Robert Byron (cricketer)

Robert Byron

Personal information
Full name	Charles Robert Hamilton Byron
Born	(1910-04-10)10 April 1910 King William's Town, Cape Colony
Died	6 March 1952(1952-03-06) (aged 41) King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1928–29 to 1936–37	Border
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 15 Runs scored 515 Batting average 17.75 100s/50s 1/1 Top score 135 Balls bowled 162 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 December 2018

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]

References

1. "South African Schools v MCC 1927–28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
2. Wisden 1953, p. 938.
3. "The M.C.C.’s Team in South Africa", The Cricketer, Spring Annual 1928, pp. 67–74.
4. "Transvaal v Border 1935–36". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
5. "Death Notice". FamilySearch. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

External links

• Robert Byron at ESPNcricinfo
• Robert Byron at CricketArchive (subscription required)