Richard Taylor Bellhouse (9 May 1825 – 7 December 1906) was an

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first-class cricketer,

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. Bellhouse was born at

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. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Sheffield at Sheffield. 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. He appeared in a first-class match for the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club at

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in 1853, as well as appearing in two North v South for the North in 1855 and 1856. He played for Manchester against

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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. Across fifteen first-class matches, Bellhouse scored 240 runs at an average of 8.57, with a high score of 40. Outside of cricket he worked as an architect and a watercolour artist. He was responsible for designing the grandstand at

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. He died at Weston in

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in December 1906, where he was buried at Locksbrook Weston Cemetery. His brother, Thomas Bellhouse, also played first-class cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellhouse, Richard 1825 births 1906 deaths Cricketers from Manchester English cricketers Manchester Cricket Club cricketers Lancashire cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers North v South cricketers Gentlemen of the North cricketers English watercolourists Architects from Manchester