Ellyse Perry Profile: Age, Date of Birth and Career Info

Ellyse Perry Personal Profile & Biography

Ellyse Perry is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium who plays for the Australian national team and also a former footballer. She is the only woman who played in both ICC and FIFA World Cup.

Ellyse Perry Family & Early Life

Parents & Siblings

Ellyse Perry was born on 3 November 1990 to Mark and Kathy Perry at the Sydney Adventist Hospital in Sydney. She hails from a family of sports, as her father was a former competitive cricketer, squash player and later, a math teacher. Her mother was a professional swimmer and later a general practitioner. She has an elder brother as well named Damien Perry, who himself used to play both cricket and football. Given her background, it’s no surprise she herself turned out to be a dual-athlete.

Hometown & Sporting Roots

Perry was raised in Ku-ring-gai suburbs of Wahroonga and West Pymble. Ever since she was a kid, she used to play cricket and football with her brother and this fueled her desire for both the sports. Other than these two sports, she also played tennis, touch football, golf and participated in athletics as well.

Ellyse Perry Education & Sporting Beginnings

Perry was enrolled into Beecroft Primary School and later the Pymble Ladies’ College. She played both cricket and football during her school life and also indulged in tennis, touch football, golf and athletics. During her school time, she was the school’s Sports Captain, Athletics Captains and Cricket Captain. In her early formative years, she was primarily coached by her father. Later on, she was coached by Lisa Keightley and Matthew Hoggard for cricket and Alen Stajcic and Tony Gustavsson for football.

Ellyse Perry Sports Career Overview

Domestic & WBBL Journey

Perry made her debut in both cricket and football just a few days apart from each other when she was just 16. In January 2007, she played for New South Wales in an interstate U-19 tournament where she scored 74 runs and clinched 3 wickets. However, her Women’s National Cricket League debut was in the 2007-08 season against South Australia for New South Wales. Her first dismissal was Karen Rolton, who at the time was the number one batter in the world. She has a total of 11 WCNL titles with New South Wales.

In the Women’s Big Bash league (WBBL), she was the first signing of Sydney Sixers in the inaugural season and their first captain. In total, as of mid-2025, she has scored over 4600 runs and has taken over 70 wickets. Albeit she isn’t as successful in the WBBL as she is in WCNL, she’s still one of the tournament’s best players. In the Women's Premier League (WPL) she lifted the trophy for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) under Smriti Mandhana's captaincy.

International Debut & Milestones

Perry made her debut for the national side against New Zealand at Darwin on 22 July 2007 at just 16 years of age, which made her the youngest-ever (both male and female) Australian cricketer. She made her T20I debut against England on 1 February 2008 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Her Test debut also came a few days later against England at Bowral on 15 February 2008. She was called up to play for the national team even before she played an official domestic senior match at just 16. She became the first-ever player to reach 100 T20I wickets and 1000 runs.

She also scored a Test double-century and holds the record for the best bowling figures by an Australian woman in ODI history. She has also won a total of 8 ICC trophies, including 2 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup and 6 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup titles. She has had a legendary cricketing career which makes her one of the greatest female cricketers of all time.

Football Highlights

Perry played as a defender and she debuted for the Matildas against Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Stadium on 4 July 2007 which was astonishingly merely two weeks after her international cricket debut. In her debut match, she scored a goal just two minutes into the game, showing unbelievable prowess in both sports. She scored her second goal for the national side in the 2008 AFC Women’s Asian Cup against South Korea.

On 15 November 2008, she made her W-League debut for Central Coast Mariners. At the start of the 2008 W-League season, she joined Canberra United and won the Young Player of the Year season. She also represented her country in the 2011 FIFA World Cup which made her the only woman ever to play in both ICC and FIFA World Cup.

She scored a fantastic long-range goal against Sweden in the tournament as well. However, she couldn’t continue with both sports and ultimately chose cricket due to major conflicts arising from the schedules. She played her last W-League game for Sydney FC in December 2015.

Ellyse Perry Personal Life & Relationships

Marriage & Partner

Perry was dating Australian rugby union player Matt To’ouma and they publicly announced it in 2013. In 2013, they got engaged and tied the knot on 20 December 2015. The couple did not have any children. They separated in 2020 and the public announcement was made in July of that year, and got divorced after a short while. Currently, Ellyse Perry is single and not in any public relationship.

Past Relationships

In 2021, there were rumors that Perry was dating AFL player Nat Fyfe. However, their relationship also ended in 2022 according to reports and currently, Perry is known to be single.

Ellyse Perry Off-Field Ventures & Modelling

Perry has collaborated with some of the most renowned brands in her career. She has a long-standing collaboration with Adidas, L’Oreal Paris, Jockey with whom she signed a deal as a brand ambassador in 2013, Fox Sports, Red Bull, Sanitarium, Toyota and more. She joined Fox Sports in 2018 as a commentator and analyst for TV and online media.

She also has co-authored children’s sports books, has appeared in TV and radio shows, and launched her own product line - STAPLE Cricket Gear. She is also a keynote presenter and public speaker in her home country. Not only is she an all-rounder in cricket, not only is she an all-rounder in sports, she is an all-rounder off the field as well.

Her Instagram handle, @ellyseperry, currently has 2.6M followers, where she posts about her lifestyle and travels, brand collaborations and cricket as well.

Ellyse Perry Injuries & Fitness Management

Despite having a fantastic career in sports, Perry wasn’t free of injuries. She suffered from a hamstring injury in January 2017 while participating in the WBBL. She also suffered from a hamstring tear during the 2020 T20 World Cup which forced her to retire from the rest of the tournament.

She underwent surgery for her hamstring the very next week. She had to be sidelined for six months. Another notable injury of hers was in 2024 when she suffered from a stress fracture in her left ankle. This meant that she would be out for about 12 weeks, but she later said that she used the time to improve some of her run-up styles and change up some mechanical elements of her game to be better equipped.

Her fitness regimen includes diligent rehab, technical refinement, and mental resilience. She trains under experts and uses the rehabilitation time to focus on her weaknesses and the cause of the injuries in the first place, emphasizing tweaking those to her advantage. She is quite resilient and despite some major setbacks, has made timely recoveries.

Ellyse Perry Net Worth & Earnings

While Perry’s net worth isn’t publicly known, it is estimated to be in the ballpark of USD $14 million (117 crore) as of 2025. She currently holds a contract with Cricket Australia which nets her around $200,000 per year but it could be as high as $350,000 per year. She also earns around $100,000 from her contract with Sydney Sixers. She was bought for Rs 1.7 crore (~$205,000) by RCB for the WPL. Other than that, she also charges $70,000-$100,000 per deal for brand collaborations and endorsements and her Instagram posts also earn her quite a hefty sum.

Ellyse Perry Awards, Honors & Achievements

Trivia & Fun Facts

Her nickname is “Pez”.

She is the youngest ever Australian to play international cricket at just 16 years of age.

She is a “coffee aficionado” and owns several cafes along with her ex-husband.

She published her first non-fiction book, Perspective, in 2019.

She was the most marketable athlete in 2013 by SportsPro Magazine.

She studied Bachelor in Economic and Social Sciences from University of Sydney.

She has been friends with fellow teammate Alyssa Healy ever since they were kids and used to play cricket together.

She is the first woman ever to play in both ICC and FIFA World Cups.

She was ranked #1 by ESPN in the list of the top 25 women’s cricketers of the 21st century and she is the most decorated women’s player in the history of the game.