C. B. K. Beachcroft

C. B. K. Beachcroft
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  United Kingdom
Men's Cricket
Gold 1900 Paris Two-day 12-man

Charles B.K. Beachcroft (born 1871 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire) was the captain of the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has been an Olympic sport.

Main article: Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Personal life

In the 1901 census his occupation is listed as a licensed victualler.

Olympic career

In the only match of the Olympics against France, he scored 23 runs in the first innings and 54 in the second. Aside from the Olympics, little is known of him, except that he played for Exeter and Starcross in 1900.

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