William Beecham Cricketer
William Pain Beecham (1799 – 5 May 1869) was an English cricketer. Beecham's batting style is unknown. Beecham made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the East Sussex Cricket Ground in 1857. He was aged 57 or 58 when he made his only first-class appearance. In the match, Beecham was run out for a single run in Sussex's first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by Will Martingell. Sussex won the match by 70 runs. He died at St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex on 5 May 1869.