Rowland Jones-Bateman (10 November 1826 – 16 December 1896) was an English cricketer active in the 1840s, making eight appearances in first-class cricket. Born at St Pancras, London, Jones-Bateman was a batsman of unknown style who was mostly associated with Oxford University.

Rowland Jones-Bateman
Personal information
Full name
Rowland Jones-Bateman
Born10 November 1826
St Pancras, London, England
Died16 December 1896(1896-12-16) (aged 70)
Otterbourne, Hampshire, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsJohn Jones-Bateman (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1849Marylebone Cricket Club
1846–1848Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 115
Batting average 8.21
100s/50s –/–
Top score 22*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2013

Career

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The son of John Jones-Bateman,[1] he was educated at Winchester College, before attending New College, Oxford and a student of Lincoln's Inn.[1] While studying at the university, Jones-Bateman played first-class cricket for the university cricket club, debuting against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1846. He made six further first-class appearances for the university, all of which came against the MCC.[2] He scored 84 runs at an average of 6.46, with a high score of 22.[3] He later made a single first-class appearance for the MCC against Oxford University in 1849.[2] Later a member of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar on 30 April 1852.[1]

He died at Otterbourne, Hampshire on 16 December 1896. His brother John Jones-Bateman also played first-class cricket.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-At-The-Bar: A Biographical Hand-List of the Members of the Various Inns of Court, Including Her Majesty's Judges, Etc. London: Reeves and Turner. p. 26.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Rowland Jones-Bateman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rowland Jones-Bateman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
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