| Full name: | William Attewell |
| Born: | 12th June 1861, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died: | 11th June 1927, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Relations: | Brother: T Attewell; Cousin: W Attewell |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1884/85-1891/92); Nottinghamshire (Main FC: 1881-1899); All teams |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1892 | |
| Nottinghamshire benefit season: 1898 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Brief profile of William Attewell |
| A profile of William Attewell | |
| Pictures: | Portrait of William Attewell |
| Gentlemen v Players Team photograph, 1895 | |
| Lord Sheffield's XI, 1891/2 | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1884/85-1891/92) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 10 | 15 | 6 | 150 | 43* | 16.66 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1884/85-1891/92) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 2850 | 326 | 626 | 28 | 4-42 | 22.35 | 0 | 0 | 101.78 | 1.31 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1881-1900) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 429 | 644 | 68 | 8083 | 102 | 14.03 | 1 | 27 | 364 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1881-1900) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 108311 | 11813 | 29896 | 1951 | 9-23 | 15.32 | 134 | 27 | 55.51 | 1.65 |