We will continue to update information on Ellyse Perry’s parents. [172] Despite being named Player of the Tournament in WBBL|04 as an opener, she remained in the middle-order for Australia's T20I team which prompted debate among commentators. Later she joined Canberra United football club. [81], In January 2020, Perry was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia. Mark Perry was the cricket coach for Ellyse Perry. ", "Why Perry is batting low down at the World Cup", "Ashes: Ellyse Perry has Aussies on target", "Ellyse Perry faultless as Australia inches closer to Ashes victory", "Ellyse Perry is a joy to watch. Perry instinctively stuck out her right foot, deflecting the ball to a fielder at mid-on and preventing a boundary, securing a three-run victory and Australia's first T20 world championship title. Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first. [127], The Sixers entered WBBL|05 as "hot favourites",[128][129][130] but they lost five-straight games in the back-half of the tournament and missed out on qualifying for finals for the first time after Perry sustained a shoulder injury. Her participation in many successful teams at international and domestic level across cricket's primary formats has led to winning six world championships with Australia, eleven WNCL championships with New South Wales, and two WBBL championships with the Sydney Sixers. [114] The Sixers would go on to beat the Perth Scorchers in the final, with Perry present in person to accept the team's maiden championship trophy. [197] She began playing for Canberra United at the start of the 2009 W-League season,[198] and went on to become the joint-recipient of the 2009 W-League Young Player of the Year award with Brisbane Roar's Elise Kellond-Knight. [55][56], At the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, Perry was named Player of the Match against South Africa for scoring 41 not out off 29 balls in a six-wicket victory. She took 6/32 in the second innings and finished with overall match figures of 9/70 off 30 overs in the 161-run win. All-rounder who made her test debut for Australia in 2008, in a match against England. [117] In the final on 4 February 2018, against the Scorchers again, she made 36 not out and hit the winning runs to secure the Sixers' second-consecutive title. [82] On 2 March, coming into what was effectively a knockout quarter-final match against New Zealand at the Junction Oval under an injury cloud, she put on a valuable 32-run stand with Rachael Haynes late in the first innings. In the final against the West Indies, after repeated unsuccessful attempts to make it through her delivery stride, she bowled her full allotment of ten overs and took 3/19 to help Australia win by 114 runs. Perry is the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first to have appeared in both ICC and FIFA World Cups. See Ellyse Perry's spouse, children, sibling and parent names. 654.2k Followers, 493 Following, 284 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Ellyse Perry (@ellyseperry) As of now, she pursuing both sports. [86][87][88], Perry underwent hamstring surgery in the following week, with recovery expected to take six months. The apparent pain through which Perry performed earned her the moniker of "Australia's limping hero" [46] and garnered plaudits for showing unbreakable spirit through adversity.