Richard Taylor Bellhouse (9 May 1825 – 7 December 1906) was an English first-class cricketer, watercolourist and architect.
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| Full name | Richard Taylor Bellhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1825 Manchester, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 December 1906 (aged 81) Lower Weston, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Thomas Bellhouse (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1849–1851 | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bellhouse was born at Manchester. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at Sheffield.[1] He played in first-class matches for Manchester against Sheffield on ten occasions between 1846 and 1854, including on three occasions when the matches were billed as Lancashire v Yorkshire in 1849 and 1851.[1] He appeared in a first-class match for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1853, as well as appearing in two North v South for the North in 1855 and 1856.[1] He played for Manchester against Sussex in 1858, before making a final first-class appearance for Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at The Oval in 1859.[1] Across fifteen first-class matches, Bellhouse scored 240 runs at an average of 8.57, with a high score of 40.[2]
Outside of cricket he worked as an architect and a watercolour artist.[3] He was responsible for designing the grandstand at Knutsford Racecourse.[3] He died at Weston in Bath in December 1906, where he was buried at Locksbrook Weston Cemetery.[4] His brother, Thomas Bellhouse, also played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Richard Bellhouse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Richard Bellhouse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Richard Taylor Bellhouse". www.manchestervictorianarchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Richard Taylor Bellhouse". www.batharchives.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.