Liam Roche

{{Short description|Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1999)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Liam Roche

| image =

| fullname = Liam Nicholas Roche

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right arm off break

| role = Allrounder

| international = true

| country = Zimbabwe

| odicap = 136

| odidebutdate = 13 July

| odidebutyear = 2018

| odidebutagainst = Pakistan

| lastodidate = 22 July

| lastodiyear = 2018

| lastodiagainst = Pakistan

| columns = 3

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 4

| bat avg1 = 2.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 4

| deliveries1 = 138

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 78.50

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/54

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 1

| runs2 = 9

| bat avg2 = 9.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 9

| deliveries2 = 80

| wickets2 = 3

| bowl avg2 = 10.66

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/32

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 9

| runs3 = 205

| bat avg3 = 34.16

| 100s/50s3 = 0/2

| top score3 = 55

| deliveries3 = 146

| wickets3 = 7

| bowl avg3 = 51.42

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 2/43

| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–

| date = 22 July

| year = 2018

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/596002.html ESPNCricinfo

}}

Liam Roche (born 14 September 1999) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/596002.html |title=Liam Roche |access-date=21 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 21 November 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1122755.html |title=Logan Cup at Harare, Nov 21-24 2017 |access-date=21 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Four days prior to his debut, he was named as captain of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/icc-u19-world-cup-2018-zimbabwe-name-15-member-squad-660762 |title=ICC U19 World Cup 2018: Zimbabwe name 15-member squad |access-date=17 November 2017 |work=Cricket Country}}

He made his List A debut for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship on 1 December 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1122766.html |title=Pro50 Championship at Harare, Dec 1 2017 |access-date=1 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In June 2018, he was named in a Zimbabwe Select team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.{{cite web | last=Moonda | first=Firdose | title=Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches | website=ESPNcricinfo | date=2018-06-08 | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/graeme-cremer-sikandar-raza-left-out-of-t20-practice-matches-1148885 | access-date=2025-02-22}} The following month, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket365.com/countries/major-blow-for-zimbabwe-as-solomon-mire-ruled-out-of-pakistan-odi-series/ |title=Major blow for Zim as Mire ruled out of Pakistan ODI series |work=Cricket365 |access-date=11 July 2018}} He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Pakistan on 13 July 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1142920.html |title=1st ODI, Pakistan Tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jul 13 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 July 2018}}