Ashleigh Gardner

Ashleigh Gardner is a versatile Australian all-rounder who bowls off-spin and bats at whatever position the situation demands. She made her international debut in 2017 and quickly became one of the most important cricketers for her side across formats. The 2022 Australia Women cricketer of the year was a part of the teams that won the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup, the 2018 and 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup – where she was also named Player of the Final in the former edition alongside the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The Australian all-rounder is one of the finest modern-day cricketers and her solid experience in international cricket, having played 73 T20Is, scalping 53 wickets and scoring 1176 runs.

• WTest– July 18 – 21, 2019 vs England (W) at Taunton
• WODI– March 02, 2017 vs NZ (W) at Mount Maunganui
• WT20I– February 17, 2017 vs NZ (W) at Melbourne

• Australia (Current): Australia Women
• WBBL (Current/Past): Sydney Sixers Women
• WPL (Current): Gujarat Giants (Captain as of 2026)
• Other: Trent Rockets (The Hundred 2026), South Australia, New South Wales, Birmingham Phoenix

• Records: First Indigenous Australian woman to win the Belinda Clark Award. Only woman to score her first runs with a six in all three international formats.
• Best Figures: 12/165 in a single Test match (vs England, 2023), 5/12 in T20I (vs NZ, 2023).

• ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Player of the Final: 2018
• Belinda Clark Award winner: 2022
• WBBL Player of the Tournament: 2022–23
• WBBL Young Gun Award winner: 2016–17

• Gardner formed the Ashleigh Gardner Foundation with the goal to “increase the percentage of Aboriginal kids finishing high school”.

How many Tests has Ashleigh Gardner played?

4

What is the hobby of Ashleigh Gardner?

During the global pandemic in 2020, Gardner developed an “isolation hobby”, trying her hand at dot painting. Her work was enthusiastically received on social media, with several notable cricketers—including Moises Henriques, Mel Jones, Nicole Bolton and Alyssa Healy—commissioning pieces from her. The following year, she painted a pair of boots for GWS Giants footballer Erin Todd to wear during Indigenous Round of the AFL Women’s competition.