James Frederick Byrne (19 June 1871 – 10 May 1954) was a sportsman who captained Warwickshire at first-class cricket and was capped in rugby for both England and the British and Irish Lions.

[3] Earlier, in 1902, Byrne had the distinction of claiming the wicket of W. G. Grace twice in one match, when the England great was playing for London County against Warwickshire at Crystal Palace.

[6] Warwickshire broke through for their inaugural County Championship in 1911 and Byrne was a member of their squad that year, although he only participated in one match.

This record wasn't broken until the All-Blacks visited South Africa in 1960, by Don Clarke, who was incidentally also a first-class cricketer.

[10] Byrne was England's captain in the 1898 Home Nations Championship, which included a draw against Scotland and a win over Wales.