Australia's women's cricketer Ashleigh Gardner turns 25 today. Ashleigh Gardner has been a vital aspect of the Australian women's side for the past few years. Off the cricket field, Ashleigh Gardner is a fun-loving girl who loves her girl-gang and besties. On her birthday, here's a look at her career thus far and some pictures from her Instagram. Pictures/ Ashleigh Gardner Instagram
Updated On: 2022-04-15 01:19 PM IST
Ashleigh Gardner, born on April 15, 1997, is an Australian women's cricketer who plays for the national side.
Besides playing international cricket, Ashleigh Gardner also plays domestic cricket for teams such as New South Wales Breakers, Sydney Sixers and Northern Spirit.
In 2017, Ashleigh Gardner became the first indigenous Australian female to play in a World Cup.
Ashleigh Gardner has played 3 Test matches for Australia scoring 157 runs at an average of 39.25. Her top score is 56
Ashleigh Gardner scored 12 runs and took a wicket in her debut Test match vs England.
Ashleigh Gardner made her ODI debut in March 2017 in a match vs New Zealand.
Ashleigh Gardner has since played 39 ODI matches for Australia scoring 528 runs at an average of 24.
Ashleigh Gardner's highest ODI score is 67. She has scored 4 fifties at a batting average of 24.
Ashleigh Gardner has taken a total of 43 wickets in ODIs for Australia with an average of 26.86. Her best bowling is 3/28.
Ashleigh Gardner made her debut in T20Is in February 2017 in a game against New Zealand.
Ashleigh Gardner since has played 51 T20I matches scoring 815 runs.
Ashleigh Gardner has four fifties in T20Is and her highest score is 93. Gardner's batting average in T20Is is 22.63.
Ashleigh Gardner has also taken 27 wickets in her T20I career so far at an average of 23.14. Her best bowling is 3/22
In 2014, Ashleigh Gardner and her close friend pose ahead of a Christmas celebration
During X'mas season, Ashleigh Gardner shared this photo with her close one and simply wrote: Annual Christmas photo
During the Australian Cricket Awards 2020, Ashleigh shared this photo and wrote: Great night celebrating Australian cricket. A very successful year for both women’s and men’s team this past summer. Thanks to @sophiecachia_ for making me look respectable this might be a new career change for you