Holly Ferling
Unlike Cricket, Holly’s aspirations have no boundaries. Becoming a cricket sensation at only 14 years old after securing a hat-trick in her first three balls of her men’s grade debut, Holly has forever strived to better herself on and off the cricket pitch. She debuted for the Australian Women’s Cricket Team at age 17, in all three formats - ODI, T20 and Test Cricket - all while completing her schooling in Kingaroy, in country Queensland.
Holly now proudly represents the Melbourne Stars, Queensland Fire, Western Suburbs Districts CC. As a devastating right arm fast-med pace bowler, she flourishes under the pressure of big stage matches at all levels of competition.
Off the field, Holly has worked as a journalist for three years in a commercial radio newsroom for Macquarie Media, as well as reporting and commentating for Channel 7, FOX Sports and ABC Grandstand. Remarkably, Holly balances these commitments while continuing to study at university. She works alongside a number of household brand names as an ambassador, while continuing to promote the game, and women’s sport.
Holly has developed a passion for motivating and inspiring a variety of audiences. The opportunity to share stories, pass on knowledge and spread her messages to a range of people is a gift she will never take for granted. Using her cricketing career as a pedestal to use her voice, Holly has become an avid speaker on all things cricket, women’s sports and living the life of a professional athlete.
Halogen Young Leaders Day, Variety Hearts Scholarship Night, the Sportette Summit and the Variety Glitz and Glam Gala are a number of events Holly has appeared as a special guest and MC for, where she has captivated the audience with her down-to-earth personality and intriguing stories of success and failure.
Holly enjoys speaking on a plethora of topics, including sports, women in sport, leadership, resilience, work life balancing, teamwork... and even some secret hobbies!
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