William Mechen

William Mechen (8 January 1852 – 10 March 1880) was an English cricketer. Mechen was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Southwick, Sussex.

Mechen made his first-class debut for Sussex against Gloucestershire at County Ground, Hove in 1876. He made three further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in 1879 at the Old County Ground, West Malling. In his four first-class matches, he scored 43 runs at an average of 5.37, with a high score of 20.

He died at the village of his birth on 10 March 1880.