Nick Bateup embarked upon a playing career with the Parramatta District Cricket Club in 2017/18, following in the footsteps of his elder sibling Christopher – who played for the club between 2011/12 and 2021/22 (1,125 runs @ 14.61 [H.S. – 91] and 135 wickets @ 23.88 [B.B. – 5/42].