William Woolhouse

William Henry Woolhouse (21 January 1791 – 14 July 1837) was an English cricketer active in the 1820s and 1830s, making seventeen appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Sheffield, Yorkshire, Woolhouse was a left-handed batsman and left-arm roundarm bowler, who played for several first-class cricket teams. He was most notable as a founding member of The Wednesday Cricket Club, which organised early county matches in Yorkshire, and along with his father-in-law George Steer he was also behind the establishment of both the Darnall Old Ground and Darnall New Ground.

Career In 1822, Woolhouse, along with William Stratford, John Southren, Tom Lindley, George Dawson, and George Hardisty, founded The Wednesday Cricket Club. In 1822, along with his father-in-law, Woolhouse was behind the construction of the Darnall Old Ground, as well as the Darnall New Ground. He made several first-class appearances in 1828, playing for England against The Bs at Lord's, as well as playing for a Left Handed team in the Left-Handed v Right-Handed fixture. He also made two first-class appearances for Sheffield against Nottingham, and played for a combined Yorkshire-Nottinghamshire-Leicestershire against England. Playing nine of his seventeen matches for Sheffield, Woolhouse scored 259 runs for the team, averaging 16.18 and making his highest score for the team.

He died in London on 14 July 1837.