Thomas Belcher (cricketer)

Thomas Hayes Belcher (12 September 1847 — 26 November 1919) was an English first-class cricketer, clergyman and schoolmaster.

He studied on a scholarship in classics at The Queen's College, Oxford.

[2] A right-arm roundarm fast bowler, Belcher took 20 wickets at an average of 20.57, with best figures of 4 for 22.

In 1881, he was elected to the post of principal of Brighton College, a role he held until 1892.

[4] He retired in 1892 and upon doing so he became the rector of St James' Church at Bramley, Hampshire.