Bill Anderson

William Charles Anderson (born 10 April 1948) is an Australian former cricket and rugby league coach.

Born and raised in the Sydney suburb of Glebe, Anderson's main sporting pedigree was in cricket and while attending Fort Street High School he captained the NSW Combined High Schools XI. He played in Sydney 1st grade cricket for Petersham-Marrickville, scoring four centuries.

As a junior rugby league player with Newtown, Anderson served his rugby league coaching apprenticeship under Jack Gibson, first at Eastern Suburbs where he was appointed coach of the club's Under-23s team. Under his guidance the team won the premiership in 1976, defeating Canterbury-Bankstown 20–5.

After resigning as Souths coach, Anderson returned to cricket coaching at Petersham-Marrickville then served as an assistant with the Bob Simpson-coached NSW cricket team, which he helped win the 1985–86 Sheffield Shield title before becoming head coach for a season in 1986–87. Returning to rugby league in 1987, Anderson coached Balmain to a fifth-place finish, after they were eliminated from the finals by his former club South Sydney. Repeating his efforts at Souths, Balmain won the 1987 National Panasonic Cup final 14–12 against Penrith.

In addition to coaching, Anderson was also involved in radio and television commentary during the 1980s and 1990s, including a period with Network 10 where he was a commentator with Ray Warren and Graeme Hughes.

In 2023, Anderson received a Distinguished Long Service Award at the NSW Community Sports Awards for his dedicated service to cricket.