Born March 11th 1991 in Dover, Kent, current Test, ODI and T20I player for England, Tammy Beaumont began her international career as a wicket keeper.
Tammy made her debut for Kent in 2007, the National Schools Gymnastics Champion an ideal wicket keeper for her county and in 2009 was selected for England as a replacement for Sarah Taylor on a tour to West Indies. She batted at number ten in her debut, just above Isa Guha.
It took until 2011/12 for Tammy to bat higher than number eight in the order when she is opening the batting with Charlotte Edwards. It does take some time to settle into that spot but by 2017 she is the player of the tournament in the ODI World Cup. Along the way with Sarah Taylor she scored the highest partnership in World Cup history of 275.
A Test debut came in 2013, and with her 208 in the Ashes Test of 2023 became the first English player to score a double century..
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