TAMMY Beaumont joined a very select group last week when she was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year – just the sixth woman to do so.
The opener joins current teammates Heather Knight, Anya Shrubsole and Nat Sciver, as well as two of England Women’s greatestever batters Claire Taylor and Charlotte Edwards, in winning the award.
For Beaumont, 28, the most pleasing aspect of the award was the universally positive reaction to her inclusion alongside Surrey duo Rory Burns and Sam Curran, plus Jos Buttler and Virat Kohli.
She said: “I’ve had so many lovely messages over social media. Teammates and members of staff have been in touch as well, so it’s been nice to see all the really positive messages about it.
“I saw messages on Twitter and it was really nice not to have any ‘why has a woman got it?’ or ‘why does she deserve it?’ No one was really debating why I’d got it, which was nice to see that everyone was really positive.
“I had to keep quiet for quite a few months in the end so it was nice for it come out and it not to be a big secret.
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