England and Australia are considered to have the oldest enmity on the cricket field. Fans of both the countries are often seen fighting in the stadium, but now the female players of Australia and England have married each other. We are talking about Amy Jones and Pippa Cleary who got married on April 4. Amy Jones is the wicketkeeper of the England women's cricket team while Pippa Cleary is an Australian pacer. Both of them met on the cricket field and this love story has taken the form of marriage.

How Amy Jones and Pippa Cleary's love blossomed

Amy Jones and Pippa Cleary fell in love while playing on the same team. The first meeting of these two players took place in the Women's Big Bash League i.e. WBBL. Both these players were playing together for Perth Scorchers. Initially both these players were in a long distance relationship but this distance was always ended by one step of Pippa. Pippa Cleary left her country in 2021 and shifted to England, where she played for teams like North West Thunder and Lancashire and now lives together in Leicestershire. Amy Jones and Pippa got engaged on July 22, 2024. Both of them informed the fans about this by posting photos on social media. Now after one and a half years, both the cricketers have tied the knot.

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Many female players have married each other

Before Pippa and Amy, many female players had married each other. These include the names of Nate Shiver Brunt and Katherine Brunt, South Africa's Dane Van Niekerk and Marijane Kapp. New Zealand players Amy Satherwaite and Lia Tahuhu got married in the year 2017. Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt and Jess Holyoak got married in the year 2019.