Ellyse Perry Bio, Family, Married, Husband, Kids, Salary, and Net Worth

Ellyse Perry, aka Ellyse Alexandra Perry, is the 1st Australian sportswoman who has actively and supported her country internationally in sports, cricket, and association football. She came up with his first appearance within two weeks.

Like many stars, Ellyse rose to stardom after having a relationship with a celebrity partner, Matt Toomua. Toomua is a successful rugby union player who has played for Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby plus Australia.

Moreover, Ellyse and Matt have been in a long-term relationship, but they have maintained a low-key relationship, and until now, they haven’t announced anything about their marriage. To know Ellyse’s personal and professional life, read this article till the end.

Early Life of Ellyse

The superstar cricket player was born on 3 November 1990 in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia. Likewise, she is an Australian native, and her ethnicity is Caucasian ethnicity. She follows the Christian religion, and her sun sign is Scorpio.

Similarly, she was raised by her father, Mark Perry, and mother, Kathy Perry, alongside her brother named Damien Perry.

Further, Perry attended Beecroft Public School for her school studies. Then, she enrolled at Pymble Ladies College and graduated in the year 2008.

After that, the athlete went to the University of Sydney and began studying economics and social science. She had already started playing various sports during her school days, such as athletics, golf, cricket, tennis, touch football, soccer, etc.

Additionally, the star got into the championship of the college’s athletics and the cricket groups when she was in Pymble. After she got sixteen years old, New South Wales drafted her in January 2007 for the under-nineteen interstate tournament.

There, Perry did a very great job and even won all 3 games. After a month, they chose her as a member of the Australian Youth team for a New Zealand tour; however, she underperformed there. Then, Ellyse became fast-tracked for the senior national group.

Career Overview

As a cricketer,

On 22 July 2007, Ellyse made her 1-day international (ODI) appearance opposite to New Zealand in Darwin as a national team player. Eventually, she turned to be the youngest Australian female ODI cricketer.

Then, the star appeared 1st in the ‘Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), from the side of ‘New South Wales’ at the time of Australian summers from 2007 to 2008.

Furthermore, Perry made her batting appearance in the 2nd game of the double-header and became the youngest Australian Test cricketer ever on 15 February 2008 at seventeen.

As a result, she got the name of the ‘Player of the Match’ in the ‘World Twenty20’, finishing in 2010, where Australia was the winner of the series.

Ellyse was the opening bowler in the ‘ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup’ in 2013 in India. The player became the captain of her ‘Sydney Sixers’ group in the 1st period of the ‘Twenty20 Women’s Big Bash Union’ in 2015 and ended at the 2nd spot.

On 17 November 2018, she was in opposition to India in the ‘ICC Women’s World Twenty20’.

More On Career, as a footballer

On 4 August 2007, the professional footballer started her first international as a soccer player with a perfect game for the Olympics, opposite to Hong Kong. Thus, she went to ‘Canberra United’ for the ‘W-League’ season in 2009.

In the same year, she shared the ‘Young Player of the Year Award’ with Elise Kellond-Knight of ‘Brisbane Roar.’ In 2011, Perry was then present at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany.

Even she became the 1st Australian woman to show the nation in a senior ‘World Cup’ series for 2 sports. In 2012, the chief executive of ‘Canberra United FC,’ Heather Reid, questioned Perry to select between soccer and cricket.

Besides, Ellyse was the host of the ‘Triple J’ radio breakfast portion ‘Perry Good Sports Woman. ‘SportsPro’ magazine gave her the name of being the most marketable Australian athlete and the thirty-sixth-most marketable sportsperson in the world in 2013.

She was present in a ‘Jockey’ underwear commercial and contributed to a series of kid’s books that showed her as a young sports expert in the year 2016.

Married Life with Matt Toomua

The 31 years old, gorgeous lady is happily married to his longtime boyfriend, Matt Toomua. The lovely couple got married and had their wedding in 2015 at an intimate wedding ceremony in front of their friends and family.

The lovebird was in a romantic relationship for a long time but announced their relationship on 24 October 2013 at the ‘John Eales Medal’ ceremony.

And, the duo is a perfect match made in heaven and looks beautiful together. She often uploaded pictures of themselves on her Instagram account.

In an interview, Ellyse stated that he has been very supportive and has made her better. Even she revealed that she needs people around her to remind her that small things matter too. Now, she is a role model, and he has helped her to be one.

In addition to this, the professional footballer has explained that Matt has had wonderful experiences in his life and his Career, and she feels more settled together. Also, she knows that the pair want to achieve things in life, and they will do it together on this beautiful journey. 

What’s Her Net Worth?

Being a successful and sensational athlete, Ellyse Perry has earned a good amount of money throughout her long professional Career.

She has a stunning net worth of around $14 million as of 2021, and her salary is outrageous as it is around 72,000 dollars minimum. The salary of Australian female players has increased recently up to 80 percent, and she is an ace of the Australian National team and among the highest earnings one.

Recently, the deal between Cricket Australian and Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) has caused an increase in female players to pay rise from 7.5 million to 55.2 million dollars. Also, she earns from sponsorships and has urged females to follow their dreams.

More than that, the competitor earns about 42,000 to 92,000 dollars per year from Adidas, which adds to her net worth.

Still, she is active and has earned a good sum of money from the interviews, endorsements, several shows, collaborations, and many more.