| William Clarke | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Benjamin Clarke |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Old Basford, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Death Place: | Hyson Green, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Family: | Morris Clarke (brother) Charles Clarke (son) |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1874–1876 |
| Club2: | Middlesex |
| Year2: | 1880–1884 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 39 |
| Runs1: | 409 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.01 |
| 100S/50S1: | – |
| Top Score1: | 40 |
| Deliveries1: | 5657 |
| Wickets1: | 101 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 17.23 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/51 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 38/– |
| Date: | 26 January |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Middlesex/Players/28/28565/28565.html CricketArchive |
William Benjamin Clarke (5 November 1846 – 18 August 1902) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast.
He and his wife Hannah had two daughters Alice and Amelia and two sons William and Charles (who played three times for Sussex in 1902). Clarke died in Hyson Green, Nottingham in 1902 aged 55.