Liam Bowe

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Liam Bowe

| fullname = Liam Patrick Bowe

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|09|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Left-arm unorthodox spin

| role = Bowler

| club1 = Melbourne Stars

| year1 = {{nowrap|2016/17–2018/19}}

| club2 = Sydney Thunder

| year2 = 2019/20

| columns = 1

| column1 = Twenty20

| matches1 = 13

| runs1 = 2

| bat avg1 = 1.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 2*

| deliveries1 = 234

| wickets1 = 11

| bowl avg1 = 30.72

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/23

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1076852.html Cricinfo

| date = 4 May

| year = 2025

}}

Liam Patrick Bowe (born 23 September 1997) is an Australian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1076852.html |title=Liam Bowe |accessdate=10 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Melbourne Stars in the 2016–17 Big Bash League season on 10 January 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1023623.html |title=Big Bash League, 22nd Match: Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers at Melbourne, Jan 10, 2017 |accessdate=10 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Bowe opts to play in glasses rather than contact lenses in the field. Due to this and a good debut match, he was affectionately nicknamed "cricket's Harry Potter" by fans, later adopting the nickname "The Wizard". This nickname, as well as the use of his glasses, saw him established as a cult hero immediately after his debut.{{Cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/teenage-big-bash-debutant-liam-bowe-is-an-instant-crowd-favourite/news-story/465fd9a2c8beb2b77a15fbeba95fd380 |title=Teenage Big Bash debutant was an instant crowd favorite |accessdate=11 January 2017 |work=news.com.au}}