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| Full name | Cynna Kydd (née Neele) | |||||||||||||
| Born |
18 September 1981 Kyabram, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| University | Victoria University | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Garth Kydd | |||||||||||||
| Netball career | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GA, GS | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Melbourne Phoenix | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | Melbourne Kestrels | |||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 2003–05 | Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 2009-03-20 | ||||||||||||||
Cynna Kydd (née Neele; born 18 September 1981 in Kyabram, Victoria) is a former Australian professional netball player. Kydd achieved some success in netball and swimming in her early life, and played in the Dairy Farmers State League at the age of 16. She was also selected for the national under-21 team in 1999 and was accepted by the Australian Institute of Sport, before launching her professional career.
Kydd was a goal shooter for the Melbourne Kestrels in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy from 2000 to 2006, serving as club captain for the last two years. An accurate and high-scoring shooter, she was one of the league's top players of that era, winning the competition's Most Valuable Player award for 2004. She was also a frequent member of the Australian national netball team from 2003 to 2005. Her career was hampered by injury and poor form in later years, and she struggled after being dropped from the national side in early 2005 and missing out on a return in time for the 2006 Commonwealth Games after sustaining a serious concussion late in the year.
Kydd made the surprise decision at the beginning of the 2006 season to transfer from the Kestrels, where she had been captain, to the club's more successful rival, the Melbourne Phoenix, but she lasted only one season before walking away from the club to travel overseas. She subsequently signed with New Zealand club Canterbury Flames for the 2007 National Bank Cup season, but withdrew her services before playing a game due to injury. She subsequently moved to England, where she played mixed minor grade netball.