 Webster playing for Gloucestershire in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Beau Jacob Webster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-12-01)1 December 1993 (age 31) Hobart,Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Slug[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 469) | 3 January 2025 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 February 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021/22–2024/25 | Melbourne Stars(squad no. 20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Essex(squad no. 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Gloucestershire(squad no. 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,21st March 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beau Jacob Webster (born 1 December 1993) is an Australian Internationalcricketer who plays forTasmania at state level, and theHobart Hurricanes in theBig Bash League. He has also representedAustralia inTest cricket. Anall-rounder, Webster is a right-handed batter capable of bowling both right-arm medium and off spin.
Webster's ability to bowl both spin and pace was revealed during the2020-21 Sheffield Shield season, with Webster having introduced pace bowling to his game as a new skill learned duringthe first lockdown period due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2] This skill set has resulted in Webster earning comparisons to formerTest cricketersColin Miller andAndrew Symonds.
Webster grew up inSnug, Tasmania and played cricket for theKingborough Cricket Club.[3]
Webster made his first-class debut for Tasmania against Queensland in theSheffield Shield at Hobart in February 2014 after representing the Tasmania U-23 side.[4] He made hisList A debut for Tasmania in the2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup on 3 October 2016.[5] He made hisTwenty20 debut forHobart Hurricanes on 2 January 2017 in the2016–17 Big Bash League season.[6]
Webster became the captain ofCricket Australia XI for the2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. In the first match of the cup againstSouth 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 withJake 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 againstWestern 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 joinedEssex for theOne-Day Cup and was the team's leading run scorer and wicket-taker in the competition.[11] In February 2024, he was named as part of the squad forGloucestershire ahead of the 2024 domestic season.[12][13] At the conclusion of the2023–24 Sheffield Shield season, he was named as the player of the series, scoring 938 runs at an average of 58.62 and taking 30 wickets with an average of 29.30.[14] He became the second player in the Sheffield Shield afterGarfield Sobers to score 900 runs and take 30 wickets in the same season.[15]
On 25 October 2024, he took his maiden List Afive-wicket haul, taking figures of 6/17 in a spell that saw Western Australia lose 8 wickets for just 1 run.[16]
In January 2025, Webster signed a contract to play three months of the forthcoming English County Championship season forWarwickshire.[17][18]
In November 2024, Webster was called up to theAustralian squad ahead of the second Testagainst India as an injury cover forMitchell Marsh.[19] He made his Test debut against India in the fifth Test at Sydney on 3 January 2025 where he scored the only half century in either of the two teams' first innings.[20]
In January 2025, Webster was named in Australia's squad for a two-Test series against Sri Lanka.[21]