Brilliant Beaumont stars in record England victory

Tammy Beaumont now has 10 one-day international centuries, the most by an Englishwoman

Second ODI, Belfast

England 320-8 (50 overs): Beaumont 150* (139); Sargent 2-60

Ireland 45 all out (16.5 overs): Raymond-Hoey 22 (37); Cross 3-8, Filer 3-10

England won by 275 runs

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Tammy Beaumont's sparkling 150 not out helped set up England's 275-run thrashing over Ireland in a one-sided second one-day international in Belfast.

The hosts were bowled out for just 45 - their lowest ever ODI total - in reply to England's imposing 320-8.

Opener Beaumont batted throughout for her 10th ODI century - the most by any Englishwoman - with support from Freya Kemp, who bludgeoned 65 from 47 balls.

In reply, Ireland slumped to 8-4 inside the fourth over of their chase in a calamitous start and they failed to recover, handing England their biggest ODI win in terms of runs.

Captain Kate Cross continued her fine form, taking 3-8 after her career-best 6-30 in the first ODI on Saturday, while Lauren Filer's pace proved too much for Ireland as she finished with 3-10.

Only opener Una Raymond-Hoey reached double figures, contributing 22 from 37 balls as the gulf between the two sides was astonishingly stark.

Off-spinner Georgia Davis made her international debut, following the five debutants in Saturday's opener, and finished with an impressive 2-19, while Kemp also claimed two.

The victory also sees England secure a series win, with the third ODI taking place at the same venue on Wednesday, which is followed by three T20s in Clontarf, Dublin.

Brutal Beaumont makes history

Beaumont and Cross are England's most experienced players in the squad to take on Ireland, with a separate group travelling to the United Arab Emirates for the T20 World Cup next month.

And while Cross starred in the series opener, Beaumont missed out at the top of the order.

Here, however, she batted with her trademark swagger and confidence that showed a determination not to miss out again.

At times, she had to dig deep when batting with England's new faces like Hollie Armitage, Paige Scholfield and Mady Villiers, absorbing pressure and guiding them through some spells of tight bowling.

But in the destructive Kemp she found her perfect companion as they added 101 for the fourth wicket.

The all-rounder is one of only two of the squad in Ireland to also be heading to the World Cup (alongside Bess Heath), and found some form at the perfect time with her first ODI fifty coming from just 37 balls.

The knock included seven fours and two sixes, allowing Beaumont to accumulate in the middle overs, before an explosive finish saw her go from her century to 150 in just 22 balls.

While England's side is generally inexperienced, Beaumont is an established world-class performer and showed that when at her very best, she is a formidable match-winner with only Australian Meg Lanning and New Zealand's Suzie Bates ahead of her in terms of ODI centuries.

Ireland outclassed as England bowlers dominate

Captain Kate Cross has taken nine wickets in the first two ODIs

It was a poor performance from Ireland, who proved in the first ODI their batting is capable of competing with England after posting 210 - still a below-par total, but at least a respectable one.

But with captain Gaby Lewis bowled by Cross in the first over and star all-rounder Orla Prendergast dismissed lbw in Cross' second, they had lost their two most experienced players with just seven runs on the board and neither of them had troubled the scorers.

The difficult had become almost impossible, with Amy Hunter, a talented batter but only 18 years old, also falling in the first over and from there, England were simply too good for their opponents.

Cross reaped her rewards with accuracy while Filer rushed the batters for pace, having Leah Paul caught behind, inducing a miscued pull shot from Rebecca Stokell and splattering Arlene Kelly's stumps with a yorker.

Kemp and Davis mopped up the rest as Ireland only scored three boundaries in their innings, two for Raymond-Hoey and one for Freya Sargent.

Fast bowler Issy Wong, making her first England outing of the summer, was not even required to bowl.

It was a humbling day for Ireland, who are a young side but having beaten Sri Lanka in an ODI series last month, they would have been hoping to put up much more of a fight against England, which they will look to put right in the final match of the series.

'It's definitely a down day' - reaction

England captain Kate Cross, speaking to Cricket Ireland: "I am enjoying it. When Tammy puts in a performance like that a little bit of pressure is taken off.

"We earned the right to be able to have the back end we did."

Ireland captain Gaby Lewis: "Cricket is a sport of ups and downs, and today was definitely a down day.

"We are a very young squad, we're learning on the go. We've got three bowlers under the age of 19, it's very hard on them."

Player of the match Tammy Beaumont: "I found it tough early on and Ireland were bowling tight lines with a slower pace on the pitch.

"Every time I felt like we were going well, we'd lose a wicket. I had to keep bringing it back. Freya Kemp really showed her class."