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 died in hospital in King William's Town in March 1952 aged 41, leaving a widow and two young sons.[5]
Referencesedit
^"South African Schools v MCC 1927–28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
robert, byron, cricketer, charles, robert, hamilton, byron, april, 1910, march, 1952, south, african, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, border, from, 1928, 1937, robert, byronpersonal, informationfull, namecharles, robert, hamilton, byronborn, 1910, ap. 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 Robert ByronPersonal informationFull nameCharles Robert Hamilton ByronBorn 1910 04 10 10 April 1910King William s Town Cape ColonyDied6 March 1952 1952 03 06 aged 41 King William s Town Cape Province South AfricaBattingRight handedDomestic team informationYearsTeam1928 29 to 1936 37BorderCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 15Runs scored 515Batting average 17 75100s 50s 1 1Top score 135Balls bowled 162Wickets 0Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 5 Source Cricinfo 20 December 2018 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 died in hospital in King William s Town in March 1952 aged 41 leaving a widow and two young sons 5 References edit South African Schools v MCC 1927 28 CricketArchive Retrieved 20 December 2018 a b Wisden 1953 p 938 The M C C s Team in South Africa The Cricketer Spring Annual 1928 pp 67 74 Transvaal v Border 1935 36 CricketArchive Retrieved 20 December 2018 Death Notice FamilySearch Retrieved 4 June 2023 External links editRobert Byron at ESPNcricinfo Robert Byron at CricketArchive subscription required nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a South African cricket person born in the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Byron cricketer amp oldid 1158496760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
