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Ellyse Alexandra Perry (born 3 November 1990) is an Australian sportswoman who made her debut for both the Australian cricket (Australia national womens cricket team) and football (soccer) teams (Australia womens national football (soccer) team) at the age of 16. She played her first cricket international in July 2007 before earning her first football cap for Australia a month later. Perry is the youngest person, male or female, to represent Australia in cricket.
Perry was fast-tracked to make her One Day International (ODI) debut for Australia against New Zealand (New Zealand national womens cricket team) before playing a single match for her state New South Wales (New South Wales Breakers) in the Womens National Cricket League (WNCL). In 2007–08, she made her debut for New South Wales and won the WNCL with them, and at the end of the season, she made her Test debut in Bowral against England (England womens cricket team). During the season, she was the player of the match in her Twenty20 international debut against England, and made her maiden ODI half-century against New Zealand.
Perry took 4/23 in the final of the 2008–09 WNCL to help New South Wales defend their title. She then took nine wickets as Australia came fourth in the 2009 World Cup (2009 Womens Cricket World Cup) held in Australia. She was ineffective during the 2009 ICC Womens World Twenty20 in England, taking only two wickets in Australias four matches.
In 2009–10, Perry took 22 wickets and scored 148 runs as New South Wales won the WNCL again. She then took 18 wickets in 10 ODIs against New Zealand at the end of the season, as the Australians won all the matches. During these matches, Perry took her maiden five-wicket ODI haul. Perry played in each of Australias matches at the 2010 World Twenty20 (2010 ICC Womens World Twenty20) in the West Indies, taking 3/18 and being named player of the match in the final as Australia defeated New Zealand by three runs to claim the title.
A defender, Perry represented Australia at the 2008 Asian Cup (2008 AFC Womens Asian Cup), and scored in one of the matches. She played for the Central Coast Mariners (Central Coast Mariners W-League) in the Australian W-League (W-League (Australia)) during the 2008-09 (W-League 2008-09) season, before transferring to Canberra United the following year.
In June 2010, Perry began her media career by hosting the soccer-related show Football Stars of Tomorrow, screened on the digital sports channel One HD.
Playername: Ellyse Perry
Female: true
Date of birth: 1990-11-03
Birth Location: Wahroonga, New South Wales, Wahroonga, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Right-arm Fast medium (Fast bowling)
Role: All-rounder
International information
National side | Australia |
Test debut | 15 February |
ODI debut | 22 July |
Domestic Team Information
2007-present | New South Wales Breakers |