As a player, she was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and the 1999 World Netball Championships.

Neville was just one of several England netball internationals to get their start at the club based in Bury, Greater Manchester.

Together with Laura and Natalie von Bertouch, Neville was a member of the Contax team that won the Farmers Union League title.

Other Northern Thunder players from the Super Cup era included Amanda Newton, Jade Clarke and Sara Bayman.

However after intensive rehabilitation she subsequently made a comeback and played for Leeds Carnegie during the 2007–08 Netball Superleague season.

[11][12][19] She was subsequently a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games[3][9] and the 1999 World Netball Championships.

[5][36][40] However after guiding England to the bronze medal at the 2015 Netball World Cup, the appointment was made permanent in September 2015.

[50][51][52] Neville later revealed that she suffered a miscarriage a day after leading England to netball Commonwealth gold.