Eddie Byrom

Edward James Byrom (born 17 June 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1][2] Byrom qualifies to play for the Zimbabwe cricket team, as his place of birth, and for the Ireland cricket team, due to holding an Irish passport.[3]

Eddie Byrom
Personal information
Full name
Edward James Byrom
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2021Somerset (squad no. 97)
2017/18Rising Stars
2021→ Glamorgan (on loan)
2022–presentGlamorgan
2022/23Mid West Rhinos
2023/24Southern Rocks
First-class debut26 June 2017 Somerset v Hampshire
List A debut25 July 2021 Somerset v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 59 17 45
Runs scored 3,201 480 758
Batting average 32.66 34.28 20.48
100s/50s 7/15 1/4 0/3
Top score 176 108 78*
Balls bowled 247 – –
Wickets 3 – –
Bowling average 57.66 – –
5 wickets in innings 0 – –
10 wickets in match 0 – –
Best bowling 2/64 – –
Catches/stumpings 34/– 8/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2024

Career

Byrom made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2017 County Championship on 26 June 2017.[4][5] He scored his maiden first-class half-century in the final match of the season against Middlesex to help Somerset to victory and Division One survival.[6][7]

In October 2017, he signed for the Zimbabwean domestic team the Rising Stars, allowing him to play in the 2017–18 Logan Cup.[8] In his first match for the Rising Stars, he made 152 in the second innings against Matabeleland Tuskers in Harare, his maiden first-class century.[9][10]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 August 2019, for Somerset in the 2019 t20 Blast, hitting 54 runs from 19 balls.[11] Byrom scored a century in the final of the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.[12] He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Somerset in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[13]

On 3 September 2021, Byrom joined Glamorgan on loan for the remainder of the 2021 season ahead of signing a two-year deal with the Welsh county.[14]

References
  1. "Eddie Byrom". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "Edward Byrom". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. "Eddie Byrom revels in 'career-best day' as Somerset edge into ascendancy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. "Specsavers County Championship Division One, Hampshire v Somerset at Southampton, Jun 26-29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  5. "Byrom untroubled in pink-ball debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. Dobell, George (25 September 2017). "High Noon for Somerset amid threat of pitch penalty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. Dobell, George (28 September 2017). "Leach redemption secures Somerset survival". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. "Somerset's Byrom signs with Zimbabwe domestic side". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  9. "Logan Cup at Kwekwe, Oct 22-25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  10. "Tuskers under siege". Daily News. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  11. "South Group (N), Vitality Blast at Taunton, Aug 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  12. "Eddie Byrom completes Bob Willis Trophy final century as Somerset take charge". Yahoo Sports. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  13. "Group 1 (D/N), Taunton, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  14. Roller, Matt (3 September 2021). "Eddie Byrom leaves Somerset for Glamorgan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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