Rowland Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle

The Lord Ernle
President of the Board of Agriculture
In office
10 December 1916 – 15 August 1919
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterDavid Lloyd George
Preceded byThe Earl of Crawford
Succeeded byThe Lord Lee of Fareham
Personal details
Born
Rowland Edmund Prothero

(1851-09-06)6 September 1851
Died1 July 1937(1937-07-01) (aged 85)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Mary Bailward
(m. 1891; died 1899)
Barbara Hamley
(m. 1902; died 1930)
Children2
RelativesGeorge Prothero (brother)
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Occupation
  • Administrator
  • journalist
  • author
  • politician
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1875–1883Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 190
Batting average 31.66
100s/50s 1/0
Top score 110
Balls bowled 416
Wickets 10
Bowling average 18.10
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/34
Catches/stumpings 7/–

Rowland Edmund Prothero, 1st Baron Ernle, MVO, PC (6 September 1851 – 1 July 1937) was a British agricultural expert, administrator, journalist, author and Conservative politician. He played first-class cricket between 1875 and 1883.