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Beau Jacob Webster
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Born | (1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 30) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Slug[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off-break Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14–present | Tasmania (squad no. 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17 | Hobart Hurricanes (squad no. 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18–2020/21 | Melbourne Renegades (squad no. 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22–present | Melbourne Stars (squad no. 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Essex (squad no. 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Gloucestershire (squad no. 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 14 July 2024 |
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.[3] This skill set has resulted in Webster earning comparisons to former Test cricketers Collin Miller and Andrew Symonds.
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.[4] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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]
Melbourne Stars – current squad
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Gloucestershire County Cricket Club – current squad
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