Published: Oct 28, 2015, 01:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 28, 2015, 01:21 PM (IST)
Ellyse Perry, Australia‘s star woman cricketer who also played football for Australia bagged the prestigious ‘Outstanding Woman in Sport’ award yesterday in Sydney. It was one of the awards in ‘I Support Women in Sport’ awards. Perry is arguably one of the the best women cricketers the world has seen. She is probably the best all-rounder in women’s cricket currently. The 24-year-old was instrumental in helping Australia win Women’s Ashes 2015. She played in FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 and thus became the first Australian woman to represent her nation in a World Cup in two sports; in this case cricket and football. Women’s Ashes 2015: Ellyse Perry pleased with her bowling
In a conversation with Sydney morning Herald, James Sutherland, Cricket Australia chief executive said, “It is a great recognition of Ellyse’s dedication and commitment on the field, including her achievements recently with the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars and being named player of the series in their successful Women’s Ashes campaign. It is also a credit to how she conducts herself off the field. She is always generous with her time encouraging young athletes and girls around the country to grow their skills and realise no dream is too big… Sport plays a wonderful role in motivating and inspiring people to lead active, healthy lifestyles, and we are proud of Ellyse and her Southern Stars teammates as role models on and off the field.” Southern Stars (Australia Women’s cricket team) is the number one team in the world today in all formats viz. Tests, ODIs and T20Is and Perry has contributed chiefly to make her team the top ranked side today. READ: Brett Lee, Michael Hussey, Ellyse Perry to be part of Straight Drive Cricket Academy in Kolkata
