George William Beldam (born New Cross, Kent 1 May 1868 - died Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey 23 November 1937) was an English cricketer and a pioneer of action photography in sport.
George Beldam came from a cricketing family of Huguenot refugees. He was a steady right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler who represented Middlesex, MCC and London County in 102 first-class matches between 1900 and 1907. He scored 4,796 runs (average 30.16) with a personal best of 155* versus Surrey at Lord's in 1902 and took 66 catches and 76 wickets (average 27.14) with a personal best of 5/28 versus Lancashire at Liverpool in 1902.
He became a noted artist and photographer. He was the first action photographer of sport in Britain, specialising in cricket and golf.[1] He collaborated with C.B. Fry on two instructional books, with Beldam providing the illustrations and some of the text:
His brother, Cyril Beldam, and a cousin, Ernest Beldam, also played first-class cricket.
A biography of him was written by a descendant: