Melbourne: Australia’s star woman cricketer Ellyse Perry has announced to her four-year-long marriage with husband Matt Toomua. Perry tied the knot with Toomua, the Australian rugby player, in December 2015. Toomua plays for professional rugby side Melbourne Rebels which won over NSW Waratahs on Friday (July 24).
The news of their decision has stunned the sports fraternity. However, rumours of their separation were doing the rounds since February this year when Perry was spotted without her wedding ring at the Australian Cricket Awards in Melbourne.
Perry received her third Belinda Clark Award after a stellar year with the Australian women’s team. The all-rounder during her speech made no mention of Toomua in her speech, which further triggered the rumours that all wasn’t well with the couple.
The pair released a joint statement on Saturday, which read: “It’s with the greatest of respect for one another that we decided to separate earlier this year.”
“We felt this was the right course of action and is in the best interests of each other and our current lives. This is something that has evolved and is a mutual decision. Throughout our relationship, we have remained private and we ask that our space and privacy continue to be respected during this difficult time for both of us,” the statement read further.
