| Charles Belton | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Charles Harris Belton |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1820 |
| Birth Place: | Aylesford, Kent |
| Death Place: | Chatham, Kent |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Year1: | 1847 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 89 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.25 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 23 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 7/– |
| Date: | 27 June |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Source: | http://espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10424.html CricInfo |
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]
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]