Batting Ace Calls Time on 17-Year England Career
The England opener will end her 17-year international career after the one-off Test and continue playing domestic cricket.
- England batter Tammy Beaumont announced her retirement from international cricket, with the historic Test against India at Lord's this week serving as her 261st and final international match.
- After nearly 17 years representing England, the 35-year-old retires as the team's leading ODI centurion with 12 hundreds across 260 international appearances since her 2009 debut.
- During the 2017 World Cup, Beaumont was named Player of the Tournament after scoring 410 runs, and she later became the first English woman to score a Test double-century.
- While ending her international career, she will continue domestic cricket for The Blaze and Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, where she holds the record for highest individual score of 118 off 61 balls.
- Managing Director Clare Connor praised Beaumont's "remarkable contribution," while Beaumont stated she wanted to "hand over that privilege to the next generation of England players.
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England batting legend Tammy Beaumont set for international retirement after one-off Lords Test against India - The Tribune
The 35-year-old departs as England Women's record century-maker in ODIs with 12 hundreds and one of only two English women to score international centuries across all three formats. After putting aside the gloves to focus on batting, she established herself as one of England's most dependable top-order players, as per the ICC.
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Tammy Beaumont, 2017 World Cup's Player of Tournament, to retire after Lord's Test against India
Tammy Beaumont is England's leading century-maker in ODIs, having smashed 12 tons in the format. She was also the leading run-scorer in England's victorious 2017 ODI World Cup and will bow out as one of England's finest batters.
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