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]
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Full name | Edward James Byrom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Harare, Zimbabwe | 17 June 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–present | Somerset (squad no. 97) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Rising Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 26 June 2017 Somerset v Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Twenty20 debut | 2 August 2019 Somerset v Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 September 2020 |
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] A month later, Byrom scored a century in the final of the Bob Willis Trophy.[10]
References
- "Eddie Byrom". Somerset County Cricket Club. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "Edward Byrom". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- "Eddie Byrom revels in 'career-best day' as Somerset edge into ascendancy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Specsavers County Championship Division One, Hampshire v Somerset at Southampton, Jun 26-29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- "Byrom untroubled in pink-ball debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- "Somerset's Byrom signs with Zimbabwe domestic side". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- "Logan Cup at Kwekwe, Oct 22-25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- "Tuskers under siege". Daily News. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- "South Group (N), Vitality Blast at Taunton, Aug 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- "Eddie Byrom completes Bob Willis Trophy final century as Somerset take charge". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
External links
- Eddie Byrom at ESPNcricinfo
- Eddie Byrom at CricketArchive (subscription required)