Alyssa Healy’s Personal Details
Name: Alyssa Jean Healy
Date of Birth: 24 March 1990
Batting Style: Right-handed
Role: Wicket-keeper Batter
Alyssa Healy’s cricketing journey is a tale of talent, grit, and fearless ambition. Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, into a cricketing family—her uncle Ian Healy was Australia’s legendary Test wicketkeeper, while her father Greg Healy played at the state level—she grew up surrounded by the game. Determined to make her own mark, Healy became the first girl to play in a boys’ private schools’ cricket competition in New South Wales, an early display of the boldness that would come to define her career.
Her domestic rise was rapid, with standout performances for New South Wales from the 2007–08 season. By February 2010, she had broken into international cricket, debuting in both ODIs and T20Is against New Zealand, before making her Test debut in January 2011. On the franchise stage, she has been a cornerstone of the Sydney Sixers in the Women’s Big Bash League, represented the Northern Superchargers in The Hundred, and also leads the UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), steering them to a third-place finish in 2023 and fourth in 2024.
Alyssa Healy’s International Career
On the international front, Healy has been one of Australia’s most dynamic performers. In over 116 ODIs, she has scored 3,225 runs at an average of 34.67, including 5 centuries and the highest score of 170. That 170, struck in the 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup Final, sealed Australia’s seventh title and set the record for the highest individual score in any World Cup final, men’s or women’s. Her tournament tally of 509 runs made her the leading run-scorer and earned her the Player of the Tournament award.
Her most prolific year came in 2019, when she amassed 669 runs from 12 matches at an average of 60.81, with the highest score of 122. Though an injury kept her out of much of competitive cricket after the 2024 T20 World Cup, she returned strongly in 2025. In just 3 ODI outings this year, she has scored 114 runs, but recently against India A in the One Dayers she was phenomenal—posting scores of 14(19), 91(87), and 137(85).
Since Meg Lanning’s retirement, Healy has stepped into leadership and is named as the captain of Australia’s ODI World Cup squad in September 2025.
Yet Alyssa Healy’s impact goes far beyond numbers. With her explosive stroke play, sharp glove work, and inspiring leadership, she has redefined the role of a wicket-keeper batter. As she heads into what could be her final World Cup, she stands not only as a record-breaker but also as one of cricket’s most influential figures—capable of turning a match on its head with one audacious stroke or a single decisive dismissal.
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