Eddie Byrom
Irish-Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1997)
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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]
Harare, Zimbabwe
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| Full name | Edward James Byrom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1997 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Somerset (squad no. 97) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18 | Rising Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Glamorgan (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23 | Mid West Rhinos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Southern Rocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 26 June 2017 Somerset v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 25 July 2021 Somerset v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
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]