William 'Bill' Crane Irish (10 May 1932 – 27 April 1992), was an England international lawn and indoor bowler.

[1] He won a silver medal in the triples and bronze medal in the fours with John C Evans, Tommy Armstrong and Peter Line at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.

[2] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Cup).

He represented England in the fours, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

[3][4] He won the 1967[5] and 1974 singles title[6] at the national titles[7][8] and also won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1975.