Beau Webster

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Beau Webster
Personal information
Full nameBeau Jacob Webster
Born (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 28)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
NicknameSlug[1]
Height2.00[2] m (6 ft 7 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Right-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–presentTasmania (squad no. 20)
2016/17Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 20)
2017/18–2020/21Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 20)
2021/22Melbourne Stars
FC debut20 February 2014 Tasmania v Queensland
LA debut3 October 2016 Tasmania v Queensland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 59 28 52
Runs scored 2,876 569 857
Batting average 29.95 24.73 27.64
100s/50s 6/12 1/2 0/7
Top score 187 121 67*
Balls bowled 4,694 582 204
Wickets 64 9 1
Bowling average 45.07 61.88 252.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/50 2/28 1/14
Catches/stumpings 84/– 19/– 32/–
Source: CricInfo, 16 January 2022

Beau Webster (born 1 December 1993) is an Australian cricketer who currently represents Tasmania and the Melbourne Stars. An allrounder, Webster is a right-handed batsman capable of bowling both right-arm off-break and medium pace.

Webster’s unique ability to bowl both spin and pace was revealed during the 2020-21 Sheffield Shield season, with Webster having introduced pace bowling to his game as a new skill learned during the first lockdown period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] This skill set has resulted in Webster earning comparisons to former Test cricketers Collin Miller and Andrew Symonds.

Domestic career[]

Webster made his first-class debut for Tasmania against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield at Hobart in February 2014 after representing the Tasmania U-23 side.[4] He made his List A debut for Tasmania in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup on 3 October 2016.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Hobart Hurricanes on 2 January 2017 in the 2016–17 Big Bash League season.[6]

Webster became the captain of Cricket Australia XI for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. In the first match of the cup against South Australia he scored 121, his first List A century to help lead Cricket Australia XI to just the second win in the team's history. His 229-run partnership with Jake Carder was the fourth-highest second-wicket partnership in the history of Australia's domestic List A competition. He was named the player of the match for his efforts.[7] He again top scored for Cricket Australia XI against Western Australia with 52, but after he was dismissed, the team suffered a major batting collapse and lost by 9 wickets.[8] He was Cricket Australia XI's top run scorer for the cup with 247 runs at an average of 41.16.[9]

In 2020, he decided to take advantage of his height by bowling medium pace, utilising extra bounce on his deliveries.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Melbourne Renegades batsman Beau Webster's stint on Pies star Brodie Grundy". Herald Sun. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Beau Webster". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "'Funky' Webster's new iso skill: Fast bowling". Cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Beau Webster". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 3rd Match: Tasmania v Queensland at Brisbane, Oct 3, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Big Bash League, 14th Match: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers at Hobart, Jan 2, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Webster, Carder tons hand CA XI massive win". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. ^ Brettig, Daniel (17 October 2017). "WA cruise into final after Mackin takes five". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Spinner Webster adds seam bowling to his arsenal - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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