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]
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| Full name | Charles Harris Belton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1820 Aylesford, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 1891(1891-01-01) (aged 70) Chatham, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1847 | Kent | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Charles Belton at ESPNcricinfo