Phoenix’s Beaumont to retire from international cricket

Birmingham Phoenix’s Tammy Beaumont has announced that she will retire from international cricket following England’s Rothesay Test match against India, taking place from 10-13 July.

2026-07-08T14:37+01:00

Beaumont, who will make her Phoenix debut in this year’s The Hundred after being signed at the auction, has made 260 appearances for her country since debuting in 2009. She retires as England Women’s leading ODI centurion with 12 hundreds to her name.

Beaumont was also Player of the Tournament as England lifted the ICC Women’s World Cup on home soil in 2017, finishing as top scorer across the tournament with 410 runs.

In addition, Beaumont is one of only two English women, and five English players, to have scored an international hundred in all three formats of the game – having become the first English woman to score a Test double-century with a memorable 208 at Trent Bridge in the 2023 Women’s Ashes.

Speaking to the ECB, Beaumont said: “Playing for England for nearly 17 years has been the greatest honour. When I fell in love with playing cricket as a young girl, I barely knew that playing cricket for England was an option and it brings me so much joy to think how many girls and boys have been inspired, this summer especially, and how far the game has come in our country.

“We've always wanted to take the cap forward for the next generation and the time has come for me to hand over that privilege to the next generation of England players.

“This Test match at Lord’s – our first ever women’s Test at Lord’s – feels like the perfect occasion to sign off on a career that I could never have dreamt would be as special as it has been.

“I will still be playing domestic cricket, but I'd like to thank all the fans for your amazing support.

“I’d also like to say thank you to all the coaches and support staff who I've worked with over the years, to my teammates who I've shared so many amazing moments with, and to my friends and family - I couldn't have got this far without your love and support all these years.”