Nathan Ellis Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Nathan Trevor Ellis
Nickname(s)	Starcy
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats
Height	5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight (approx.)	70 Kg (154 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Blonde
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 29 March 2022 against Pakistan in Lahore Test- Did not make yet T20- On 6 August 2021 against Bangladesh in Mirpur
Jersey Number	#12 (Australia) #72 (Tasmania)
Domestic/State Team(s)	Club/First-Class/List-A/T20 • Illawong Menai Kookaburras • Randwick-Petersham • New South Wales Second XI (2016-2017) • Tasmania Under-23 (2017-2019) • Tasmania Second XI (2019-2020) • Tasmania (2019-present) Big Bash League (BBL) • Hobart Hurricanes (2017-present) Indian Premier League (IPL) • Punjab Kings (PBKS, 2021-2024) • Chennai Super Kings (CSK, 2025) County • Hampshire (2022-2023) The Hundred • London Spirit (2022-present) Others • Australia (2021-present)
Coach/Mentor	Adam Griffith
Batting Style	Right-handed
Bowling Style	Right-arm fast-medium
Records	• First cricketer to take a hat-trick on debut in a T20I match • Third Australian cricketer to achieve a hat-trick in a T20I (after Brett Lee and Ashton Agar)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Scott Mason Memorial Captain’s Award in 2020 • Hampshire Cricket White Ball Bowler of the Year in 2022
Personal Life
Date of Birth	22 September 1994 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	30 Years
Birthplace	Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Australian
Hometown	Sydney
School	Menai High School, Illawong (2007-2012)
College/University	Western Sydney University (WSU), Sydney
Educational Qualification	Bachelor degree in Marketing (2013-2017)
Religion	Christianity
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	• Going to concerts • Swimming
Tattoo(s)	S.W.F.M. (Scott William Francis McDonald) 4.6.94-7.6.12
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Ashley Wall (2013) • Connie Edwards (Lawyer, 2018-2023)
Marriage Date	28 July 2023
Family
Wife/Spouse	Connie Edwards (Lawyer)
Parents	Father- Trevor Ellis Mother- Simone Vaughan Note: Divorced.
Siblings	Brother- 1 Sister- 2 • Jaime-Leigh Byrne (Real estate agent at Ray White Sutherland Shire) • Sarah Sawtell
Other Relatives	Brother-in-law- Todd Sawtell (Sarah's husband) Nephew- Harvey Robert Roy Lewis Alan Grayson Todd Step-father- Alan Vaughan
Favourites
Cricketer	Andy Bichel, Brett Lee
TV Show	The Office (2005, aired on NBC)
Punjabi Food	Naan, Butter Chicken
Sports (other than cricket)	Rugby League
Punjabi Song	Jatt Don’t Care by Sultaan
Mobile Application	WhatsApp
Music Genre	Country
Clothing Brand	New Balance
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.)	Rs 2 cores (AU$363k) (from 2025 IPL contract)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nathan Ellis

• Nathan Ellis liked playing sports since childhood. His first sport was Tee-ball, which he didn’t like so he started playing cricket with his friends.

• He wasn’t very interested in his studies but liked participating in activities such as sports and dancing functions.
  

  Nathan Ellis (second from right) during a school function

• He took private cricket coaching at Cricket NSW from September 2011 to February 2016.
  

  Nathan Ellis during his teenage years

• In May 2013, he ran a marathon ‘Relay For Life’ for charity.
  

  Nathan Ellis during the marathon

• From September 2013 to September 2016, he worked as a part-time landscaper at the DC Mowing in Sutherland Shire.

• In 2017, he injured his ankle after which an operation was done to treat the injury.
  

  Nathan Ellis when he was injured

• He met a lawyer named Connie Edwards who was working as a bar staff at Banstead Cricket Club in 2017. They later started dating and got married.
  

  Nathan Ellis and Connie Edwards when they were dating

• He played for many local teams but had to move to Tasmania in 2017 to play domestic cricket where he worked many odd jobs to sustain himself.

• He worked as a marketing and sales assistant at The Real Learning Company from September 2017 to July 2019.

• He also worked as a labourer in a construction company but left it because it made him tired.

• He later worked as a furniture mover but left it also. During this time, he didn’t meet his family for 5 years.

• In 2019, he decided to quit cricket, but the coach Adam Griffith told him to do pre-season with the full squad.

• Since it didn’t guarantee a contract, he was confused but said yes as he didn’t want to regret the decision to quit.

• In March 2019, he got a job as a teaching aide at St. Virgil’s College in Tasmania, till May 2020 which provided him with enough money to live.

• In 2019, he got a contract from Cricket Tasmania and started playing domestic cricket regularly.

• In 2021, he was first chosen as the travelling reserve player for the Australian cricket team in the 2021 T20 World Cup, but later got a place in the squad that won the tournament. He took 4 wickets at an average of 18.50 and an economy rate of 6.73.
  

  Nathan Ellis (in the background) after Australia won the 2021 T20 World Cup

• On his T20I debut against Bangladesh, he took a hat-trick but the match was not broadcast in Australia due to YouTube geo-block.
  

  Nathan Ellis when he received the Australian jersey for the first time

• In the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, he was acquired by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs 75 lakhs.
  

  Nathan Ellis after Punjab Kings acquired him in the 2022 IPL

• On 3 December 2023, during a T20I match against India, he hit a shot that hit the on-field umpire Virender Sharma, which otherwise would have gone to the boundary. Australia lost the match by 6 runs.

• He is considered a very good death bowler. In the 2023 calendar year, he had the most wickets in T20Is (66).

• In the 2025 IPL auction, Chennai Super Kings acquired him for Rs 2 crore against his base price of Rs 1.25 crore.

• He likes to drink alcoholic beverages such as beer during parties or celebrations.

• He likes sneakers more than watches.

• When asked which actor should play him in a biopic, he chose Ryan Gosling.

• His preferred superpower, if he could have, is to fly.

• He is an animal lover and has a pet dog.
  

  Nathan Ellis with his pet dog

• He would like to go out with Ricky Gervais one day

• If he could change one rule in cricket, he would shorten the overs from 6 deliveries to 4.

• He likes playing video games and watching Netflix during his free time.

• He is a blood donor for Red Cross Blood Services.