| Full name: | William Eric Bowes |
| Born: | 25th July 1908, Elland, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 4th September 1987, Otley, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace, Right-arm fast-medium |
| Relations: | Son: WAJ Bowes |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1932-1946); Yorkshire (Main FC: 1929-1947); All teams |
| Yorkshire cap: 1930 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1932 | |
| Yorkshire benefit season: 1947 (raised 8,083 pounds) | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Pictures: | Bill Bowes |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1932-1946) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 15 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 10* | 4.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1932-1946) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 3655 | 131 | 1519 | 68 | 6-33 | 22.33 | 6 | 0 | 53.75 | 2.49 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1928-1947) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 372 | 326 | 148 | 1531 | 43* | 8.60 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1928-1947) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 74457 | 3247 | 27470 | 1639 | 9-121 | 16.76 | 116 | 27 | 45.42 | 2.21 |