Australia All-rounder Perry Signs For Hampshire

Australia world Ellyse Perry has signed arsenic an overseas subordinate for Hampshire successful nan inaugural Women's T20 Blast.

The 34-year-old all-rounder has won 2 World Cups, six ICC Women's World Twenty20 championships and a Commonwealth Games golden badge pinch Australia.

Perry is simply a two-time victor of nan Rachel Heyhoe Flint Trophy, awarded to nan champion female world cricketer of nan year, and was named ICC Women's Cricketer of nan Decade for nan 2010s.

Also a erstwhile Australia world footballer, she played successful each 7 matches of her side's historical 16-0 whitewash of England successful nan Women's Ashes earlier this year.

Perry will subordinate up pinch nan Hawks successful July and will beryllium disposable for six matches successful nan Blast, arsenic good arsenic 2 One-Day Cup fixtures.

"I'm really looking guardant to joining nan Hampshire squad this summer," she told nan club's website., external

"The nine has been a leader wrong nan women's crippled for nan past 10 years and I'm excited to person nan opportunity to subordinate nan squad astatine specified an breathtaking clip for home cricket successful England.

"There's ever a awesome ambiance astatine Utilita Bowl and I can't hold to locomotion retired arsenic portion of nan location squad for nan first clip connected Sunday, 6 July."

Perry has earned 337 world caps crossed each formats for Australia successful 17 years, pinch 323 of those appearances coming successful one-day internationals and T20 internationals.

She has scored 4,187 runs and taken 166 wickets successful ODIs, arsenic good arsenic 2,173 runs and 126 wickets successful T20s.

Since nan commencement of her profession successful 2007, Perry has represented New South Wales, Loughborough Lightning and Supernovas. She presently plays for Victoria successful Australia, Birmingham Phoenix successful The Hundred and Royal Challengers Bengaluru successful nan Women's Premier LEague.

She has won 11 Women's National League titles and 2 Big Bash League titles.

Perry earned 18 world caps for nan Matildas arsenic a footballer, scoring 3 goals, and played astatine nan 2011 Women's World Cup successful Germany.