Francis Bellamy
Personal information
Full name
Francis William James Bellamy
Born(1909-12-31)31 December 1909
Spreydon, New Zealand
Died19 June 1969(1969-06-19) (aged 59)
Invercargill, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm wrist spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931/32–1938/39Canterbury
1944/45–1945/46Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 26
Runs scored 1,226
Batting average 27.24
100s/50s 3/3
Top score 132
Balls bowled 1,235
Wickets 11
Bowling average 47.72
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/31
Catches/stumpings 33/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 January 2024

Francis William James Bellamy (31 December 1909 – 19 June 1969) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1931–32 and 1938–39 and for Otago during and immediately after World War II.[1]

Bellamy played in a total of 26 first-class matches, scoring 1,226 runs and taking 11 wickets.[2] He had his best first-class seasons in 1933–34 and 1934–35: at one stage, in five Plunket Shield matches, he scored three centuries.[3] In Canterbury's 10-wicket victory over Wellington in 1934–35 he scored 113 and 22 not out and took 5 for 31 and 1 for 39.[4] He played one first-class match for South Island in February 1935. He later played one match for Nelson in the 1948–49 Hawke Cup.[2]

Bellamy was born at Spreydon near Christchurch in December 1909. He worked as a publican. He died at Invercargill in June 1969, survived by his wife Alice and a son and a daughter.[5] An obituary was published in the New Zealand Cricket Almanack.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Francis Bellamy". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Francis Bellamy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "People and Their Doings". Star: 3. 3 January 1935.
  4. ↑ "Canterbury v Wellington 1934-35". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Deaths". Press: 25. 20 June 1969.
  6. ↑ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 18. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
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