William Worsley (11 September 1869 – 13 November 1918) was an English cricketer active from 1903 to 1913 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Wandsworth and died in Accrington. He was a coal miner^[1] who played for Church in the Lancashire League. He appeared in 136 first-class matches as a right-handed tail end batsman and wicketkeeper. He scored 628 runs with a highest score of 37* and held 239 catches with 45 stumpings.^[2] In 1907, Worsley equalled the still-unbeaten world record of being dismissed without scoring in six consecutive innings.^[3]

Cricket writer and journalist Neville Cardus relates the story of Worsley’s debut for Lancashire at Edgbaston. He celebrated his call up with a crême de menthe before standing up to stumps for the bowling of the fast Walter Brearley effecting two brilliant catches down the leg side.^[1]

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