Francis Bateman-Champain

Francis Henry Bateman-Champain (17 June 1877 – 29 December 1942) was an English cricketer playing primarily for Gloucestershire and Oxford University cricket teams between 1895 and 1914.[1] A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm slow bowler, he came from a cricketing family: his brothers John, Claude and Hugh all played first-class cricket. His uncles Fendall, Frederick, Robert and William Currie also played.[2] Francis played 114 matches in his career, scoring 4,677 runs at a batting average of 24.61. over 3,300 of these were scored for Gloucestershire, for whom he made four of his five centuries.[3] Born in Richmond Hill, Surrey, he died in Tiverton, Devon.[1]

Francis Bateman-Champain

Personal information
Full name	Francis Henry Bateman-Champain
Born	17 June 1877 Richmond Hill, Surrey, United Kingdom
Died	29 December 1942 (aged 65) Tiverton, Devon, United Kingdom
Batting	Right-hand batsman
Bowling	Right-arm slow
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895-1914	Gloucestershire
1897-1900	Oxford University
First Class debut	8 August 1895 Gloucestershire v Middlesex
Last First Class	31 August 1914 Gloucestershire v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 114 Runs scored 4677 Batting average 24.61 100s/50s 5/24 Top score 149 Balls bowled 815 Wickets 17 Bowling average 24.58 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/62 Catches/stumpings 100/-
Source: Cricket Archive, 1 May 2014

Bateman-Champaign was educated at Cheltenham College and Hertford College, Oxford. He became a schoolteacher and taught at Wellington College and at Cheltenham College.[4]

References

Notes

1. "Player Profile: Francis Bateman-Champain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
2. "Player Profile: Francis Bateman-Champain". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
3. "FC Statistics By Team - Batting". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
4. "Mr F. H. B. Champaign". The Times. London. 1 January 1943. p. 7.

Sources

• Francis Bateman-Champain at ESPNcricinfo
• Francis Bateman-Champain at CricketArchive (subscription required)