Though remembered primarily as a fine attacking batsman, Beldham was in fact an all-rounder who took many wickets by operating as a change bowler and was evidently a safe pair of hands in the field, available evidence indicating his preferred position was in the slips.
In The Cricketers of My Time, Nyren eulogised Beldham's batting prowess: "..(he was) safer than the Bank"; "..he would get at the balls and hit them away in gallant style.