| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Molyneux Rose |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Wolston, Warwickshire, England |
| Death Place: | Wolston, Warwickshire, England |
| Nickname: | Billy the blue-blooded buck[1] |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm slow |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1867 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 35 |
| Bat Avg1: | 4.37 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 9 |
| Deliveries1: | 512 |
| Wickets1: | 23 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 9.52 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/71 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 10/– |
| Date: | 9 September |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/19823.html Cricinfo |
William Molyneux Rose (20 September 1842 – 13 January 1917) was an English first-class cricketer.
Rose was born in September 1842 at Wolston, Warwickshire. He was educated at Eton College.[2] After leaving Eton, Rose purchased the rank of ensign in the 32nd Foot in July 1860. He resigned his commission in May 1865. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against the Professionals of Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1867. He made three further first-class appearances in 1867, playing for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Surrey, for the South of the Thames in the North of the Thames v South of the Thames fixture, and once more for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent.[3] He made his next first-class appearance in 1870 for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent, before making two first-class appearances in 1871, with Rose appearing for the North in the North v South fixture, and for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club against Kent.[3] A right-arm slow lob bowler, he took 23 wickets at an average of 9.52, with best figures of 8 for 71, which was one of two five wicket hauls he took in first-class cricket, alongside taking ten wickets in a match once.[4] Rose died at Wolston in January 1917.