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 nameEdward James Byrom
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentSomerset (squad no. 97)
2017Rising Stars
First-class debut26 June 2017 Somerset v Hampshire
Twenty20 debut2 August 2019 Somerset v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC T20
Matches 27 14
Runs scored 1,379 226
Batting average 28.14 18.83
100s/50s 3/4 0/1
Top score 152 54*
Balls bowled 66 –
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 15/– 2/–
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
  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.
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