Richard Bateman (cricketer)

English cricketer

Richard Bateman

Personal information

Full name|

Richard Bateman

Born| (1849-04-29)29 April 1849
Farnham, Surrey, England
Died| 5 November 1913(1913-11-05) (aged 64)
Ash Vale, Surrey, England
Batting| Unknown
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1883| Hampshire
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 1
Runs scored | 18
Batting average | 18.00
100s/50s | –/–
Top score | 14*
Catches/stumpings | –/–

Source: Cricinfo, 3 January 2010

Richard Bateman JP (29 April 1849 – 5 November 1913) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of Daniel Bateman, he was born at Farnham in April 1849. A forage contractor by profession,[1] he made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Somerset at Taunton in 1883.[2] He was dismissed for 4 runs in Hampshire's first innings by Alfred Evans and ended their second innings unbeaten on 14.[3] Later in life, he was a councillor on Hampshire County Council for Aldershot East and was a justice of the peace for West Surrey.[4] While partaking in a hunt with the Aldershot-based Guard's Hunt on 4 November 1913, Bateman fell from his horse after it had tripped on a rabbit hole. He was seriously injured and lost consciousness, which he never regained, dying the following evening at his house in Ash Vale, Surrey.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ White, William (1878). History, gazetteer, and directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Sheffield: White's Directories. p. 96.
2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Richard Bateman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
3. ^ "Somerset v Hampshire, 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
4. ^ "Hampshire J.P.'s funeral". Portsmouth Evening News. 10 November 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 28 January 2024 - via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "Fatal hunting accident". The Globe. London. 6 November 1913. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2024 - via British Newspaper Archive.

## External links[edit]

* Richard Bateman at ESPNcricinfo