WORLD Cup winner Tammy Beaumont is relishing a return to New Road having laid the foundations for England's glory on her last visit.

Beaumont opened the innings for a second day in a row having rattled off 50 at Leicester.

Her 104 against Pakistan was surpassed by partner-in-crime and friend Lauren Winfield's 123, laying down a marker ahead of winning the ICC Women’s World Cup at Lord’s last summer.

“It was such a special day,” said Beaumont.

“It was all a bit of a whirlwind – we’d played at Leicester the day before and hot-footed it down the motorway, checked into the hotel and went straight to the ground.

“We won the toss and Lauren and I got off to quite a good start. We ended up racing each other to 100 which was just amazing. It was such a special moment for both of us.

“Firstly to see Lauren get to her first 100 and then to follow it up with mine.

“It was the start of us as a side. We wanted to prove a point when we started the Pakistan series and I think that showed from how we played and how we’ve played since.”

The day was made all-the-more special for Beaumont and Winfield having achieved whopping scores at the home of one of their mentors – the late Worcestershire and England paceman Graham Dilley.

“Dills had a massive impact on both mine and Lauren’s career,” said Beaumont.

“He was the perfect person to give me the odd push in the right direction. He always made sure I was pushing myself and for Lauren, he was the first person that made her believe she could play international cricket.

“We were devastated when he passed away and we actually had a drink after that game and said we couldn’t have done it on a better stage.

“He’d have been looking down on us and would have loved to have seen us get to our landmarks. We felt like it was fate."

With a record-breaking hundred under her belt at Worcester – as well as precious memories – tomorrow's clash with South Africa (11am) will take on extra significance for Beaumont.

“It will be really nice to return to Worcester. All of those special memories will come back as soon as we arrive," she said.

“I’m sure we’ll be fighting for the spots we had two years ago – we’re a superstitious bunch.

"It was a great crowd when we were there in 2015, with loads of schoolkids, so hopefully we can replicate that and have a similar result.”

Tickets are available online at wccc.co.uk priced at £10 for adults and £1 for juniors.