| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Charles Gayner |
| Birth Date: | c. 1825 |
| Birth Place: | St James's, Middlesex, England |
| Death Date: | 27 January 1892 (aged 66/67) |
| Death Place: | Chelsea, London, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1851 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 1 |
| Bat Avg1: | 0.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 1 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 22 September |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13884.html Cricinfo |
William Charles Gayner (c. 1825 — 27 January 1892) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of William Gayner senior, he was born at St James's in 1825. He was educated at St Paul's School,[1] before going up to the University of Oxford where he studied at Pembroke College in 1847, before transferring to St Mary Hall in 1848. Gayner made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1851.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run by Charles Marsham, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Charles Bere.[3] A latecomer to the legal profession, Gayner was called to the bar as a member of the Inner Temple in January 1872.[4] Gayner died at Chelsea in January 1892.[5] He had been the proprietor of Boodle's gentlemen's club until his death.[6]