Beckham's performance in South Africa has impressed many with him being named as "one to watch in the future" by those in the know.

Beckham forced his way into the NZ U19 World Cup Team through sheer weight of performance at the National Tournament at Lincoln in December, where he scored 214 runs at 42.8 and bowled 45 very economical overs (RPO of 4.5) of right arm off-spin.

The World Cup was in South Africa and New Zealand went early to play a Quadrangular Tournament against India, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Once again, through performance, Beckham forced his way into the starting XI for the World Cup itself.

Beckham had two very notable performances. In a must-win game v Sri Lanka, Beckham took a stunning catch in the field, before producing an energy-sapping 80 off 111 balls to help the side to victory and into the quarter finals. In the semi final v Bangladesh, Beckham came to the crease with his team struggling at 74/4 in the 26th over. He proceeded to hit the opposition to all areas of the park for an unbeaten 75 off 83 balls to give NZ some hope. Bangladesh proved too strong, winning by 6 wickets.

Beckham finished the tournament with 186 runs at an average of 62 and caught the eye of several observers and commentators alike. Cricbuzz.com picked him in their team of the tournament and well-respected South African commentator Alan Watkins labelled Beckham as one of his five players of the tournament to look out for in the future! He follows in the footsteps of King's Old Boys' Brendon and Nathan McCullum who were both NZ U19 Representatives.