Ellyse Perry (T20 cricket) was part of Australia’s 15-player squad that made its Commonwealth Games debut in 2022, however injury prevented her from taking the field in any of Australia’s five matches in Birmingham.

Ellyse is Australia’s most prolific player in the T20 format, having played over 140 internationals, taken over 120 wickets and scored over 1800 runs.

The all-rounder was first named in the NSW under-19 team soon after turning 16. She was then fast-tracked into the national team, becoming the youngest Australian to play international cricket in the Rose Bowl series against New Zealand in 2007 despite never having played a domestic match at senior level. Perry had already played senior football for the Matildas and represented Australia at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2011, though she was forced to make a choice between the two sports the following year.

Perry’s 213 not out in a day-night Test against England at North Sydney Oval in 2017 remains the highest score by an Australian player in a women’s Test. In December 2020, she was named ICC Female Player of the Decade, as well as the women’s one-day international and T20 cricketer of the decade.