| Eddie Byrom | |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Fullname: | Edward James Byrom |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg break |
| Role: | Batter |
| Club1: | Somerset |
| Clubnumber1: | 97 |
| Club2: | Rising Stars |
| Year2: | 2017/18 |
| Club3: | → Glamorgan (on loan) |
| Year3: | 2021 |
| Club4: | Glamorgan |
| Club5: | Mid West Rhinos |
| Year5: | 2022/23 |
| Club6: | Southern Rocks |
| Year6: | 2023/24 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 26 June |
| Debutyear1: | 2017 |
| Debutfor1: | Somerset |
| Debutagainst1: | Hampshire |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 25 July |
| Debutyear2: | 2021 |
| Debutfor2: | Somerset |
| Debutagainst2: | Derbyshire |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 65 |
| Runs1: | 3,526 |
| Bat Avg1: | 32.05 |
| 100S/50S1: | 7/16 |
| Top Score1: | 176 |
| Deliveries1: | 247 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 57.66 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/64 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 37/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 22 |
| Runs2: | 693 |
| Bat Avg2: | 38.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/5 |
| Top Score2: | 123 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 50 |
| Runs3: | 777 |
| Bat Avg3: | 18.50 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/3 |
| Top Score3: | 78 |
| Deliveries3: | – |
| Wickets3: | – |
| Bowl Avg3: | – |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 14/– |
| Date: | 19 August 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/eddie-byrom-596371 ESPNcricinfo |
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]
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]