Alex Carey Family Tree: The Story Behind Australia's Test Wicketkeeper
Alex Tyson Carey, born 27 August 1991 in Loxton, South Australia, Australia, is Australia's Test wicketkeeper — famous for the 2023 Ashes stumping of Jonny Bairstow at Lord's; 2023 ODI World Cup winner; 2023 World Test Championship winner.
The Family's Roots: A South Australian Sporting Family
The Carey family is from Loxton, South Australia.
His Wife: Eloise
Alex is married to Eloise Carey.
Their Children
Two children.
The Carey Family Tree at a Glance
Family Origins: Loxton, South Australia.
Wife: Eloise Carey.
Children: 2.
Alex Carey:
- Born 27 August 1991, Loxton
- Drafted into AFL (Greater Western Sydney Giants 2010); released after 2 years; switched to cricket
- South Australia debut: 2015–16
- Australia debut: ODI 13 January 2018; T20I 3 February 2018; Test 8 December 2021
- 2019 ODI World Cup: vice-captain
- 2023 Ashes (Lord's): famously stumped Jonny Bairstow — controversial because Bairstow had left his crease assuming the ball was dead
- 2023 World Test Championship: champion
- 2023 ODI World Cup: champion
What the Carey Family Story Teaches Us
An AFL-drafted footballer-turned-cricketer. A wife and two children. A career that produced one of cricket's most-controversial stumpings.
For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Alex story carries the same lesson. Some careers begin with an AFL release and end with an Ashes stumping.
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