Ellyse Perry: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family and Career Statistics

The world of Cricket has a huge fan following. In almost every part of the country, there are individuals who have made a career in this sector. For many years, the women cricketers can also be witnessed presenting their potential and skills in the Cricket world. And there are women sportspersons who managed to register excellent victories for their countries, thereby making it to the book of records. One such talented and excellent woman cricketer of Australia is Ellyse Perry.

Ellyse Alexandra Perry is an Australian sportsperson, who has represented her country in cricket as well in football association. On creating a debut at both National cricket team and soccer team when she was around 16, she became the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first to make an appearance in both ICC and FIFA World Cups. She is considered as the first player (male or female) to score 1000 runs and pick up 100 wickets in the T20I format. Furthermore, the individual is said to become the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer in 2019. At present, she is widely considered as one of the greatest female players ever.

Biography of Ellyse Perry

1. Real Name: Ellyse Alexandra Perry.
2. Other/Nickname: Ellyse.
3. Profession: Australian sportswoman. 
4. Famous for: Being the youngest Australian woman to play international cricket, as well the first to have appeared in both ICC and FIFA World Cups.
5. Batting: Right-Handed Bat
6. Bowling: Right-arm fast

Physical Status of Ellyse Perry

1. Height: 176 cm (5′ 9″ Feet).
2. Weight: 62 kilograms (approx.).
3. Eye Color: Brown.
4. Hair Color: Blonde.

Personal Life of Ellyse Perry

1. Date of Birth: November 3, 1990. 
2. Age: 31 (as in 2021).
3. Nationality: Australian.
4. Birthplace: Wahroonga, Australia. 
5. Hometown: Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia. 
6. School: Beecroft Public School.
7. College: Pymble Ladies College.
8. Mentor/Coach: Mark Perry.

Ellyse Perry’s Debut

1. Test: Australia Women Vs England Women at Bowral on 15 February 2008.

1. ODI: Australia Women Vs New Zealand Women at Darwin on 22 July 2007.
2. T20I: Australian Women Vs England Women at Melbourne on 1 February 2008.

Ellyse Perry’s Achievements

1. Conferred with Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the World in the years of 2016 and 2019.
2. Achieved Belinda Clark Award in the years 2016, 2018 and 2020.
3. Bagged the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year in 2017 and 2019.
4. Was recognized as ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2019.
5. Also known as Sports NSW Athlete of the Year 2019.
6. She managed to score three goals in International Soccer. 
7. She became the first player (male or female) to score 1000 runs and pick up 100 wickets in the T20I format. 
8. Also, on 11 September 2019, she became the third bowler to pick up 150 wickets in the WODI cricket.
9. She is considered as the fourth woman to hit two consecutive Ashes Test centuries after Betty Wilson, Enid Bakewell and Claire Taylor.

Family Details of Ellyse Perry

1. Marital Status: Divorced. 
2. Spouse Name: Matt Toomua (Ex-husband)
3. Spouse Profession: Australian Rugby player. 
4. Parents Names: Father – Mark Perry, Mother – Kathy Perry. 
5. Siblings: Brother- Damien Perry. 
6. Religion: Christianity.

Lesser-Known Facts about Ellyse Perry

1. Perry also played professional Football and made her International Football debut, when she was 16 years old. 
2. She is said to be the youngest player to represent Australia in both Cricket and Football World Cups.
3. While having the conflict of choosing either Football or Cricket, she chose to play cricket as she was not able to handle both the sports efficiently. 
4. The sportsperson has also written Children’s books along with Sherly Clark which consist of 4 series.
5. She tied the knot with Australian rugby player, Matt Toomua. But later announced her divorce after 5 years of marriage.
6. Perry is also said to work on the “Triple J” Radio breakfast show, along with Tom Ballard and Alex Dyson to present her segment ’Perry Good Sports Woman’.
7. In 2013, she was ranked by “SportsPro Magazine” as the 36th most marketable sportsperson in the world, and the most marketable Australian athlete.
8. She was fast-tracked into the senior Australian team for their series in July 2007, despite never playing a match at senior (non-youth) level.
9. She was a part of the Sydney FC squad that competed at the 2013 International Women’s Club Championship, which comprised women’s soccer clubs from countries like Europe, Australia, South America and Japan.
10. Once the player hit a ball into the crowd during a WBBL match against the Melbourne Stars at North Sydney Oval on 9 December 2017. The ball hit a 13-year-old boy in the face after the ball deflected from a chair. Ellyse Perry immediately rushed to the boundary to check on the boy and was transported to hospital by ambulance for observation but was later released. She phoned the boy the following morning to check on his well-being.