Tamsin Tilley Beaumont (born 11 March 1991) is an English

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er who currently plays for

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, The Blaze,

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and

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. She plays primarily as an

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and occasional

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. She has previously played for Surrey Stars,

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and

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. Beaumont was part of England's winning 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup team, and was the leading run-scorer in the tournament. She was subsequently named player of the tournament, and awarded an

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in recognition of her achievements. In 2019, she was named as a

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Early life and education

Beaumont was born in Dover, Kent. She began playing cricket in nearby

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, where she also attended

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. When she was eight years old, her mother, Julie, secured her very first selection in a cricket team. Beaumont's brother, Michael, was captain of an Under-11 side coached by her father, Kevin, a research scientist. As Beaumont later explained to ''

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'' in 2019: 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

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bowler. According to Beaumont: As a child, Beaumont suffered from food allergies that slowed her growth. She was therefore not selected for Kent's 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. After leaving school, she studied chemistry and sports science at

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Domestic career

In early 2007, Beaumont made her debut for Kent, batting at number five and scoring 13

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. Her first match for the county as wicket-keeper came two months later as Kent hosted Nottinghamshire, and Beaumont claimed two stumpings and a

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. Later that summer, she was named in the England Development Squad side for the European Championship. She played in two matches, against

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, and made 7 & 8 respectively. 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. The following month she was called up to the

squad to tour the

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, as Sarah Taylor withdrew from the squad to focus on her studies. She made her international debut in the first

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of the tour, at

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, 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. On 9 May 2014 she along with Kathryn Cross and Lauren Winfield joined Chance to Shine Programme as a coaching ambassador. In April 2015, she was named as one of the England women's Academy squad tour to

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, where England women played their Australian counterparts in two 50-over games, and two Twenty20 matches. In November 2016, she was signed by

for the second season of WBBL. In 2017, she was re-signed again by Adelaide Strikers for the third season of WBBL. In 2021, she was drafted by

for the inaugural season of The Hundred. In April 2022, she was signed by the

for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

International career

At the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, Beaumont and Sarah Taylor scored the highest partnership for any wicket in

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history, scoring 275 against

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. During the same World Cup, she along with

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set what was at the time the record 4th wicket partnership (170) in Women's World Cup history. Beaumont went on to win the 2017 World Cup with England, and was voted player of the tournament, as the leading run-scorer, with 410 runs.England v India: Women's World Cup final – live!
''The Guardian'', 23 July 2017. Her contribution to England's success was recognised when she was appointed a

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(MBE) in the

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list.

2020 ICC W T20 WC E v SA 02-23 Beaumont (02)

In December 2017, she was named as one of the players in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year. 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. In the same match, England scored 250 runs, a new record for the highest innings total in WT20Is. In October 2018, she was named in England's squad for the

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tournament in the West Indies. Ahead of the tournament, she was named as one of the players to watch. In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the

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(ECB) for 2019. In March 2019, during the first

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(WT20I) match against Sri Lanka, Beaumont scored her 1,000th run in WT20I cricket. In April 2019, she was named as a

. In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the

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. In the second WODI of the series, Beaumont scored the first century in a WODI by an England cricketer in the Women's Ashes. In January 2020, she was named in England's squad for the

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in Australia. 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

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. On 2 March 2021, Beaumont overtook

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to top the

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ICC Player Rankings for batters, and on 9 March she was subsequently named as the ICC's Female Player of the Month for February 2021. In June 2021, Beaumont was named as in England's

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squad for their one-off match against India. In December 2021, Beaumont was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the

. In January 2022, she was named as the ICC women's T20I Cricketer of the Year for 2021. In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the

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in New Zealand.

International centuries

One Day International centuries

T20 International centuries

Personal life

Beaumont has a long term partner. His name is Callum. Beaumont's England teammate

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has said that "... he is a really great guy." According to the ECB, Beaumont's

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is "Tambo", but Kent Cricket lists her nicknames as "Tamwarr", "Tamzo", "Tams" and "Titch" and "Squirrel".

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaumont, Tammy 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Dover, Kent People educated at Sir Roger Manwood's School England women Test cricketers England women One Day International cricketers England women Twenty20 International cricketers Kent women cricketers Surrey Stars cricketers Southern Vipers cricketers The Blaze women's cricketers London Spirit cricketers Welsh Fire cricketers Adelaide Strikers (WBBL) cricketers Sydney Thunder (WBBL) cricketers Melbourne Renegades (WBBL) cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year Members of the Order of the British Empire Wicket-keepers