Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon

Australia • Right Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
2 Mat
5 Overs
48 Runs
1 W
9.60 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Nathan Michael Lyon
Date of Birth November 20, 1987
Age 35 Years
Nationality Australia
Birth Place Young, New South Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
Role Bowler/Right-arm off break, Right-hand Batsman
Batting Style Right hand Bat
Bowling Style Right arm Offbreak
Debut September 3, 2011
Jersey No. 67
Family Steven Lyon (Father), Bronwyn Lyon (Mother), Brendan Lyon (Brother), Melissa Waring (Spouse), Harper Lyon (Daughter), Milla Ellen (Daughter)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
VIC vs NSW 17 & 4 50 & 29 1 & 0 0 & 0 34.00 & 13.79 21 & 20 61 & 78 1 & 1 2.90 & 3.90
NSW vs SOA 0 18 0 0 0.00 24.3 & 39 47 & 94 5 & 3 1.92 & 2.41
LAN vs NOT 12 22 2 0 54.55 6 & 27 24 & 65 0 & 2 4.00 & 2.41
KET vs LAN 0 0 0 0 0 23 & 23 62 & 54 3 & 1 2.70 & 2.35
WAS vs LAN 7 19 1 0 36.84 34 & 8 75 & 38 1 & 1 2.21 & 4.75

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 29 14 77 83 10 19.25 92.77 0 0 30 7 2 7 0
TESTs 129 163 1521 2960 44 12.78 51.38 0 0 47 195 14 61 0
T20Is 2 1 4 4 1 0 100.00 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
T20s 51 18 60 64 7 5.45 93.75 0 0 11 4 0 15 0
LISTAs 81 39 240 241 20 12.63 99.58 0 0 37 22 8 35 0
FIRSTCLASS 219 282 2586 5135 76 12.55 50.36 0 2 75 304 28 94 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 29 29 271 1334 29 46.00 4.92 4/44 0 0
TESTs 129 242 5460.1 16052 530 30.28 2.93 13/154 24 5
T20Is 2 2 5 48 1 48.00 9.60 1/33 0 0
T20s 51 49 169.4 1247 57 21.87 7.34 5/23 1 0
LISTAs 81 79 722.1 3547 90 39.41 4.91 4/10 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 219 399 8807.5 25836 799 32.33 2.93 13/154 30 6

Nathan Lyon News

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Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Nathan Lyon to become the highest wicket-taker in World Test Championship Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Nathan Lyon to become the highest wicket-taker in World Test Championship
Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Nathan Lyon to become the highest wicket-taker in World Test Championship
"You feel like you have got the nation against you" - When Nathan Lyon opened up on the challenge of bowling to Virat Kohli "You feel like you have got the nation against you" - When Nathan Lyon opened up on the challenge of bowling to Virat Kohli
"You feel like you have got the nation against you" - When Nathan Lyon opened up on the challenge of bowling to Virat Kohli
"I feel like there is a big role for me to ensure that spin stays cool" - Nathan Lyon underlines his responsibility after Shane Warne's death "I feel like there is a big role for me to ensure that spin stays cool" - Nathan Lyon underlines his responsibility after Shane Warne's death
"I feel like there is a big role for me to ensure that spin stays cool" - Nathan Lyon underlines his responsibility after Shane Warne's death
[Watch] Nathan Lyon uses bail-switch trick in NSW vs SA Sheffield Shield 2024 clash [Watch] Nathan Lyon uses bail-switch trick in NSW vs SA Sheffield Shield 2024 clash
[Watch] Nathan Lyon uses bail-switch trick in NSW vs SA Sheffield Shield 2024 clash

Nathan Lyon Videos

Ashes के पहले टेस्ट में ENG को मिली हार... AUS ने जीत के साथ की धमाकेदार शुरुआत | Ashes Series 2023
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Ashes के पहले टेस्ट में ENG को मिली हार... AUS ने जीत के साथ की धमाकेदार शुरुआत | Ashes Series 2023
Ashes Series में खराब अंपायरिंग की वजह से मचा बवाल... फैन्स ने पूछे कई तीखे सवाल | ENG VS AUS
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Ashes Series में खराब अंपायरिंग की वजह से मचा बवाल... फैन्स ने पूछे कई तीखे सवाल | ENG VS AUS
From Pitch Curator to Australia’s Best Off Spinner : The Unbelievable story of Nathan Lyon| BGT 2023
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From Pitch Curator to Australia’s Best Off Spinner : The Unbelievable story of Nathan Lyon| BGT 2023
IND vs AUS : Australia को फंसाने के लिए INDIA ने खेला 'मास्टर स्ट्रोक', नागपुर में उड़ेंगे कंगारुओं के होश | Pitch Report
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IND vs AUS : Australia को फंसाने के लिए INDIA ने खेला 'मास्टर स्ट्रोक', नागपुर में उड़ेंगे कंगारुओं के होश | Pitch Report
Virat Kohli को मिला Spin को मात देना का तोड़...अब ऑस्टेलिया के खिलाफ पारी खेलेंगे बेजोड़ | IND VS AUS
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Virat Kohli को मिला Spin को मात देना का तोड़...अब ऑस्टेलिया के खिलाफ पारी खेलेंगे बेजोड़ | IND VS AUS

Nathan Lyon: A Brief Biography

Nathan Michael Lyon is an Australian cricketer, who plays the role of a right-arm off break bowler in the team. He was born on 20 November 1987 in Young, New South Wales, Australia.

Lyon is a record holder of the most wickets taken in a Test match by any Australian off-spin bowler.

Background

Nathan started playing cricket from his teenage years, playing in Canberra for ACT Cricket's under-17s and under-19s teams. Lyon played for University of Canberra Cricket Club and Western Districts in ACT Grade cricket and debuted in 2008 for the ACT Comets in the Cricket Australia Cup against the South Australian Second XI.

He moved to Adelaide in 2010 and started to make his career as a member of the ground staff team at the Adelaide Oval. He then played for the Prospect Cricket Club in the South Australian Grade Cricket League while continuing playing for the Comets.

After Lyon's good performance in the Futures League Twenty20 in December 2010 for the Comets in Melbourne, where Darren Berry noticed his talent and selected Nathan to play for the Southern Redbacks in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash League.

Club Career

In the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash 2010–11, Lyon was the leading wicket-taker in which Redbacks won the competition. Lyon got to play for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield and the Australian domestic limited-overs competition and also he got selected to represent Australia A in Zimbabwe. He picked up 11 wickets in the tri-series and was entitled the Man of the Series.

In May 2017, Worcestershire signed Lyon as a replacement for John Hastings, who was busy with the ICC Champions Trophy.

Debut

Lyon was selected to be a part of the Australian Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2011. His Test debut came at Galle on 31 August 2011.

While Nathan has represented the Australian team in the ODIs and one T20 match, he is majorly a Test player.

Records

Nathan Lyon took his first international wicket off his first ball itself to become the third Australian and seventeenth international player to achieve the feat in Test cricket.