The next Ellyse Perry? Year 9 student hits winning runs on Big Bash debut

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“She just wants to train and work hard, and then when she’s out in the middle she just wants to play, and she doesn’t worry about too much else.”The comparisons to Perry are inevitable – and just not because of Bray’s cricketing prowess. The teenager is also an excellent soccer player, having made her international debut as a 14-year-old goalkeeper for the Junior Matildas earlier this year at the AFC Under 17 Women’s Asia Cup in Indonesia.Caoimhe Bray after hitting the winning runs for the Sydney Sixers on Sunday night against the Melbourne Renegades.Credit: Getty ImagesPerry juggled cricket and soccer commitments early in her career, having represented the Matildas before hanging up the boots. She debuted for Australia in cricket in 2007 against New Zealand in a one-day international, becoming the youngest player at 16 years and eight months to play for Australia.Bray’s dream debut had looked as though it might end in disaster after she was handed the ball for her…

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