. She represented
Wales at the
2010 Commonwealth Games,
2014 Commonwealth Games and
2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2004, she made her international debut for
Wales against
Ireland. She took over the captaincy of her country in 2018 and on 1 June 2019 she became not only the most capped hockey player, but most capped Welsh sportsperson. Wilkinson made her debut for
Great Britain on 1 October 2019 v India and won a bronze medal at the
2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In 2024, she married fellow player
Holly Payne and took up a coaching post at
Old Georgians Hockey Club. == References ==