Rowland Jones-Bateman

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.

Career
The son of John Jones-Bateman, he was educated at Winchester College, before attending New College, Oxford and a student of Lincoln's Inn. 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. He scored 84 runs at an average of 6.46, with a high score of 22. He later made a single first-class appearance for the MCC against Oxford University in 1849. Later a member of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar on 30 April 1852.

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