John Jones-Bateman

John Jones-Bateman
Personal information
Full name	John Burleton Jones-Bateman
Born	21 June 1825; St Pancras, London, England
Died	29 December 1910 (aged 85); Sheldon, Warwickshire, England
Batting	Unknown
Relations	Rowland Jones-Bateman (brother)
Domestic team information
1848	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Matches	1
Runs scored	0
Batting average	0.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	0
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	–/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 7 November 2013

John Burleton Jones-Bateman (21 June 1825 – 29 December 1910) was an English cricketer. Jones-Bateman's batting style is unknown.

Jones-Bateman was born at St Pancras, London. He was educated at Winchester College^[1] and later attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied theology.^[2] While studying he played a single first-class cricket match for Cambridge University against Oxford University at the Magdalen Ground in 1848.^[3] In a match which won by Oxford University by 23 runs, Jones-Bateman was dismissed for ducks in both innings, being dismissed in Cambridge University's first-innings by Charles Willis, while in their second he was dismissed by Gerald Yonge.^[4] His brother Rowland Jones-Bateman played for Oxford University in this match.^[1] After his degree ended in 1848, he was ordained as a deacon and priest.^[2] In 1849 he was nominated by a private patron to the rectory of Sheldon, Warwickshire, a position he held for 61 years.^[2] He died at Sheldon on 29 December 1910.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1911". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "THE REV. J. B. JONES-BATEMAN". The Times. 31 December 1910. p. 13.
^ "First-Class Matches played by John Jones-Bateman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1848". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2013.