George Byrne

George Robert Byrne (28 May 1892 – 23 June 1973) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler who played 12 times in first-class cricket, representing both Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Born in Northfield, Birmingham, Byrne made his debut for Warwickshire against Middlesex in July 1912. With a career best of 3-9 in the first innings, he showed promise as a bowler. However, his contributions with the bat were less notable, scoring only 36 runs in 12 innings for a batting average of 3.00. Byrne also took a single catch in his career, dismissing Sussex opener Robert Relf. Byrne played four more games for Worcestershire, ending his career with a bowling average of 62.87 and a batting average of 7.50.More