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My Take
Ellyse Perry is, frankly, one of the most astonishing athletes I have ever read about. Debuting for Australia in both cricket and soccer at sixteen, and becoming the first Australian to appear in both an ICC and a FIFA World Cup, she did the kind of thing most people cannot manage in a single sport, let alone two. Being named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2020 only underlines it. What moves me is how completely she dismantles the idea of limits, doing it all from a 169 cm frame and sheer will. She is living proof that excellence in women's sport answers to no ceiling, and I admire her without reservation.
Overview
Ellyse Alexandra Perry (born 3 November 1990) is an Australian International cricketer and former soccer player. Having debuted for both the national cricket and national soccer team at the age of 16, she is the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first to appear in both ICC and FIFA World Cups.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ellyse Perry
- Name (Japanese)
- エリーズ・ペリー
- Reading
- えりーず・ぺりー
- Born
- November 3, 1990 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 169 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / cricketer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2020 Wisden Cricketer of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Cricketer — see all → · More people from Australia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.