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Australian cricketer
Beau Jacob Webster
(born 1 December 1993) is an Australian
cricketer
who currently represents
Tasmania
and the
Melbourne Stars
. An
allrounder
, Webster is a right-handed batsman capable of bowling both right-arm medium and off spin.
Webster's unique ability to bowl both spin and pace was revealed during the
2020-21 Sheffield Shield season
, with Webster having introduced pace bowling to his game as a new skill learned during
the first lockdown period
due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
.
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This skill set has resulted in Webster earning comparisons to former
Test
cricketers
Collin Miller
and
Andrew Symonds
.
Domestic career
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Webster made his first-class debut for Tasmania against Queensland in the
Sheffield Shield
at Hobart in February 2014 after representing the Tasmania U-23 side.
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He made his
List A
debut for Tasmania in the
2016?17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup
on 3 October 2016.
[5]
He made his
Twenty20
debut for
Hobart Hurricanes
on 2 January 2017 in the
2016?17 Big Bash League season
.
[6]
Webster became the captain of
Cricket Australia XI
for the
2017?18 JLT One-Day Cup
. In the first match of the cup against
South Australia
he scored 121, his first List A century to help lead Cricket Australia XI to just the second win in the team's history. His 229-run partnership with
Jake Carder
was the fourth-highest second-wicket partnership in the history of Australia's domestic List A competition. He was named the player of the match for his efforts.
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He again top scored for Cricket Australia XI against
Western Australia
with 52, but after he was dismissed, the team suffered a major batting collapse and lost by 9 wickets.
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He was Cricket Australia XI's top run scorer for the cup with 247 runs at an average of 41.16.
[9]
In 2020, he decided to take advantage of his height by bowling medium pace, utilizing extra bounce on his deliveries.
[10]
In 2023 he joined
Essex
for the
One-Day Cup
and was the team's leading run scorer and wicket-taker in the competition.
[11]
References
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"Melbourne Renegades batsman Beau Webster's stint on Pies star Brodie Grundy"
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Herald Sun
. Retrieved
14 December
2020
.
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"Beau Webster"
.
Cricket Australia
. Retrieved
20 January
2020
.
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"
'Funky' Webster's new iso skill: Fast bowling"
.
Cricket.com.au
. Retrieved
18 January
2021
.
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"Beau Webster"
.
ESPN Cricinfo
. Retrieved
19 December
2014
.
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"Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 3rd Match: Tasmania v Queensland at Brisbane, Oct 3, 2016"
.
ESPN Cricinfo
. Retrieved
3 October
2016
.
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"Big Bash League, 14th Match: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers at Hobart, Jan 2, 2017"
.
ESPN Cricinfo
. Retrieved
2 January
2017
.
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"Webster, Carder tons hand CA XI massive win"
.
ESPNcricinfo.com
.
ESPN Inc.
27 September 2017
. Retrieved
26 October
2017
.
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Brettig, Daniel (17 October 2017).
"WA cruise into final after Mackin takes five"
.
ESPNcricinfo.com
.
ESPN Inc.
Retrieved
26 October
2017
.
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"Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages"
.
ESPNcricinfo.com
.
ESPN Inc.
Retrieved
26 October
2017
.
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"Spinner Webster adds seam bowling to his arsenal - YouTube"
.
www.youtube.com
. Retrieved
2 August
2020
.
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"Records - One-Day Cup, 2023 - Essex averages"
.
ESPNcricinfo
. Retrieved
15 October
2023
.
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