William Yardley was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club from 1868 to 1878 and for Cambridge University from 1869 to 1872. In the early 1870s, only W. G. Grace was reckoned his superior amongst amateur batsmen. Yardley was also an actor, playwright and drama critic.
- Occupation
- cricketer, barrister
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- June 10, 1849
- Died
- October 28, 1900
