Ellyse Perry: ‘In a small way playing a role in the evolution of women’s sport has been the biggest highlight’
Ellyse Perry isn’t comfortable being labelled the face of Aussie cricket. It just isn’t in her nature to take that credit.
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Ellyse Perry isn’t comfortable being labelled the face of Aussie cricket.
It just isn’t in her nature to take that credit.
“I’m not sure if I would be particularly OK with that,” she tells the latest issue of GQ Australia.
Perry and her Southern Stars teammates were due to take on England overnight in the third and final one-day international match on their tour of the UK.
The right-handed batswoman blasted 62 runs from 79 deliveries in the second ODI last Friday to top score for the Aussies and guide them to an unbeatable 2-0 series lead.
The 28-year-old is arguably one of the best female cricket players in the world and has been a major player in the movement for equality in not just her sport but across the board.
“In a small way playing a role in the evolution of women’s sport has been the biggest highlight and something I’ll value for a long time,” she said. “When I am well and truly past it, it will be nice to turn on the TV or go down to a match and see how much bigger the sport has become since I left it.”
Perry continued, acknowledging the “watershed era for women’s sport in the last couple of years” while singled out Cathy Freeman as a pioneer.
She argued Australia has “always had, dotted throughout history, some exceptional female athletes and, at times, teams that have captured people’s attention, being big parts of our sporting culture and society”.
Originally published as Ellyse Perry: ‘In a small way playing a role in the evolution of women’s sport has been the biggest highlight’
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