Tammy Beaumont

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Tammy Beaumont
MBE
2017–18 W Ashes A v E Test 17-11-09 Beaumont (02).jpg
Beaumont during the Women's Ashes Test, 2017
Personal information
Full nameTamsin Tilley Beaumont
Born (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 30)
Dover, Kent, England
NicknameTambo, Tamwarr, Tamzo, Tams, Titch
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper, opening batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 150)11 August 2013 v Australia
Last Test16 June 2021 v India
ODI debut (cap 109)4 November 2009 v West Indies
Last ODI3 July 2021 v India
ODI shirt no.12
T20I debut (cap 23)9 November 2009 v West Indies
Last T20I14 July 2021 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentKent
2016–2017Surrey Stars
2016/17–2017/18Adelaide Strikers
2018–2019Southern Vipers
2019/20Melbourne Renegades
2020–presentLightning
2020/21–presentSydney Thunder
2021–presentLondon Spirit
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 5 77 94 189
Runs scored 198 2,715 1,572 6,106
Batting average 28.28 45.25 23.11 41.25
100s/50s 0/2 7/13 1/9 11/36
Top score 70 168* 116 168*
Catches/stumpings 4/– 17/4 14/4 81/33
Source: CricketArchive, 15 July 2021

Tamsin Tilley Beaumont MBE (born 11 March 1991 in Dover, Kent) is an English cricketer. She opens the batting for Kent and England, and has previously kept wicket. She has also played for other domestic teams in both England and Australia.

Early life and education[]

Beaumont was born in Dover, Kent.[1] She began playing cricket in nearby Sandwich,[2][3] where she also attended Sir Roger Manwood's School.[4] When she was eight years old, her mother, Julie, secured her very first selection in a cricket team.[1] Beaumont's brother, Michael, was captain of an Under-11 side coached by her father, Kevin, a research scientist. As Beaumont later explained to Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2019:[1]

"My mum tells the story quite proudly ... They were struggling for numbers. I sat on dad's armchair, looked at his notes and said: 'But I bowl better than him and I bat better than him! Why can't I play?' Dad looked at mum, who said: 'She’s right.' So then they had to pick me."

Before long, Beaumont, her brother and her father were all taking the field for the Sandwich Town Second XI, for which her father played as an off spin bowler.[1][2] According to Beaumont:[1]

"Michael was a very good fielder, so he'd be at cow corner and I'd be keeping ... The number of times it was 'stumped or caught Beaumont, bowled Beaumont' was ridiculous."

As a child, Beaumont suffered from food allergies that slowed her growth. She was therefore not selected for Kent's under Under-11 cricket team. On her mother's initiative, she took up gymnastics with the aim of building up her muscles, and eventually became a National Schools Gymnastics Champion.[1][5][6] After leaving school, she studied chemistry and sports science at Loughborough University.[1]

Early career[]

In early 2007, Beaumont made her debut for Kent, batting at number five and scoring 13 not out.[7] Her first match for the county as wicket-keeper came two months later as Kent hosted Nottinghamshire, and Beaumont claimed two stumpings and a run out.[8] Later that summer, she was named in the England Development Squad side for the European Championship. She played in two matches, against Netherlands and Ireland, and made 7 & 8 respectively.[9][10]

Beaumont continued to make regular appearances for Kent through the 2008 and 2009 seasons, and scored her maiden century in August 2009, hitting 136 off 144 balls to help set up a 184 run victory for Kent against the visiting Surrey side.[11] The following month she was called up to the England squad to tour the West Indies, as Sarah Taylor withdrew from the squad to focus on her studies.[12] She made her international debut in the first One Day International of the tour, at Basseterre, on 4 November 2009.

She is the holder of one of the first tranche of 18 ECB central contracts for women players, which were announced in April 2014.[13]

On 9 May 2014 she along with Kathryn Cross and Lauren Winfield joined Chance to Shine Programme as a coaching ambassador.[14]

In April 2015, she was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour to Dubai, where England women played their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games, and two Twenty20 matches.[15]

International success[]

In 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, she along with Sarah Taylor set the highest 2nd wicket partnership ever in the history of Women's Cricket World Cup history(275).This is also the highest partnership for any wicket in Women's World Cup history[16] During the same World Cup, she along with Natalie Sciver set the record 4th wicket partnership (170) in Women's Cricket World Cup history[16] Beaumont was a member of the winning women's team at the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup held in England, and was voted player of the tournament after scoring 410 runs throughout the tournament.[17][18][19] Her contribution to England's success was recognised by the award of an MBE in the Queen's 2018 New Year Honours list.[20]

Beaumont batting for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Beaumont batting for England during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year.[21]

On 20 June 2018, she scored her first century in WT20Is, making 116 against South Africa in the second match of the 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series.[22] In the same match, England scored 250 runs, a new record for the highest innings total in WT20Is.[23]

In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[24][25] Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch.[26] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.[27][28]

In March 2019, during the first Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) match against Sri Lanka, Beaumont scored her 1,000th run in WT20I cricket.[29]

In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[30][31] In the second WODI of the series, Beaumont scored the first century in a WODI by an England cricketer in the Women's Ashes.[32] In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[33]

On 18 June 2020, Beaumont was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[34][35]

On 2 March 2021, Beaumont overtook Meg Lanning to top the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for batters, and on 9 Mar she was subsequently named as the ICC's Female Player of the Month for February 2021.[36][37][38]

In June 2021, Beaumont was named as in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[39][40]

Personal life[]

According to the ECB, Beaumont's nickname is "Tambo",[5] but Kent Cricket lists her nicknames as "Tamwarr", "Tamzo", "Tams" and "Titch".[41]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Collins, Adam (11 May 2019). "Tammy Beaumont: From rock bottom to world-beater – Almanack". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tammy Beaumont". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ The Cricketer (24 January 2020). "Tammy Beaumont". The Cricketer. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ KentOnline reporter (24 July 2017). "Kent players Tammy Beaumont and Laura Marsh lift the Women's Cricket World Cup". KentOnline. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tammy Beaumont". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Battle of the Bowlers! | Ecclestone & Villers Face Off | North v South Round 2 | England Cricket - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Women's ListA Matches played by Tammy Beaumont". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Kent Women v Nottinghamshire Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Netherlands Women v England Development Squad Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  10. ^ "England Development Squad Women v Ireland Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Kent Women v Surrey Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  12. ^ "Beaumont earns Windies tour place". BBC Sport. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  13. ^ "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  14. ^ "England Trio Join Chance To Shine Programme". Cricket World. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Lauren Winfield: Injured batter misses England Academy tour". BBC. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  17. ^ Live commentary: Final, ICC Women's World Cup at London, Jul 23, ESPNcricinfo, 23 July 2017.
  18. ^ World Cup Final, BBC Sport, 23 July 2017.
  19. ^ England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!, The Guardian, 23 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Women's cricket rewarded in wake of World Cup win". Daily Telegraph. 30 December 2017. p. 6.
  21. ^ "Ellyse Perry declared ICC's Women's Cricketer of the Year". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  22. ^ "England women make highest T20 total - hours after New Zealand set record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Tammy Beaumont's 47-ball hundred powers England to world-record 250 for 3". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  24. ^ "England name Women's World T20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  25. ^ "Three uncapped players in England's Women's World T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  26. ^ "Players to watch in ICC Women's World T20 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  27. ^ "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  28. ^ "Freya Davies 'thrilled' at new full central England contract". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  29. ^ "Beaumont happy to see Davies' sacrifices paying off". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  30. ^ "Fran Wilson called into England squad for Ashes ODI opener against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  31. ^ "England announce squad for opening Women's Ashes ODI". Times and Star. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  32. ^ "Kimmince five-for puts Aussies in front". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  33. ^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  34. ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  35. ^ "England Women return to training with September tri-series on the cards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  36. ^ "Tammy Beaumont achieves career-best No. 1 ranking among batters". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  37. ^ "The long road to No.1 and a series to remember: Beaumont's scorching month". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  38. ^ "Ravichandran Ashwin and Tammy Beaumont voted ICC Player of the Month for February 2021". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  39. ^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  40. ^ "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  41. ^ "Tammy Beaumont". Kent Cricket. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

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