Many matches were arranged by patrons for the purpose of gambling and, as there were no restrictions on nomenclature, some are known by curious titles such as "Right-handed v Left-handed" (Beldham was right-handed) and "A to M v N to Z". There are five of the latter, all played between August 1787 and June 1789. In one of these, played at Bourne Paddock on 26–29 August 1788, Beldham scored 45 out of 94 in the first innings and 51 of 141 in the second. N to Z were dismissed for 100 and 60, so Beldham's team won by 75 runs. Teams were often named after their patrons with titles such as Earl of Winchilsea's XI or Lord F. Beauclerk's XI. Beldham appeared in over 60 matches for occasional teams of that type, including six for Winchilsea's XI and five for Winchilsea's opponents. Another curiosity team was "The Bs", formed on occasion between 1805 and 1832. Beldham played for the Bs four times. One of these was the famous match at Lord's Old Ground on 12–14 June 1810 when the Bs played an England XI. The Bs included Beldham, Beauclerk and E. H. Budd but, on this occasion, they had only nine players whose name began with B. Needing two more players, they were joined by John Wells and James Lawrell as given men. According to Haygarth, Lawrell could only have played for the Bs because he had backed them: "certainly not for his excellence as a cricketer, as in the case of Wells". The Bs batted first and struggled to make 137. Beldham was bowled by William Lambert for 0. Beauclerk with 41 and Budd with 27 were the top scorers. England's batsmen also battled to score and Beldham held four catches as they were dismissed for 100. With a lead of 37 in very difficult conditions, the Bs were in a relatively good position and a second innings total of over 100 might have won the match. That did not happen because the Bs were all out for 6. Five of their runs were scored by Wells (4) and Lawrell (1); only one B, Samuel Bridger, scored a run, though John Bentley was the not out batsman. There were only three scoring shots because Wells hit a boundary. Beldham and Beauclerk were both bowled by John Hammond and Budd was absent injured. Hammond dismissed at least six of the