Alyssa Healy
A fearless wicketkeeper-batter who redefined aggression at the top of the order and became the most decorated player in women's cricket history.
Born 1990 (age 36)·Australian cricketer·Birthday: March 24·Millennials
Biography
Alyssa Healy didn't just play cricket; she attacked it with a audacity that changed the women's game. The niece of legendary wicketkeeper Ian Healy, she forged her own, more explosive path. Taking the gloves for Australia, her lightning-quick stumpings became routine, but it was with the bat that she authored legend. Opening the innings in white-ball cricket, Healy combined surgical precision with raw power, her back-foot punches and lofted drives dismantling bowling attacks. Her pinnacle came in the 2020 T20 World Cup final at a packed MCG, where a blistering 75 off 39 balls sealed the title and announced women's cricket's arrival as a major spectacle. A central figure in Australia's era of dominance, she captained the side to multiple trophies, retiring as a multi-format World Cup winner and the standard-bearer for a generation of fearless cricketers.
Millennials
1981–1996
The first digital natives. Grew up with the internet, came of age during 9/11 and the 2008 crash. Highly educated, deeply indebted, slower to marry and buy houses. Redefined work, identity, and what it means to be an adult.
Alyssa was born in 1990, placing them squarely in the Millennials. The events that shaped this generation — the internet revolution, 9/11, and the 2008 financial crisis — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Alyssa Was Born
The biggest hits of 1990
#1 Movie
Home Alone
Best Picture
Dances with Wolves
#1 TV Show
Roseanne
Alyssa's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1990Born
Hubble Space Telescope launched; Germany reunifies
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.80/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Hold On" — Wilson PhillipsBest Picture: Dances with Wolves
1995Started school
Oklahoma City bombing; Windows 95 released
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $96,500Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Gangsta's Paradise" — CoolioBest Picture: Braveheart
2003Became a teenager
US invades Iraq; Human Genome Project completed
Gas: $1.59/galHome: $146,000Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"In Da Club" — 50 CentBest Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2006Could drive
Twitter launches; Pluto reclassified as dwarf planet
Gas: $2.59/galHome: $174,700Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Bad Day" — Daniel PowterBest Picture: The Departed
2008Could vote
Barack Obama elected first Black US president; financial crisis
Gas: $3.27/galHome: $153,100Min wage: $6.55/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Low" — Flo RidaBest Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
2011Turned 21
Osama bin Laden killed; Arab Spring sweeps the Middle East
Gas: $3.53/galHome: $138,400Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Rolling in the Deep" — AdeleBest Picture: The Artist
2020Turned 30
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down the world
Gas: $2.17/galHome: $248,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Blinding Lights" — The WeekndBest Picture: Nomadland
2026Age 36 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Scored a match-winning 75 in the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup final, leading Australia to victory in front of over 86,000 fans at the MCG.
- Holds the record for the highest individual score in a Women's ODI World Cup final, with 170 against England in 2022.
- Won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup four times (2010, 2012, 2018, 2020) and the ODI World Cup twice (2013, 2022) with Australia.
- Named the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year in 2019 and the ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year in 2018 and 2019.
- Became the first wicketkeeper to effect 100 dismissals in Women's T20 International cricket.
Did You Know?
She is married to Australian men's fast bowler Mitchell Starc.
Her uncle is former Australian Test wicketkeeper Ian Healy.
She initially pursued a career in soccer and was part of the NSW Institute of Sport program for the sport.
She once took a hat-trick of stumpings in a Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) match for the Sydney Sixers.
Her nickname is 'Midge'.
“I just see the ball and hit it. It's not rocket science.”
