79 Facts About Ellyse Perry

Ellyse Perry was born at the Sydney Adventist Hospital and raised in the Sydney suburbs of Wahroonga and West Pymble, she attended Beecroft Primary School and Pymble Ladies' College.

Ellyse Perry was Sports, Athletics, and Cricket Captain at Pymble.

Ellyse Perry became friends with future Australian teammate Alyssa Healy at the age of nine, and they played cricket together throughout childhood.

Healy occasionally referred to her as "Dags" because of an ill-fitting uniform she wore at junior level, though Ellyse Perry is more commonly known by the nickname "Pez".

Ellyse Perry scored 43 runs at 21.50 and took one wicket at 100.00.

Ellyse Perry was fast-tracked into the Australian team for a series in July 2007 against New Zealand, despite having never played a match at senior level.

Ellyse Perry made 21 from 77 balls before being run out, ending the highest partnership of the innings.

Ellyse Perry made just six runs in the second innings and took one more wicket for the match as the visitors went on to win by six wickets.

Ellyse Perry made her first appearance at a major ICC tournament via the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup on home soil.

Later that year, Ellyse Perry was included in Australia's team for the inaugural Women's World Twenty20.

Ellyse Perry played an integral part in Australia's triumphant 2010 World Twenty20 campaign in the West Indies.

Ellyse Perry instinctively stuck out her right foot, deflecting the ball to a fielder at mid-on and preventing a boundary, securing a three-run victory and Australia's first T20 world championship title.

The apparent pain through which Ellyse Perry performed earned her the moniker of "Australia's limping hero" and garnered plaudits for showing unbreakable spirit through adversity.

Days after winning her first 50-over world championship, Ellyse Perry underwent surgery to repair a fractured ankle.

Ellyse Perry excelled throughout the limited-overs fixtures, which included an unbeaten 90 off 95 to steer her team across the line by four wickets with three balls remaining in a one-dayer at Bellerive Oval.

At the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, Ellyse Perry was named Player of the Match against South Africa for scoring 41 not out off 29 balls in a six-wicket victory.

At the 2018 World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, Ellyse Perry took the wickets of renowned danger players early in key matches on Australia's way to another tournament triumph.

Ellyse Perry manufactured a run out during the championship decider as Australia comfortably claimed the title in an eight-wicket win.

On 24 February 2019 at Karen Rolton Oval, Ellyse Perry scored her maiden ODI century, striking an unbeaten 107 against New Zealand.

In July 2019, Ellyse Perry pulled off another all-conquering Women's Ashes campaign.

Ellyse Perry became the fourth woman to hit two consecutive Ashes Test centuries after Betty Wilson, Enid Bakewell and Claire Taylor.

Ellyse Perry was named Player of the Series in what was a comprehensive retention of the trophy for Australia.

In January 2020, Ellyse Perry was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia.

Australia held on to win by four runs, although Ellyse Perry suffered a torn hamstring while fielding which would force her to miss the rest of the tournament.

Ellyse Perry stayed on with the team in a mentor role for the remaining matches as Australia went on to claim a fifth World T20 championship by beating India in the final at the MCG.

Ellyse Perry underwent hamstring surgery in the following week, with recovery expected to take six months.

In November 2020, Ellyse Perry was nominated for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade, as well as the awards for women's ODI and T20I cricketer of the decade.

Ellyse Perry returned to international cricket on 28 March 2021 in a T20I against New Zealand at Seddon Park, contributing a score of 23 not out from 16 balls in her country's six-wicket win.

Ellyse Perry finished the match as the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in Women's Ashes history, with 1,552 runs and 68 wickets respectively.

Ellyse Perry then scored 40 in the run chase, earning Player of the Match honours in the five-wicket win.

Ellyse Perry scored 68 and put on a decisive 101-run partnership with Tahlia McGrath, before taking the wicket of Sophie Devine, in a 141-run victory against New Zealand.

Ellyse Perry was deemed fit to play in the final against England, during which she scored 17 not out from ten deliveries in a 71-run victory.

In May 2022, Ellyse Perry was named in Australia's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.

Ellyse Perry chipped in with the ball throughout the tournament to claim the wickets of key opponents, and earned widespread praise for high-quality fielding under pressure late in her team's semi-final victory against India.

Australia, and indeed Ellyse Perry, would go on to become six-time T20 world champions with a 19-run defeat of South Africa in the final at Newlands Cricket Ground.

In March 2023, Ellyse Perry was named for the 2023 Women's Ashes series.

Batting at No 3 for the first time in Test cricket, Ellyse Perry scored 99 in the first innings in the only test, followed with 25 in the second dig.

Ellyse Perry was named in the Australia squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Ellyse Perry was named in the Australia squad for the 2025 Women's Ashes series.

Ellyse Perry ended her first season for New South Wales with 66 runs at 13.20 and nine wickets at 24.00 from seven matches.

Ellyse Perry went on to win ten more WNCL championships with New South Wales.

On 5 January 2023, Ellyse Perry recorded a new WNCL high score in an 88-run win against New South Wales at the Junction Oval, making 147 from 125 balls before being run out.

Ellyse Perry scored another century two days later, finishing on 130 not out from 95 balls as Victoria pulled off a record run chase.

At the official Women's Big Bash League launch on 10 July 2015, Ellyse Perry was unveiled as the Sydney Sixers' first-ever player signing.

Ellyse Perry promoted herself up the batting order to form what would become a successful long-term opening partnership with Alyssa Healy, and the Sixers turned their fortunes around to win the next nine matches.

Ellyse Perry was recognised by commentators for taking her game to "another level", characterised by a marked increase in her strike rate to 121.21, up from 98.57 in the previous season.

Ellyse Perry was named Player of the Tournament as the Sixers claimed a third-straight minor premiership.

Ellyse Perry was instrumental in a classic semi-final at Drummoyne Oval against the Renegades on 19 January 2019, which featured a thrilling last-ball run out to tie the game, scoring 54 not out and earning Player of the Match honours.

On 21 October 2022, Ellyse Perry became the first player to captain 100 WBBL games.

Ellyse Perry returned for the Lightning the following season, earning Player of the Match honours in the team's only two wins.

In February 2020, Ellyse Perry was reported to hold a strong desire to play in the competition's future instalments.

Ellyse Perry played a key hand of 39 not out from 28 balls in an eight-wicket win over the Trent Rockets at Edgbaston, though the Phoenix would go on to fall just short of qualifying for the tournament's knockout stage.

Ellyse Perry was again retained by the Phoenix ahead of the 2023 season.

Ellyse Perry is nominated as Captain for Birmingham Phoenix in 2024.

Ellyse Perry won the second season of the WPL with RCB and won the Orange Cap for the season with 347 runs.

In cricket, Ellyse Perry is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm pace.

Ellyse Perry is a highly skilled fielder with safe hands and a strong throwing-arm.

Ellyse Perry is at her most effective when "crafting an intimidating spell in which her opponent is pinned down, pushed back and controlled by fastidious line and length" and "outfoxing the best in the business with careful planning and perfect execution".

Ellyse Perry is noted for her picturesque and technically correct batting style, generally preferring to play straight strokes down the ground.

Ellyse Perry immediately rushed to the boundary to check on the boy's welfare and directed the on-field medics to his location.

The boy, who was transported to hospital by ambulance for observation and later released, received a phone call from Ellyse Perry the following morning.

Ellyse Perry attributed this phenomenon to having broken into the setup at such a young age.

Ellyse Perry cites Michael Hussey as the cricketer she idolised most while growing up.

Across all forms of international cricket, Ellyse Perry has scored a total of 6,764 runs and taken 330 wickets during her 314-match career.

Primarily a defender, Ellyse Perry played her first match for the Australian national soccer team against Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium on 4 August 2007.

Ellyse Perry was 16 years and 9 months old at the time, having made her international cricket debut less than two weeks earlier, and scored a goal in the second minute of the match.

Ellyse Perry scored her second goal at international level in the 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup in a match against South Korea.

Ellyse Perry began playing for Canberra United at the start of the 2009 W-League season, and went on to become the joint-recipient of the 2009 W-League Young Player of the Year award with Brisbane Roar's Elise Kellond-Knight.

Ellyse Perry was selected for the Matildas squad for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.

In May 2012, Ellyse Perry was given an ultimatum by Canberra United to either quit cricket or find another W-League club.

On 13 February 2014, The Sydney Morning Herald reported Ellyse Perry had elected to play in a W-League semi-final ahead of the Women's National Cricket League final.

Ellyse Perry was named in Sydney FC's squad for the 2016 grand final but instead played a conflicting T20I match against India.

Ellyse Perry has been involved in various projects spanning several forms of media:.

Ellyse Perry is "a very private person", according to her former NSW and Australian captain and teammate Alex Blackwell.

However, Ellyse Perry herself has estimated that, up until 2017, she spent an almost-even amount of time between "training, touring and playing" versus "sponsorship and promotional work".

In 2013, Ellyse Perry was ranked by SportsPro magazine as the 36th most marketable sportsperson in the world, and the most marketable Australian athlete.

Ellyse Perry has fronted campaigns for Jockey, Hisense and Weet-Bix while taking on ambassadorial roles with Red Bull, Microsoft, and Hublot.

In 2022, Ellyse Perry collaborated with Sydney-based manufacturer JPGavan to release a new range of gear, aimed at making "cricket equipment accessible to everyone playing the game".

Ellyse Perry later confirmed on social media that her partnership with Adidas would continue, despite her switch to a different cricket supplier.