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Cricket · All-rounder
Ellyse Perry
Cricket Australia lists Perry as a right-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler.
AustraliaBorn 3 November 1990
Current statusEllyse Perry remained an active Australia all-rounder as of the latest Cricket Australia profile checked on 17 September 2026. In February 2026 she said she had no fixed international end point and wanted to remain involved while contributing to the team.
The verified profile
Perry’s career offers an unusually broad way to consider sporting commitment. She debuted in Australia’s ODI side before turning 17 and also represented the country at a football World Cup, while cricket became the longer international canvas. A high-grade hamstring injury ended her 2020 home T20 World Cup, yet she reached 300 Australia cricket internationals in 2024. The ICC’s decade awards recognise that exceptional cross-format contribution.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5How to read the player
Perry’s all-round contribution is quantified across formats rather than by a single specialty: 4,581 ODI runs and 166 ODI wickets, plus 1,006 Test runs and 39 Test wickets, in the September 2026 profile. Reaching 300 Australia internationals in 2024 supports the scale of that involvement. Her ICC decade honours across overall, ODI and T20I categories recognize this cross-format record of batting and bowling service.
Original analysis by SportsHub4U verification deskCareer, life and public work
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Matches
International Test appearances shown on Cricket Australia’s profile.
Runs
Test runs shown on Cricket Australia’s profile.
Wickets
Test wickets shown on Cricket Australia’s profile.
Matches
ODI appearances shown on Cricket Australia’s profile.
Runs
ODI runs shown on Cricket Australia’s profile.
Wickets
ODI wickets shown on Cricket Australia’s profile.
Matches
T20I appearances shown on Cricket Australia’s profile.
Wickets
T20I wickets shown on Cricket Australia’s profile.
Personal background
Perry was born on 3 November 1990 in Wahroonga, New South Wales. Cricket Australia records that she became Australia’s youngest senior international cricketer when she made her ODI debut in July 2007 before turning 17; she also represented Australia in a football World Cup.
Professional journey
Perry’s international cricket debut came in July 2007, followed by her T20I and Test debuts in 2008. She developed from a bowling-led all-rounder into an established dual-discipline performer, reached 300 Australia internationals in January 2024 and was due to become the first Australian woman to reach 350 games in February 2026.
Playing career
Perry has been part of Australia’s long period of global success. Cricket Australia stated at her 300-game milestone that she had contributed to six T20 World Cup wins, two ODI World Cup titles and a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Her profile records 15 Tests, 168 ODIs and 174 T20Is, with substantive returns in both batting and bowling.
Playing style
Cricket Australia identifies Perry as a right-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler. The profile records contributions with both bat and ball across international formats; no further stylistic label is used here.
To read batting, bowling and dismissal notation separately, explore the cricket scorecard glossary or the run out versus stumped guide. Contextual references reopened 14 October 2026. Test, ODI and T20I figures retain their separate 17 September 2026 scope, not current totals. The 2020 injury and 2022 selection account are historical, not a current-health assessment. The February 2026 milestone preview and international-future remarks are dated reporting, not a fresh activity or retirement check. ICC decade awards were announced in December 2020 for 1 January 2011 to 7 October 2020, not a new 2026 award. The rules guides explain notation and bowler credit; they do not describe a particular Perry dismissal.
Setbacks and comebacks
A high-grade right-hamstring injury ruled Perry out of the remainder of the home 2020 T20 World Cup. Her Cricket Australia profile also records an omission from the T20 XI early in 2022 before a later return in that format.
Post-playing work
No post-playing role is included because Perry remained an active international player in the 2026 Cricket Australia material reviewed for this dossier.
Public ventures and foundations
No verified public venture included
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- ODI debut
Made her Australia ODI debut against New Zealand.
Cricket Australia - Test debut
Made her Test debut for Australia.
Cricket Australia - T20 World Cup final performance
Took 3/18 and was Player of the Match in Australia’s final win over New Zealand.
Cricket Australia - ODI World Cup winner
Played a key role in Australia’s 2013 World Cup win and took 3/19 in the final.
International Cricket Council - Hamstring injury
Was ruled out of the remainder of the home T20 World Cup with a high-grade right-hamstring injury.
Cricket Australia - 300th international
Reached 300 Australia internationals in the T20I win over India in Mumbai.
Cricket Australia
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
ICC Female Player of the Decade
Won the ICC’s overall women’s award for the 2011–2020 assessment period.
ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Decade
Won the ICC’s ODI award for the 2011–2020 assessment period.
ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Decade
Won the ICC’s T20I award for the 2011–2020 assessment period.
ICC Women's T20 World Cup final Player of the Match
Took 3/18 in Australia’s 2010 final win over New Zealand.
300 Australia internationals
Reached her 300th international for Australia in a T20I victory over India.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01Cricket Australia
Ellyse Perry
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 02Cricket Australia
CA Congratulates Ellyse Perry on 300 international matches
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 03Cricket Australia
350 & counting: Constant evolution keeps Perry hungry
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 04International Cricket Council
Ellyse Perry claims top honours in ICC Awards of the Decade
Accessed 2026-09-17 - 05Cricket Australia
Perry bad news: Aussies confirm the worst for Ellyse
Accessed 2026-09-17