Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon, right arm off spin bowler
Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Nathan Michael Lyon
Born (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 36)
Young, New South Wales, Australia
NicknameThe Goat, Garry[a]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 421)31 August 2011 v Sri Lanka
Last Test8 March 2024 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 194)8 March 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI11 July 2019 v England
ODI shirt no.67
T20I debut (cap 77)29 January 2016 v India
Last T20I28 October 2018 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.67
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008/09–2010/11ACT Comets
2010/11–2012/13South Australia
2011/12–2012/13Adelaide Strikers
2013/14–presentNew South Wales (squad no. 67)
2013/14–2022/23Sydney Sixers (squad no. 67)
2017Worcestershire
2024Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 129 29 212 81
Runs scored 1,521 77 2,560 240
Batting average 12.78 19.25 12.61 12.63
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 47 30 75 37*
Balls bowled 32,761 1,626 51,196 4,333
Wickets 530 29 775 90
Bowling average 30.28 46.00 32.43 39.41
5 wickets in innings 24 0 30 0
10 wickets in match 5 0 6 0
Best bowling 8/50 4/44 8/50 4/10
Catches/stumpings 61/– 7/– 93/– 35/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2024

Nathan Michael Lyon (born 20 November 1987) is an Australian international cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2011 and plays domestic cricket for New South Wales. Lyon is an off-spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman. Considered the most successful off-spin bowler of all time for Australia, Lyon holds the record for the most Test wickets taken by an Australian off-spin bowler, passing Hugh Trumble's 141 wickets in 2015.[3] In January 2021, Lyon played in his 100th Test match during Australia's series against India.[4] As of December 2023, Lyon is Australia's third highest test wicket taker of all time and ranks eighth among all international players in test cricket with over 500 wickets to his name.[5] Lyon was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.

Lyon has achieved a number of honours for his performances. He has been named to the ICC Test Team of the Year three times[b] and was the recipient of the Shane Warne Men's Test Player of the Year award in 2019 and 2024.

  1. ^ Vaidya, Nishad Pai (19 November 2016). "Nathan Lyon: 12 facts you should know about Australia's leading contemporary Test spinner". Cricket Country. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ Perry, Sam (21 December 2016). "Nice, Garry!". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ Barrett, Chris (13 June 2015). "Record-breaking Nathan Lyon eager to get at England's left-handers in Ashes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  4. ^ Panda, Sritama (15 January 2021). "Brisbane Test: Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon completes 100 Test matches". India Today. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Records / Test Matches / Bowling Records / Most Wickets (530) in Career", ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 13 March 2023


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