William Bede Hayes (16 October 1883 – 5 November 1926) was an Australian first-class cricketer.

[1] He played for South Brisbane in Queensland district cricket.

[5] He struggled financially after the war and received aid from the Queensland Cricket Association.

[6] He contracted tuberculosis during the war which gradually weakened him until causing his death in 1926 and he was survived by his wife and five children, the youngest of whom was only sixteen months old.

[7] The Queensland Cricket Association proposed to hold a memorial match to raise funds for the family after his passing.