Melinda Farrell
Melinda Farrell
Melinda Farrell reporting for ESPNcricinfo from Malahide, Ireland
Melinda Farrell is a sports journalist and presenter based out of Sydney, Australia. She currently covers cricket for ESPNcricinfo, hosting their "Match Point" series. [1]
Biography
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Melinda Farrell is originally from Orange, New South Wales, Australia and graduated from James Sheahan Catholic High School in Orange. She later graduated from the University of Canberra with a Bachelor of Arts in Television Communications and Journalism. [1]
Career
Photo of Melinda Farrell after having run 501 miles for her "Melinda's #RunTo501" fundraiser
Since October 2014, Melinda Farrell has worked for ESPNcricinfo as a sports journalist and presenter. She is a presenter on ESPNcricinfo's "Match Point" series. She also does match coverage, previews and interviews for ESPNcricinfo. [1]
Prior to her position at ESPN, Farrell was a sports presenter for Sportsfan.com.au and also worked for ABC News 24 in the same capacity. She has covered cricket for a host of leading sports publications including ESPNcricinfo, Fox Sports, ABC, The Wisden Cricketers Almanack, The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sydney Morning Herald and Cricket Australia. [1]
Farrell has also worked for Sky Sports in the United Kingdom, and spent seven months in the Middle East working on the Asian Games coverage for David Atkins Enterprises. [1]
Philanthropy
Melinda Farrell is an advocate for The McGrath Foundation, a breast cancer support and education charity founded in 2002 by Australian cricket legend, Glenn McGrath, and his late wife, Jane McGrath. [1]
In March 2017, Farrell began a fundraiser called "Melinda's #RunTo501" to support ActionAid in the fight to end child marriage. She ran 501 miles during the 2017 cricket season finishing in November 2017. Melinda created a JustGiving page with the goal of raising £10,000 for ActionAid.
Awards
Melinda Farrell received the "Spirit of Cricket" award by Cricket Victoria in 2010 and for he work on school and suburban/grassroots cricket in Australia. [1]
She has been commended by the Australian Sports Commission Media Awards for her reporting on blind cricket and is a three-time nominee for the Australian Sports Commission Awards. [1]