While employed at the school, he played minor counties cricket for Berkshire between 1910 and 1913, making 27 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[7] He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1912,[8] the same year that he moved to Brighton College to teach.[2] Belcher served in the First World War with the Royal Berkshire Regiment, seeing action on the Western Front. He awarded the Military Cross in February 1915,[9] and was subsequently promoted to captain in January 1915.[10] Belcher was killed in action on 16 May 1915 at Richebourg during the Battle of Festubert. He was buried at the Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery. Belcher's brothers, Harold and Raymond and paternal first cousin Basil, alumni of Brighton College were also killed during the war.[2]
ReferencesEdit
^Belcher, Gordon. "Lest We Forget". Brighton College Remembers. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ abcMcCrery, Nigel (30 July 2015). Final Wicket: Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 98. ISBN978-1473864191.
^"First-Class Matches played by Gordon Belcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
^"Hampshire v Warwickshire, County Championship 1905". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
gordon, belcher, gordon, belden, belcher, september, 1885, 1915, english, first, class, cricketer, educator, british, army, officer, personal, informationfull, namegordon, belden, belcherborn26, september, 1885brighton, sussex, englanddied16, 1915, 1915, aged,. Gordon Belden Belcher MC 26 September 1885 16 May 1915 was an English first class cricketer educator and British Army officer 1 Gordon BelcherPersonal informationFull nameGordon Belden BelcherBorn26 September 1885Brighton Sussex EnglandDied16 May 1915 1915 05 16 aged 29 Richebourg Pas de Calais FranceBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumRelationsThomas Belcher father Domestic team informationYearsTeam1905Hampshire1910 1913BerkshireCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 0Batting average 0 00100s 50s Top score 0Balls bowled 6Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings Source Cricinfo 14 December 2022The son of the cricketer and educator Thomas Belcher he was born in the Brighton neighbourhood of Kemp Town in June 1870 He was educated at Brighton College where his father Rev Thomas Hayes Belcher was principal from 1881 to 1892 He left the college in 1904 matriculating to St Catharine s College Cambridge 2 At Cambridge he was a member of Cambridge University Cricket Club but did not play at first class level for the university However he did play first class cricket for Hampshire during his studies making a single appearance against Warwickshire at Southampton in the 1905 County Championship 3 He was dismissed twice in the match without scoring by Frank Field and Crowther Charlesworth 4 After graduating from Cambridge he became a master at Reading School and was commissioned into the school s Officers Training Corps as a second lieutenant in December 1908 5 He was gazetted in May 1910 as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion Princess Charlotte of Wales s Royal Berkshire Regiment 6 While employed at the school he played minor counties cricket for Berkshire between 1910 and 1913 making 27 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship 7 He was promoted to lieutenant in February 1912 8 the same year that he moved to Brighton College to teach 2 Belcher served in the First World War with the Royal Berkshire Regiment seeing action on the Western Front He awarded the Military Cross in February 1915 9 and was subsequently promoted to captain in January 1915 10 Belcher was killed in action on 16 May 1915 at Richebourg during the Battle of Festubert He was buried at the Rue des Berceaux Military Cemetery Belcher s brothers Harold and Raymond and paternal first cousin Basil alumni of Brighton College were also killed during the war 2 References Edit Belcher Gordon Lest We Forget Brighton College Remembers Retrieved 8 March 2023 a b c McCrery Nigel 30 July 2015 Final Wicket Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in the Great War Pen and Sword p 98 ISBN 978 1473864191 First Class Matches played by Gordon Belcher CricketArchive Retrieved 14 December 2022 Hampshire v Warwickshire County Championship 1905 CricketArchive Retrieved 14 December 2022 No 28230 The London Gazette 5 March 1909 p 1759 No 28378 The London Gazette 27 May 1910 p 3711 Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Gordon Belcher CricketArchive Retrieved 14 December 2022 No 28590 The London Gazette 15 March 1912 p 1920 No 29074 The London Gazette Supplement 16 February 1915 p 1695 No 29091 The London Gazette 5 March 1915 p 2247 External links EditGordon Belcher at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon Belcher amp oldid 1157374785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
