Arnold Frederick Townsend (29 March 1912 – 27 February 1994) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.
Against Warwickshire, he scored 105 against the economical, penetrating bowling of Test player Eric Hollies.
In the 1949 season he sustained an eye injury when fielding at short leg and this seriously affected his ability to focus.
Townsend was a right-handed batsman and played 200 innings in 117 first-class matches with an average of 23.13 and a top score of 142 not out.
His brother, Leslie Townsend, was a four-time England Test player, and they played in the same Derbyshire team for six seasons prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.