Great feat of England’s female cricketer! He broke the 88-year-old record by scoring a double century in the Ashes

England is currently hosting the men’s and women’s Ashes series. On the one hand, the men’s cricketers of the England vs Australia team face each other. Also, England Women vs Australia Women on the other hand. The women’s teams are seen clashing in the only Test in the Ashes. The England batsman has made a historic performance in the Women’s Ashes Test. That batsman is none other than Tammy Beaumont. She has broken the record of 88 years ago and won a place in the special list.

Tammy Beaumont scored a double century in the first innings of the ongoing lone Test against Australia at Nottingham. She smashed 208 runs off 331 balls with the help of 27 fours. Beaumont became the first woman cricketer from England to score a double century in Test cricket. Tammy’s previous best score was 70.

88 years old record broken
Tammy, meanwhile, broke the 88-year-old record held by former England women’s cricketer Betty Snowball. Betty Snowball previously held the record for the highest innings in women’s cricket for England. She held this record 88 years ago. She scored 189 runs against New Zealand in Christchurch on 16 June 1935. It was the fourth highest knock overall in women’s Test cricket. In this Test, England won by an innings and 335 runs.

Tammy also broke Rachel Hayhou Flint’s record. Rachel scored 179 against Australia in July 1976. Tammy was beaten by Ashley Gardner with a personal best of 208. Tammy is the second England woman cricketer after Heather Knight to score a century in all three forms of cricket.

Tammy, 32, is just five runs short of breaking Australia’s Ellyse Perry’s record for the highest score in a women’s Ashes. Perry scored an unbeaten 213 in 2017. Tammy is the second opener to score a double century. Before her, Pakistan’s Kiran Baloch had done this feat against West Indies in 2004. At that time, she was dismissed for 242 runs off 584 balls.

Women players who have scored a double century in Tests
Mitchell Goszko (Australia) – 204 runs
Kiran Baloch (Pakistan) – 242 runs
Kieran Flavell (New Zealand) – 204 runs
Joan Broadbent (Australia) – 200 runs
Tammy Beaumont (England) – 208 runs
Ellis Perry (Australia) – 213 runs*
Mithali Raj (India) – 214 runs
Karen Lewis Rolton (Australia) – 209 runs*

Talking about this match, England team scored 463 runs in the first innings while chasing the challenge of 473 runs in the first innings of Australia. Also, Australia got a 10-run lead in the first innings. (cricketer tammy beaumont double century in womens ash test became first player of england)

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