Tamsin Tilley Beaumont MBE (born 11 March 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent, The Blaze, Welsh Fire, Melbourne Renegades and England.
She has previously played for Surrey Stars, Adelaide Strikers, Southern Vipers, Sydney Thunder and London Spirit.
Beaumont was part of England's winning 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup team, and was the leading run-scorer in the tournament.
[1] She began playing cricket in nearby Sandwich,[2][3] where she also attended Sir Roger Manwood's School.
[1] Beaumont's brother, Michael, was captain of an Under-11 side coached by her father, Kevin, a research scientist.
[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.
[13] On 9 May 2014 she along with Kathryn Cross and Lauren Winfield joined Chance to Shine Programme as a coaching ambassador.
[20] On 22 April 2023, in a match against Central Sparks, she scored a half-century and reached 7000 runs in Women's List A cricket.
[23] 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.
[24][25][26] Her contribution to England's success was recognised when she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours list.
[28] 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.
[33] In February 2019, she was awarded a full central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019.
[37] In June 2019, the ECB named her in England's squad for their opening match against Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.
[41] 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.
She broke several records, including becoming just the second woman in history (after Heather Knight) to score a century in all three international formats.
[54] On 9 September 2024, Beaumont became the leading century maker for England in Women's One Day International cricket when she compiled her 10th ton in a match against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast, scoring 150 not out off 139 balls in a record 275 runs win.