Ashleigh Gardner: Biography, Age, Height, Achievements, Family, and Career Statistics

Professional Australian women’s cricketer Ashleigh Katherine Gardner was born on April 15, 1997. Ashleigh Gardner has made a strong debut as an aggressive middle-order hitter and a capable off-break bowler.

There was a turning point in Gardner’s life in 2015. As Gardner captained New South Wales to victory and the highest run total in the Cricket Australia under-18 Championships, she was hailed as a “child genius” by the media. As time passed, she broke barriers by becoming the first woman of Indigenous descent to win Australia’s Lord Taverners Indigenous Player of the Year award.

While competing for the New South Wales Breakers in the 2016–17 domestic season, she kept her form and contributed 98 runs and nine wickets in five games. She was promptly called up for national duty by the Southern Stars, and she made her T20I and ODI debuts against New Zealand in the first few months of 2017. She played a crucial role in Australia’s victorious World Cup campaign and following Ashes’ victory in the same year. She continued to dominate the WBBL with a 414 batting average for Sydney Sixers in the second season of the league’s existence.

With her extensive background in the sport and abundant talent with the bat and the ball, Gardner quickly becomes a fan favorite as Australia seeks to recapture the World T20 crown. She was purchased by the Gujarat Giants at the inaugural WPL auction in February 2023 for a total of 3.2 crores (about $500,000).

Biography of Ashleigh Gardner

1. Real Name: Ashleigh Katherine Gardner
2. Other/Nickname: Aka, Ash, Gardner
3. Profession: Australian Cricketer
4. Famous for: All-rounder
5. Net Worth: $1 Million
6. Salary: $300,000
7. Monthly Income: N/A
8. Website Url: N/A
9. Instagram Handle: @ashleigh_gardner97

Physical Status

1. Height: 5 Feet 11 Inches
2. Weight: 60 kg
3. Body Measurements: N/A
4. Eye Colour: Brown
5. Hair Colour: Blonde

Personal Life:

1. Date Of Birth: April 15, 1997
2. Place Of Birth: Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
3. Nationality: Australian
4. Hometown: Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
5. School: Kinross Wolaroi School
6. College: N/A
7. Highest Education qualification: N/A

Family Statistics –

• Marital Status: Married
• Husband / Spouse: Bridget Patterson
• Children: N/A
• Parents: Father- Jim Gardner, Mother- Katherine
• Siblings: Brother- Aaron
• Religion: Christianity
• Other Hobbies: N/A

Career Statistics-

Test Debut: July 18, 2019, v England

ODI Debut: March 2, 2017, v New Zealand

T20 Debut: February 17, 2017, v New Zealand

Achievements –

• As of 2015, Ash is the best player in Imparja; hence he wins the Imparja Cup.
• recipient of the WBBL Young Gun Award for 2016–17; 2018 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final MVP Award
• Victor of 2022 The 2022–2023 Women’s Big Bash League’s Belinda Clark Award for Best Player
• Ten of Gardner’s opponents’ wickets fell in six of her games at the ICC Women’s World Twenty20.
• When helping Australia to an eight-wicket victory over England at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, she took 3/22 and scored 32 not out, earning her the title of Player of the Final.

Here are some lesser-known facts about Ashleigh Gardner

• Gardner was a student at Picnic Point High. Her mother’s Muruwari heritage makes her an Indigenous Australian, and she used that to inspire her to found the Ashleigh Gardner Foundation, whose stated mission is to “increase the number of Aboriginal children who complete high school.”
• In her first ever international cricket at-bat, She made headlines when she became the first woman to hit a six in international cricket during her very first at-bat. That alone was proof of her fierce mentality and incredible hitting power during the game.
• Bridget Patterson is the other half of Ashleigh Gardner. Even Bridget has taken up the sport of cricket. She moves at a moderate pace and hits predominantly with her right hand.
• At the Junction Oval against India during the Tri-Nation Series on February 8, 2020, Gardner scored 93 runs off 57 balls. This is her highest score in a Twenty20 International.
• Gardner scored great innings of 48 not out from 18 balls and 3/15 with the ball during a 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup group stage match against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve.
• She then went on to score 25 runs off 15 deliveries and take 3/16 off of three overs with the ball in the gold medal game, a nine-run triumph over India at Edgbaston.

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