John Monteath

John Monteath (9 October 1878 – 11 June 1955) was an Irish first-class cricketer and colonial official in British India.

Monteath was the son of Sir James Monteath, a colonial administrator in British India. He was educated at Clifton College, before going up to King's College, Cambridge in 1897. Batting twice in the match, Monteath was dismissed without scoring in the European's first-innings by Kekhashru Mistry, and was dismissed by the same bowler for a single run in their second-innings. Fellow Irishman James McDonogh was also a member of the Europeans team. He served as an Assistant Political Agent in Kathiawar from 1908–1915, before taking up the post of Municipal Commissioner in Ahmedabad, a position he held for a few months in 1915. He returned to England around the time of Indian Independence, and was living at Bury St Edmunds. He died at Awliscombe in Devon in June 1955.