Alyssa Healy Biography

Alyssa Healy Age, Family, Biography, Net worth & More

Alyssa Jean, born on 24 March 1990, is an Australian cricketer. She plays for the Australian women’s national and New South Wales domestic cricket teams. In February 2010, she made her international debut. She is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. Her father, Greg Healy (Queensland), was also part of the Queensland team.

While her uncle Ian Healy was Australia’s Test wicket-keeper and holds the world record for most Test dismissals, her mother, Emily, is a left-handed batter. Greg Healy and Ian’s brother Ken Healy also played cricket for Queensland. Healy was first noticed in 2006 when she became the first female to compete in the New South Wales private school competition.

Childhood

Healy didn’t show any interest in cricket during her childhood. Healy moved from Queensland to Sydney. According to her alma mater curriculum, she must choose one sport. Healy chose cricket.

Family

Sandy Healy is Alyssa’s mother and Greg Healy, Alyssa’s father, was a former cricketer who played domestic cricket for the Queensland Bulls. Alyssa is the elder sister of Kareen Healy. At the age of 15, she died from cardiac arrest. Her family donated Kareen’s organs to assist other people.

Greg Healy Alyssa Healy Father

Sandy Healy Alyssa Healy Mother

Brandon Starc Alyssa Healy Brother-in-law

Kareen Healy Alyssa Healy Sister

Mitchell Starc Alyssa Healy Husband

Early Life

Alyssa was born in Queensland, Australia on 24 March 1990. Healy is part of a family with many sports players, mostly cricketers. It is a family rich in sporting culture. She was initially not interested in cricket, but she eventually moved from Queensland to Sydney and was convinced by a friend that she should try it.

Personal Life

Healy’s nickname was “Midge”, She once said that her dad gave it to her when she was a little girl. It just stuck! Healy was engaged to Mitchell Starc, a fast bowler. They were married in April 2016. Starc was a wicketkeeper when they met at age 9. Starc and Healy are the third married couple ever to play Test cricket.

Senior Domestic Debut

She made her senior debut in 2007-08 for the New South Wales Breakers, an Australian domestic one-day league. As Leonie Coleman was a wicketkeeper in the Australian team, she was used as a specialist bat in the top order. She made her debut against South Australia, scoring just 24 runs in her five innings.

International Debut

Healy was selected for the Australian Rose Bowl series against New Zealand in Feb 2010 after Jodie Fields, the incumbent wicketkeeper, sustained an injury. A statement was released by the selection committee stating that “Alyssa” has been recognized for higher honors over several years and will now have the opportunity to showcase her wicket-keeping skills as well as attacking batting on an international stage.

2010 World Twenty20

Healy was chosen for the 2010 World Twenty20 in the West Indies. She played in all matches after Fields was once again injured. Alyssa Healy took two wickets in the warm-up match and didn’t bat when Australia lost by 18 runs to New Zealand. She was not allowed to bat in the final warm-up match and didn’t make a dismissal when Australia defeated Pakistan by 82 runs.

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Records

Healy, who caught a cricket ball for 82.5m between 21 February 2019 and 2 August 2019, held the Guinness World Record. This record was created as part of a campaign marking one year before the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

Net worth 2023

Alyssa Healy’s net worth is $2 million in 2023. Her net worth is approximately Rs 15.7 crores in rupees.

Salary 2023

Alyssa Healy earns an average annual salary of INR 3 Crores. Her income is mainly derived from her contracts with Cricket Australia and WBBL.

Alyssa Healy IPL Auction

IPL 2023 Auction Player Listing. According to the Kolkata Knight Riders team Harshit Rana and Shivam, Mavi and Aaron Finch, Ajinkya Rahane, and Sheldon Jackson were released. Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana and Umesh Yadav, Pat Cummins, and Andre Russell were retained

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