Beaumont wins Lawrence Trophy

Kent’s World Cup winning opener, Tammy Beaumont, has won the Walter Lawrence Women’s Award for the second season running with her innings of 148 for England against South Africa in the Women’s World Cup match at Bristol on July 5.

In a game where records tumbled, the Kent captain’s third ODI century came off 145 balls and included 1 six and 22 fours as she shared a second-wicket stand of 275 with Sarah Taylor, whose scorching 147 off 104 balls was pipped for the Award by her partner by one run.

Their partnership is the highest in Women’s World Cup history, the second highest in Women’s One-Day Internationals and the highest in England ODIs.

A week later Tammy shared a record-breaking fourth-wicket stand of 170 with Natalie Sciver, against New Zealand at Derby to propel England into the semi-finals. Tammy went on to finish as leading run-scorer in the World Cup with 410 runs (avge 45.55) and was named Player Of The Tournament.

An England regular in all formats, Tammy, who is a Chance to Shine Coaching Ambassador, grew up playing cricket with her father and brother for Sandwich Town CC, before making her debut for Kent in 2007 and became county captain in 2017.

She made her England ODI & T20I debuts in the West Indies in 2009, before successfully captaining the England Women’s Academy team on tours to Sri Lanka in 2014 and the UAE in 2015. To date, the 26-year-old has played in 2 Tests, 44 ODIs and 44 T20Is.

Tammy, who heads Down Under this winter for an eagerly anticipated Ashes series, wins a special silver medallion and a cheque for £500, which will be presented at the Walter Lawrence Trophy Dinner in The Long Room at Lord’s on November 7.