| Francis Bellamy | |
| Fullname: | Francis William James Bellamy |
| Birth Date: | 31 December 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Spreydon, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm wrist spin |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Club2: | Otago |
| Year2: | 1944/45–1945/46 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 26 |
| Runs1: | 1,226 |
| Bat Avg1: | 27.24 |
| 100S/50S1: | 3/3 |
| Top Score1: | 132 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,235 |
| Wickets1: | 11 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 47.72 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/31 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 33/– |
| Date: | 1 January |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36419.html ESPNcricinfo |
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. 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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]