11 Facts About Elyse Villani

Elyse Jayne Villani was born on 6 October 1989 and is an Australian cricketer who played for the Australia national women's team from 2009 to 2019.

Elyse Villani has played domestic cricket for various teams in both the Women's National Cricket League and the Women's Big Bash League.

Elyse Villani played for the Australia under-21 side in 2008.

Elyse Villani was one of six members of the under-21 team to be named in Australia's 30-player preliminary squad for the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup, but she was not in the final squad for the tournament.

Elyse Villani made her international cricket debut for Australia in 2009 in a Women's Twenty20 International against New Zealand.

Elyse Villani was part of the Victorian team that won the inaugural Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup and part of Australia's team for the 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20, but she lost her place in the national team after the tournament.

Elyse Villani played for Australia in the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.

Elyse Villani helped Australia win their final group match, scoring 90 runs from 54 balls against Pakistan.

Elyse Villani was one of the biggest boundary-hitters of the Australian team, who made it to the final against England, which they won.

In January 2022, Elyse Villani was named in Australia's A squad for their series against England A, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.

Elyse Villani came out as lesbian in 2015, the second member of the Australian team to do so after Alex Blackwell.