Charles B.K. Beachcroft (born 1871 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire) was the captain of the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has been an Olympic sport.

Personal life

Olympic career

In the only match of the Olympics against France, he scored 23 runs in the first innings and 54 in the second. Aside from the Olympics, little is known of him, except that he played for Exeter and a team called Starcross in 1900.

References

• Olympic Final scorecard
• Profiles of the British players at the 1900 Olympics