Father Name: Rod Webster, Mother: Tina Webster, Wife: Madeleine Lodge
Beau Webster is a towering allrounder from Tasmania who took the scenic route to international cricket, making his Test debut at age 31 after a decade of first-class cricket. The 194cm right-hander from the small town of Snug has been a versatile performer, batting everywhere from No. 1 to No. 8 for Tasmania before settling at No. 6, and has developed into a complete allrounder since switching from off-spin to medium pace during the Covid-19 pandemic. His breakout 2023-24 Sheffield Shield season was extraordinary, topping the run charts with 938 runs at 58.62 while also taking 30 wickets at 29.30, making him just the second player after Sir Garfield Sobers to achieve the 900-run, 30-wicket double in a Shield season. That remarkable campaign earned him county cricket opportunities and eventually a call-up to Australia A, where performances against India A propelled him into Australia’s Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He made his Test debut in the fifth Test in Sydney, finally earning the national cap his consistent domestic excellence had long deserved.
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 8 | 13 | 2 | 452 | 72 | 41.09 | 733 | 61.66 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 12 |
| FC | 122 | 209 | 26 | 6916 | 187 | 37.79 | 12613 | 54.83 | 14 | 36 | 783 | 51 | 163 |
| List A | 62 | 56 | 6 | 1644 | 138 | 32.88 | 2054 | 80.03 | 2 | 9 | 157 | 25 | 38 |
| T20s | 101 | 86 | 16 | 1963 | 78 | 28.04 | 1638 | 119.84 | 0 | 13 | 137 | 61 | 53 |
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 8 | 13 | 487 | 270 | 11 | 3/64 | 3/84 | 24.54 | 3.32 | 44.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 122 | 193 | 12931 | 7231 | 216 | 6/100 | 8/123 | 33.47 | 3.35 | 59.8 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 62 | 51 | 1765 | 1611 | 54 | 6/17 | 6/17 | 29.83 | 5.47 | 32.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 101 | 52 | 852 | 1067 | 26 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 41.03 | 7.51 | 32.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
He is an allrounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace, having switched from off-spin earlier in his career.
He made his Test debut at the age of 31 in the fifth Test against India in Sydney, during the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
In 2023-24, he scored 938 runs at 58.62 and took 30 wickets at 29.30, becoming just the second player after Sir Garfield Sobers to achieve the 900-run, 30-wicket double in a Shield season.
He has represented Tasmania in Australian domestic cricket and has played county cricket for Gloucestershire and Essex in England.
Standing at 194cm, he bowls from a tall release point at around 130kph, with the ability to swing the new ball away from right-handers and nip it back in off the seam.
He was born in Snug, Hobart, Tasmania, and attended Kingston High School.
He was born on December 1, 1993, making him 32 years old.
He has batted in every position from No. 1 to No. 8 for Tasmania, scoring centuries in all positions except No. 4 and No. 8, before settling at No. 6 with outstanding success.
Yes, he played for Australia A both as a project player in 2016 and more recently against India A, where his performances earned him his Test call-up.
He stands at 1.94 meters (approximately 6 feet 4 inches), which gives him a significant advantage as a bowler.
