Eddie Byrom

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Eddie Byrom
Personal information
Full name
Edward James Byrom
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 26)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2021Somerset (squad no. 97)
2017Rising Stars
2021Glamorgan (on loan)
2022–presentGlamorgan
First-class debut26 June 2017 Somerset v Hampshire
List A debut25 July 2021 Somerset v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 42 7 28
Runs scored 2,173 49 336
Batting average 31.04 9.80 15.27
100s/50s 5/7 0/0 0/1
Top score 176 18 54*
Balls bowled 180
Wickets 2
Bowling average 59.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/64
Catches/stumpings 20/– 4/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022

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]

Career

He made his first-class debut for Somerset in the 2017 County Championship on 26 June 2017.[4][5]

In October 2017, he signed for the Zimbabwean domestic team the Rising Stars, allowing him to play in the 2017–18 Logan Cup.[6] 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.[7][8]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 August 2019, for Somerset in the 2019 t20 Blast, hitting 54 runs from 19 balls.[9] Byrom scored a century in the final of the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.[10] He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021, for Somerset in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[11]

On 3 September 2021, Bryom joined Glamorgan on loan for the remainder of the 2021 season ahead of signing a two-year deal with the Welsh county.[12]

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. ^ "Somerset's Byrom signs with Zimbabwe domestic side". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Logan Cup at Kwekwe, Oct 22-25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Tuskers under siege". Daily News. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. ^ "South Group (N), Vitality Blast at Taunton, Aug 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Eddie Byrom completes Bob Willis Trophy final century as Somerset take charge". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Group 1 (D/N), Taunton, Jul 25 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  12. ^ Roller, Matt (3 September 2021). "Eddie Byrom leaves Somerset for Glamorgan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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