William Pattenden (31 October 1747 at East Peckham, Kent – 1817 at Hadlow, buried 2 April 1817 at East Peckham) was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent. He made 7 known appearances in important matches. He was the younger brother of Thomas Pattenden.
He played alongside his brother in a number of Kent from 1777 to 1781.Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862 He may have played for Kent v Surrey in 1773 for in one account the Pattenden was William and in another it was Thomas. This is a good example of the confusion caused when initials or first names are left out of the scorecards. The same applies to various Woods, Mays, Rimmingtons, Whites, etc.
References
Further reading Ashley Mote, The Glory Days of Cricket, Robson, 1997 David Underdown, Start of Play, Allen Lane, 2000