Charles Belton

Charles Harris Belton (christened 30 April 1820 – 1 January 1891) was an English cricketer. Born at Aylesford, Kent, Belton was a batsman who played regularly for Town Malling during the 1840s and 1850s.[1][2]

Charles Belton
Personal information
Full name
Charles Harris Belton
Born30 April 1820
Aylesford, Kent
Died1 January 1891(1891-01-01) (aged 70)
Chatham, Kent
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1847Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 89
Batting average 10.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 23
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricInfo, 27 June 2014

Belton made two first-class cricket appearance for Kent County Cricket Club in 1847. Both came against Surrey, firstly at The Oval and then at Preston Hall, Aylesford.[3] Belton scored 41 runs in his two matches, with a top-score of 23. He took seven catches.[4]

Belton was the son of a farm bailiff and worked in a variety of jobs, including as an agricultural labourer, a beer retailer and in Chatham Dockyard. He married Sarah Usher and had six children.[1] He died of a cerebral haemorrhage at Chatham, Kent on 1 January 1891.[1][2]

References

  1. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 52. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
  2. Charles Belton, CricInfo. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Charles Belton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Belton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

Charles Belton at ESPNcricinfo

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