Beau Webster is an Australian international cricketer who plays for Tasmania in domestic cricket and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls both right-arm medium pace and off spin. Webster added pace bowling during the COVID-19 lockdown before the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season.
Webster started the 2024–25 season strongly for Tasmania and was selected for Australia A. He had earlier played for Australia A in 2016 as a project player. He was selected in Australia’s Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and made his Test debut in the fifth Test at Sydney.
Beau Webster Records and Achievements
Beau Webster made his Test debut for Australia in January 2025 at the age of 31 after playing first-class cricket for around ten years.
In the 2023–24 Sheffield Shield season, he scored 938 runs at an average of 58.62, the most runs in the competition. He also took 30 wickets at 29.30. His performance helped Tasmania reach the Shield final. He became only the second player after Sir Garfield Sobers in 1963–64 to score over 900 runs and take over 30 wickets in the same Shield season.
Beau Webster Career Stats
In Tests, Webster has played 7 matches. He has scored 381 runs and has hit 44 fours and 1 six. As a bowler in Tests, he has taken 8 wickets. His best bowling is 2 for 6.
In first-class cricket, he has scored 6,297 runs with 13 centuries and 32 half-centuries. With the ball, he has taken 192 wickets. His best bowling is 6 for 100. He has taken four four-wicket hauls and four five-wicket hauls.
In List A cricket, he has scored 1,493 runs with one century and nine half-centuries. He has hit 141 fours and 21 sixes. As a bowler, he has taken 54 wickets. His best bowling is 6 for 17. He has taken one five-wicket haul.
| Batting | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Runs | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Tests | 7 | 381 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 1 |
| FC | 112 | 6297 | 13 | 32 | 708 | 48 |
| List A | 59 | 1493 | 1 | 9 | 141 | 21 |
| Bowling | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Wkts | BBI | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 7 | 8 | 2/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 112 | 192 | 6/100 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 59 | 54 | 6/17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Beau Webster’s Personal Life
Beau Webster was born in the small town of Snug in Tasmania. He grew up there and came through Tasmania’s cricket system. His path to Test cricket was long and slow, taking more than ten years of first-class cricket. He made his first-class debut in February 2014 at the age of 20. During the Covid period in 2020, he had stopped bowling pace and was only bowling offspin. He then fully switched to medium-pace bowling and rebuilt his action from scratch. This decision slowly made Webster more valuable to Tasmania.
Beau Webster Contract
Beau Webster Central Contract
Webster earned his first national men’s contract with Cricket Australia for the 2025–26 season. The contract was announced on 1 April 2025 as part of a settled 23-player list. He received the deal after making a strong Test debut during Australia’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy series win.
Beau Webster BBL Contract
Beau Webster has signed a three-year contract to return to the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. The deal was confirmed on January 31, 2025. This move marks his return to his home state franchise after eight BBL seasons in Melbourne. He previously played five matches for the Hurricanes in the 2016–17 season, then spent four seasons each with the Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars.
Beau Webster County Cricket Contract
Beau Webster will return to Warwickshire for the 2026 season. The club announced this on 7 August 2025. He has signed on from the start of the season until the last week of July. Webster first joined Warwickshire in January 2025 on a three-month deal to play County Championship matches. In his first game, he scored 85, which was the highest score for Warwickshire.
FAQs
Q. Does Beau Webster have a wife?
A. Yes. Beau Webster is married to Maddie. They got married in April 2025.
Q. Why does Beau Webster wear an earring?
A. His mother bought a pair of earrings about a year ago and gave one to Beau and one to his older brother.
Q. Is Beau Webster a bowler?
A. Yes. Beau Webster is an all-rounder. He was first only bowling offspin, then fully switched to medium-pace bowling during the lockdown.
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