William Goodhew (24 May 1828 – 1 May 1897), known as Billy Goodhew, was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent and several other teams in the period between 1854 and 1866. He was born at Chislehurst in Kent in 1828.William Goodhew, Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.Carlaw, pp. 195–196. (Retrieved 7 August 2022.)
Goodhew was a right-handed batsman and an infrequent right-arm bowler who bowled in the round arm style. At his death, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack wrote of him: "Without ever being in the front rank of professional cricketers, Goodhew was a very fair bat and rendered useful service to Kent at a time when the fortunes of the county were at rather a low ebb." His best innings was a score of 70 out of a total of just 132 when opening the Kent batting against Sussex in 1862. As a bowler, his best return came when playing for Gentlemen of Kent – although he was a professional – against Gentlemen of England in 1858, when he took seven first-innings wickets for 40 runs. In addition to 69 first-class matches for Kent, he played for county combinations involving Kent with Sussex, Surrey and Nottinghamshire and for the South in the North v South matches.
After his playing career was over, Goodhew was used by Kent as an umpire in first-class matches from 1876 to 1882. He died in 1897 at Canterbury aged 68.
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