In 1909 Batley won the London Professional Foursomes Tournament, playing with William Horne.

The 36-hole final against James Bradbeer and George Charles was played at Walton Heath Golf Club on 26 May and resulted in a convincing win for Batley and Horne by a score of 11&10.

He had finished joint leader in the southern section qualifying competition for the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament with Harry Vardon, played at Fulwell Golf Club.

Rowland Jones and Ted Ray had similarly been joint leaders at Denham Golf Club, where the remaining half of the section played.

[2][3][4] In 1914 he won the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament in partnership with Len Holland, beating the Scottish pair of C McIntosh and George Smith 5&4 in the final.