Player of Women's World Cup to commentate on T20 Blast matches
Tuesday 1 August 2017 07:51, UK
Player of the Women's World Cup, Tammy Beaumont, will join the Sky Sports commentary team for this week's NatWest T20 Blast matches at Kent and Sussex.
England opener Beaumont amassed a tournament-high 410 runs across nine innings - one more than India captain Mithali Raj - as England won their fourth World Cup title and third on home soil.
The 26-year-old hit 148 against South Africa in the group stages while putting on a World Cup-record 275 with Sarah Taylor for the second wicket and also struck 93 against New Zealand.
Beaumont, who hit 23 in the sold-out final at Lord's as Anya Shrubsole (6-46) inspired England to a nine-run win over India, will chat about the team's success in the Pod on Thursday and Friday night.
The Dover-born star will be at Canterbury on Thursday (7pm, Sky Sports Cricket) for Kent's clash with Somerset and then at Hove a day later for Sussex versus Middlesex (7pm, Sky Sports Cricket).
"Hopefully some young girl that watched will be walking out at Lord's in 10 to 15 years' time to play in a World Cup again," said Beaumont, who was named in the ICC's Team of the Tournament, alongside Shrubsole, Taylor, spinner Alex Hartley and 12th player, all-rounder Natalie Sciver.
"Hopefully it will filter down to increasing the Super League, getting more than just the 18 of us on contracts. If we can in 10 years' time get it to being a domestic level where everyone is more professional, I think it will raise the game in an even bigger way.
"It is just great to contribute to this team and it feels really good to have done it, but it really has been a massive team effort. It has been an absolute team performance and incredible really."
