Personal Details
- Full Name Nathan Michael Lyon
- Age 36
- Date of Birth 20 November 1987
- Birthplace Young, New South Wales
- Height 181cm
- Batting Style Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style Right-Arm Off Spin
Australia
Bowler
After a long search for a regular spinner in the post-Shane Warne era, Australia finally found what they were looking for in 2011 when they opted for a groundsman-cum-off-spinner from country New South Wales.
Having shown his ability as a net bowler while working as a curator’s assistant at the Adelaide Oval, Lyon made an immediate impact in Twenty20 cricket for South Australia.
With just a handful of first-class matches under his belt, Lyon was rushed into Australia’s Test squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in 2011. The wiry tweaker showed no sign of nerves on Test debut, dismissing Kumar Sangakkara with his very first ball and finishing with figures of 5-34.
Lyon has since then been a mainstay in red-ball cricket for Australia, overtaking the legendary Hugh Trumble’s tally of 141 wickets in 2015 to become the nation’s most successful Test off-spinner.
Deservedly christened as the GOAT – greatest of all time – by his teammates, Lyon also went on to become the sixth Australian to scale the 300-wicket mark in Test cricket in 2017.
The milestones didn't end their for Lyon either, taking his 400th wicket against England in December 2021 and his 500th against Pakistan in late 2023.
Despite being an exceptional white-ball bowler for club and state, Lyon's appearances in Australia's limited-overs sides have been rare, with his most recent cap during the 2019 ODI World Cup.
Matches
M
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Innings Batted
Inn
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Runs Scored
Runs
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Highest Score
HS
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Batting Average
Avg
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50s Scored
50s
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100s Scored
100s
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Strike Rate
SR
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Not Outs
NO
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4s Hit
4s
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6s Hit
6s
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Catches
Ct
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Stumpings
St
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ODI | 29 | 14 | 77 | 30 | 19.25 | 0 | 0 | 92.77 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Test | 129 | 163 | 1,521 | 47 | 12.78 | 0 | 0 | 51.39 | 44 | 195 | 14 | 61 | 0 |
T20I | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M: Matches
Inn: Innings Batted
Runs: Runs Scored
HS: Highest Score
Avg: Batting Average
50s: 50s Scored
100s: 100s Scored
SR: Strike Rate
NO: Not Outs
4s: 4s Hit
6s: 6s Hit
Ct: Catches
St: Stumpings
Matches
M
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Overs Bowled
O
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Wickets
W
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Best Bowling
BB
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5 Wicket Hauls
5w
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Bowling Average
Avg
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Economy
Econ
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Maidens Bowled
Mdn
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Runs Conceded
Runs
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ODI | 29 | 271 | 29 | 4/44 | 0 | 46 | 4.92 | 11 | 1,334 |
Test | 129 | 5,460.1 | 530 | 8/50 | 24 | 30.29 | 2.94 | 1,044 | 16,052 |
T20I | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1/33 | 0 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 48 |
M: Matches
O: Overs Bowled
W: Wickets
BB: Best Bowling
5w: 5 Wicket Hauls
Avg: Bowling Average
Econ: Economy
Mdn: Maidens Bowled
Runs: Runs Conceded
Matches
M
|
Innings Batted
Inn
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Runs Scored
Runs
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Highest Score
HS
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Batting Average
Avg
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50s Scored
50s
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100s Scored
100s
|
Strike Rate
SR
|
Not Outs
NO
|
4s Hit
4s
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6s Hit
6s
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Catches
Ct
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Stumpings
St
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BBL | 38 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 84.62 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
M: Matches
Inn: Innings Batted
Runs: Runs Scored
HS: Highest Score
Avg: Batting Average
50s: 50s Scored
100s: 100s Scored
SR: Strike Rate
NO: Not Outs
4s: 4s Hit
6s: 6s Hit
Ct: Catches
St: Stumpings
Matches
M
|
Overs Bowled
O
|
Wickets
W
|
Best Bowling
BB
|
5 Wicket Hauls
5w
|
Bowling Average
Avg
|
Economy
Econ
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Maidens Bowled
Mdn
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Runs Conceded
Runs
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BBL | 38 | 131.10 | 44 | 5/23 | 1 | 21.5 | 7.18 | 0 | 946 |
M: Matches
O: Overs Bowled
W: Wickets
BB: Best Bowling
5w: 5 Wicket Hauls
Avg: Bowling Average
Econ: Economy
Mdn: Maidens Bowled
Runs: Runs Conceded