Prince Bartholomew

{{short description|West Indian cricketer}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Prince Bartholomew

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Prince Charles Smith Bartholomew

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|10|9}}

| birth_place = San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2017|4|25|1939|10|9}}

| death_place = Trinidad and Tobago

| country = West Indies

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| club1 = Trinidad

| year1 = 1968-69 to 1976-77

| club2 = North Trinidad

| year2 = 1968-69 to 1969-70

| club3 = East Trinidad

| year3 = 1970-71 to 1978-79

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 57

| runs1 = 1598

| bat avg1 = 23.85

| 100s/50s1 = 0/9

| top score1 = 95 not out

| deliveries1 = 7758

| wickets1 = 141

| bowl avg1 = 25.56

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 8/27

| catches/stumpings1= 27/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 6

| runs2 = 12

| bat avg2 = 4.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 8

| deliveries2 = 328

| wickets2 = 6

| bowl avg2 = 37.16

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = n/a

| best bowling2 = 3/36

| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23263/23263.html Cricket Archive

| date = 24 July

| year = 2014

}}

Prince Charles Smith Bartholomew (9 October 1939 – 25 April 2017) was a Trinidad cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1969 to 1978.{{cite book |title=Wisden Cricketer's Almanack |first=Lawrence |last=Booth |year= 2018 |isbn=978-1472953544 |page=185}}

An opening bowler and middle-order batsman, Bartholomew made his first-class debut in 1968-69. He had his most successful season with both bat and ball in 1970-71, scoring 325 runs at an average of 40.62[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23263/f_Batting_by_Season.html Prince Bartholomew batting by season] and taking 27 wickets at 21.96.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/23/23263/f_Bowling_by_Season.html Prince Bartholomew bowling by season] He scored 95 not out and 53 not out for Trinidad against Guyana in the Shell Shield, which Trinidad won.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/31/31508.html Guyana v Trinidad and Tobago 1970-71] Captaining East Trinidad in the Beaumont Cup, he took 5 for 35, 4 for 29, 2 for 33 and 2 for 73, as well as top-scoring in the final with 82,[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/31/31521.html North Trinidad v East Trinidad 1970-71] to lead East Trinidad to the title in their first season in the competition.

Captaining North and East Trinidad in their first match in the Beaumont Cup in 1975-76, he took 8 for 27,[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/36/36025.html South and Central Trinidad v North and East Trinidad 1975-76] which remain the best figures in the competition.

Bartholomew captained Trinidad in the 1975-76 season, when they shared the Shell Shield title with Barbados, and captained East Trinidad in most of their first-class matches from 1971 to 1979.