Days after receiving an ultimate honor, Australian star all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner delighted fans by sharing a joyous update about her engagement on social media.
Ashleigh Gardner, 27, took to Instagram to share pictures from her engagement with her long-time girlfriend Monica. Captioning the wholesome post, she wrote, “Mrs. Gardner has a nice ring to it 💍🤍.”
While there isn’t much information available about Ashleigh Gardner’s partner in the public domain, Monica has been seen accompanying Ashleigh on various occasions, from supporting her in the stadium to spending quality time together and attending Cricket Australia awards ceremonies.
Minutes after Ashleigh shared the post on her Instagram, friends of the star all-rounder from the cricketing fraternity and beyond poured in their wishes for the couple. Alana King commented, ‘So in love with this 🤍,’ while Lauren Cheatle’s comment read, ‘Congratulations beautiful people 🤍🤍.’
Ashleigh Gardner announces her engagement💍
Congratulations you both ❤️#CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/elQBSOFHF5
— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) April 19, 2024
From 163 international games, Ashleigh has showcased her prowess by amassing 2583 runs and scalping 180 wickets across formats. As an integral part of the Australian team, she boasts an impressive record, having clinched the 2022 50-over World Cup once and the T20 World Cup thrice, while also securing Gold at the Commonwealth Games.
In domestic cricket, Ashleigh has won the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL), a 50-over competition, twice in 2016-17 and 2018-19, while also winning the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), a T20 competition, as many times in successive years (2016 and 2017).
Among several individual accolades, Ashleigh notably won the WBBL Young Gun Award back in 2016-17. She has also claimed the top honor at the Australian Cricket Awards, the Belinda Clark Medal, twice in 2022 and 2024. Recently, following a record-breaking year, Ashleigh was the only female announced as this year’s Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
