

| Full name: | William Townshend |
| Born: | 16th November 1849, Sehore, Bhopal, India |
| Died: | 19th July 1923, Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Relations: | Brother: EH Townshend |
| Teams: | Oxford University (Main FC: 1870-1872); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 1874); Gentlemen of England (Other FC: 1874); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1870-1874) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 16 | 31 | 2 | 460 | 55 | 15.86 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |