Richard William Rowntree (6 April 1884 – 16 June 1968) was a New Zealand cricketer who played 33 first-class matches, all but two of them for Auckland.

Born at Leyburn in Yorkshire,[1] Rowntree played as a wicket-keeper and tail-end right-handed batsman.

His career in Auckland senior club cricket extended from 1907 to 1935, when he was awarded a benefit match at the end of his last season.

[4] He was selected as the principal wicket-keeper in the New Zealand team to tour Australia in 1925-26 but was unable to go, and was replaced by Ken James.

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