| Robert Byron | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | Charles Robert Hamilton Byron |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 1910 |
| Birth Place: | King William's Town, Cape Colony |
| Death Place: | King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Border |
| Year1: | 1928–29 to 1936–37 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 15 |
| Runs1: | 515 |
| Bat Avg1: | 17.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/1 |
| Top Score1: | 135 |
| Deliveries1: | 162 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 20 December 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44274.html Cricinfo |
Charles Robert Hamilton Byron (10 April 1910 – 6 March 1952) was a South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for Border from 1928 to 1937.
An opening batsman, Robert Byron came to prominence when he scored 101 for a South African schoolboys team against the touring MCC team early in 1928.[1] [2] It was one of only three centuries scored against the MCC, compared to the 14 scored by MCC batsmen.[3]
He played his first first-class match for Border later in 1928 and appeared frequently over nine years, but his success in his first-class career was modest except for his only century, 135 against Transvaal at Johannesburg in 1935–36.[4] [2]
Byron lived in King William's Town, where he worked as a bank clerk. He died in hospital in King William's Town in March 1952 aged 41, leaving a widow and two young sons.[5]