George Beldam

George Beldam

George William Beldam (born New Cross, Kent 1 May 1868 - died Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey 23 November 1937) was an English cricketer.

George Beldam came from a cricketing family of Huguenot refugees. He was a steady right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler who represented Middlesex, MCC and London County in 102 first-class matches between 1900 and 1907. He scored 4,796 runs (average 30.16) with a personal best of 155* versus Surrey at Lord's in 1902 and took 66 catches and 76 wickets (average 27.14) with a personal best of 5/28 versus Lancashire at Liverpool in 1902.

He became a noted artist and photographer. He is acknowledged as the virtual inventor of action photography in cricket and other sports. He collaborated with C.B. Fry on two instructional books, with Fry providing the text and Beldam the illustrations:

* "Great Batsmen: Their Methods at a Glance" (1905)
* "Great Bowlers and Fielders: Their Methods at a Glance" (1907)

His brother, Cyril Beldam, and a cousin, Ernest Beldam, also played first-class cricket.

External links

* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/9659.html Cricinfo profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27804/27804.html CricketArchive profile]
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155667.html Wisden obituary]


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