| Fullname: | Rowland Jones-Bateman |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1826 |
| Birth Place: | St Pancras, London, England |
| Death Place: | Otterbourne, Hampshire, England |
| Family: | John Jones-Bateman (brother) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1849 |
| Club2: | Oxford University |
| Year2: | 1846 - 1848 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 115 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.21 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 22 |
| Deliveries1: | - |
| Wickets1: | - |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/ - |
| Date: | 7 November |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15810.html Cricinfo |
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.
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.