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Full name Nathan Michael Lyon
Born November 20, 1987, Young, New South Wales
Current age 25 years 183 days
Major teams Australia, Adelaide Strikers, Australia A, Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital Territory Under-17s, Australian Capital Territory Under-19s, South Australia
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 22 | 29 | 13 | 232 | 40* | 14.50 | 640 | 36.25 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 | 6 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 39 | 55 | 17 | 429 | 40* | 11.28 | 1136 | 37.76 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| List A | 16 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 37* | 14.20 | 77 | 92.20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4.66 | 13 | 107.69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 22 | 42 | 4840 | 2522 | 76 | 7/94 | 9/165 | 33.18 | 3.12 | 63.6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 96 | 77 | 1 | 1/41 | 1/41 | 77.00 | 4.81 | 96.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 39 | 71 | 8326 | 4506 | 114 | 7/94 | 9/165 | 39.52 | 3.24 | 73.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 16 | 16 | 936 | 714 | 20 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 35.70 | 4.57 | 46.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 15 | 14 | 269 | 349 | 14 | 3/14 | 3/14 | 24.92 | 7.78 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, Aug 31-Sep 3, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Test | India v Australia at Delhi, Mar 22-24, 2013 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide, Mar 8, 2012 scorecard |
| Last ODI | West Indies v Australia at Kingstown, Mar 20, 2012 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class debut | Western Australia v South Australia at Perth, Feb 10-13, 2011 scorecard |
| Last First-class | India v Australia at Delhi, Mar 22-24, 2013 scorecard |
| List A debut | Western Australia v South Australia at Perth, Feb 16, 2011 scorecard |
| Last List A | Tasmania v South Australia at Hobart, Oct 30, 2012 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, Jan 4, 2011 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers at Adelaide, Jan 10, 2013 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8*, 7/94, 5*, 2/71 | Australia | v India | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 | Test # 2085 |
| 9*, 1/124, 18, 1/27 | Australia | v India | Mohali | 14 Mar 2013 | Test # 2081 |
| 3, 3/215, 11, 1/29 | Australia | v India | Chennai | 22 Feb 2013 | Test # 2074 |
| 2/113, 0 | Australians | v India A | Chennai | 16 Feb 2013 | FC |
| 12*, 3/69 | Australians | v Ind Pres XI | Chennai | 12 Feb 2013 | Other |
| 0/77, 0, 1/15, 0 | South Aust | v Victoria | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2013 | FC |
| 0/17, 2 | Adelaide | v Scorchers | Adelaide | 10 Jan 2013 | T20 |
| 1/69, 4, 1/66 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 3 Jan 2013 | Test # 2070 |
| 2/23, 1, 1/16 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2012 | Test # 2068 |
| 2/76, 11, 0/57 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Hobart | 14 Dec 2012 | Test # 2067 |
An offspinner whose work as a curator took him from Canberra to Adelaide, Nathan Lyon completed a remarkable rise when he was picked in Australia's Test squad in July 2011. The previous year, he had taken up a job on the Adelaide Oval groundstaff, and his bowling talent was spotted by the Redbacks' Big Bash coach Darren Berry. Lyon impressed in Twenty20s for South Australia and made his first-class debut, before winning a spot in the one-day squad for Australia A's tour of Zimbabwe. A classical offspinner who flights the ball and looks for wickets, Lyon so impressed the selectors that he was chosen for the Test leg of the tour of Sri Lanka. He debuted in the first Test in Galle, and exceeded expectations, dismissing Kumar Sangakkara off his first delivery, and taking 5 for 34 in Sri Lanka's first innings.
ESPNcricinfo staff
- Ryan Carters joins New South Wales (Apr 28, 2013)
- 'Not going to win this by ourselves' - Haddin (Apr 24, 2013)
- Nathan Lyon to join New South Wales (Apr 24, 2013)
- Watson most culpable of substandard batting order (Mar 24, 2013)
- Jadeja, Pujara take India to historic 4-0 (Mar 24, 2013)
Mar 23, 2013
Nathan Lyon appeals
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Mar 23, 2013
Nathan Lyon picks up Sachin Tendulkar's wicket
© BCCI
Mar 23, 2013
Nathan Lyon celebrates Virat Kohli's wicket
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