William Fennex (born c.1764 at Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire; died 4 March 1838 at Stepney, London) was a famous English cricketer.
[1] As a bowler, at a time when only underarm bowling was permitted, he was said to have the highest delivery of anybody, "his hand, when propelling the ball, being nearly on a level with his shoulder".
[3] He began his working life as a blacksmith, and stood five feet ten inches tall, "muscular and abstemious".
[3] His playing career began with Berkshire in 1785 but he was chiefly associated with Middlesex and was keeper of the ground at Uxbridge.
[4] He kept the Portman Arms inn at Marylebone for a time, and in old age was employed as a gardener and groundsman.