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
Died6 March 1952(1952-03-06) (aged 41)
King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928–29 to 1936–37Border
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]

  1. ^ "South African Schools v MCC 1927–28". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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.