William Brann

William Henry Brann (4 April 1899 – 22 September 1953) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches in the 1922–23 season.

Brann was born in Port Elizabeth, where he attended Grey High School. A batsman and occasional bowler, he played in the Currie Cup for Eastern Province from 1922 to 1934. He was one of the leading South African batsmen in 1921–22, scoring 393 runs in first-class matches at an average of 56.14, including 97 and 83 not out in the victory over Western Province.

Brann was selected in the South African team for the first three Test matches against England in 1922–23.

Brann worked as a clerk in the Cape Province civil service. In September 1953, after a short illness, he died of acute congestive cardiac failure in the Provincial Hospital in Port Elizabeth, aged 54.