Cricket
In cricket, Perry is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls with a right-handed fast-medium action.
Perry had a rapid rise into the Australian team. Soon after turning 16, she played for New South Wales in the Under-19 interstate tournament in January 2007. In three matches she scored 74 runs at 37.00 and took three wickets at 13.66 as her state won all three matches. A month later, in February 2007, she was selected for the Australia Youth for a tour of New Zealand in February 2007, where they played New Zealand A, the hosts' second-string team. She was not overly successful and scored 43 runs at 21.50 and took only one wicket—that of Victoria Lind—at 100.00 at an economy rate of 4.54. The three-match series was drawn 1–1 after the second match was tied. Perry was then fast-tracked into the senior Australian team for their next series in July 2007, despite having never played a match at senior (non-youth) level. In the second match of the series, she made her One-Day International debut against New Zealand in Darwin on 22 July 2007 at the age of 16 years and 8 months: this made her the youngest ever cricketer to represent Australia, male or female. In her first match, she took 2/37 from eight overs as the visitors made 209. Her first wicket was Maria Fahey, whom she bowled for 11. She later had Sara McGlashan caught by Emma Sampson for 28. Coming in at No. 9, she then made 19 from 20 balls as Australia were dismissed for 174 to lose by 35 runs. Perry took a wicket in the third and fourth matches ended her debut series with 27 runs at 9.00 and four wickets at 30.50. Australia won the third and fourth matches to take a series-winning 3–1 lead before losing the final game.
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