Alyssa Healy

Alyssa Jean Healy (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian former cricketer who played for and captained the Australian women's national team. She also played for New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL. She made her international debut in February 2010 and retired in March 2026. A right-handed batter and wicket-keeper, Healy first came to prominence in late 2006 when she became the first girl to play among boys in the private schools' competition in New South Wales. She moved up the state age group ranks and made her debut for the senior New South Wales team in the 2007–08 season. She played most of her first two seasons as a specialist batter until the 2009–10 season, where she took up the glovework on a full-time basis for her state. During the same season, she recorded her highest score of 89 not out at faster than a run a ball, and made the most dismissals of any wicket-keeper in the Women's National Cricket League. Making her international debut in the 2010 Rose Bowl series against New Zealand, Healy played 162 WT20I matches, the second most for any Australian woman, alongside playing 126 WODI matches. She currently holds the record for the most T20I dismissals as a wicket-keeper, male or female, having been involved in 126 dismissals over her career. Healy was a member of Australia's squad for the 2018 Women's World Twenty20 and won player of the tournament alongside being the leading runs scorer, with 225 runs. She was named the ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year in 2018 and 2019 alongside winning the Belinda Clark Award in 2019. Against Sri Lanka in 2019–20, she set an at-the-time record for the highest individual score in a Women's T20I match—148 not out. She was a member of the team during their seven year WODI series win-streak and six year WT20I series win-streak, including their gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Following the retirement of Meg Lanning from international competition in November 2023, Healy became the captain of the Australian women's team in all three formats. She captained Australia in ODI and Test when they achieved a 16–0 whitewash against England at the 2024–25 Women's Ashes. She announced her retirement from professional cricket in 2026.