Beaumont nominated for PCA award

Kent captain Tammy Beaumont has been nominated for the NatWest Women’s Player of the Summer.

Last year’s award winner finished as leading run-scorer in the World Cup with 410 in nine innings including 148 in the victory over South Africa at Bristol in the group stage where she also shared a second wicket partnership of 275 – World Cup record for that wicket – with Sarah Taylor.

Beaumont became the fourth-fastest player to 1,000 ODI runs and capped a memorable World Cup by winning the Player of the Tournament award.

The other nominees are Surrey all-rounder Nat Sciver and Middlesex spinner Alex Hartley with the winner decided by the England squad.

The Dover-born opener will travel to Australia next month to take part in the Women’s Ashes alongside Kent teammate Laura Marsh.