Bill Patrick (cricketer)

William Robert Patrick (17 June 1885 – 14 August 1946) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Canterbury between the 1905–06 and 1926–27 seasons, and captained New Zealand in the 1920s, before New Zealand played Test cricket.

Patrick was born at Christchurch in 1885. He played 58 of his 74 first-class matches for Canterbury, captaining the side frequently, and made 12 appearances for New Zealand XIs as well as playing in two wartime matches for Otago in 1917–18, both against Canterbury. He later coached the Southland cricket academy and was a New Zealand selector for the 1927 tour of England. Professionally he was a dealer in sports goods. He died at Christchurch in 1946 aged 61.