Alyssa Jean Healy

About Alyssa Jean Healy

Alyssa Jean Healy thrives on the biggest stages.

The Sydney-born wicketkeeper-batter quickly ascended through the ranks of New South Wales representation before earning a debut with the Breakers for the 2007-08 domestic season.

Early in her career, she temporarily set aside wicketkeeping duties during her first two seasons to focus on refining her top-order batting skills.

By the 2009-10 campaign, Healy had returned to her natural role behind the stumps, delivering a breakout performance with an 89 not out and claiming the WNCL’s leading dismissals tally.

Her national career launched at age 19 during the 2010 Rose Bowl Series against New Zealand, followed months later by a pivotal role in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 in the West Indies, where Australia secured its first title.

The 2012 India tour showcased some of her finest international efforts, highlighted by a career-high 90 in a T20 match at Vizag.

Healy continued to build her legacy as part of consecutive ICC Women’s World Twenty20 champion squads in Sri Lanka (2012) and Bangladesh (2014), plus the ICC Women’s World Cup triumph in India (2013).

Her WBBL journey began in the inaugural season (2015) with Sydney Sixers, following a historic Ashes revival for Australia over England.

In 2018, Healy earned ICC T20 Player of the Year honors, pivotal in Australia’s fourth World T20 success.

Her leadership shone during the 2020 T20 World Cup final, where she was Player of the Match in Australia’s MCG victory over India.

2022 marked a career zenith, with a match-winning 170 against England in the World Cup final in Christchurch.

That same year, she assumed the vice-captaincy of Australia after Rachael Haynes’ retirement and took charge of T20I duties during Meg Lanning’s absence on a touring India squad—a historic milestone as the seventh woman to captain Australia across formats.

Healy led the side in the 2023 Ashes and was formally appointed full-time captain post-Lanning’s November 2023 retirement.

Under her leadership, Australia secured a dominant 16-0 Ashes series win over England in 2025, while personally notching consecutive ODI hundreds during that year’s ODI World Cup.

In January 2026, Healy confirmed her retirement from all cricket, culminating in a home summer against India as her final international series.