Nathan Lyon

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 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. In January 2021, Lyon played in his 100th Test match during Australia's series against India. 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. Lyon was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.

Nathan Lyon
Lyon in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Nathan Michael Lyon
Born (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987
Young, New South Wales, Australia
NicknameThe Goat, Garry
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 Test3 January 2024 v Pakistan
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
2013/14–2022/23Sydney Sixers
2017Worcestershire
2023/24–presentMelbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 125 29 207 81
Runs scored 1,403 77 2,410 240
Batting average 12.41 19.25 12.29 12.63
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 47 30 75 37*
Balls bowled 32,047 1,626 50,170 4,333
Wickets 509 29 749 90
Bowling average 30.89 46.00 32.91 39.41
5 wickets in innings 23 0 28 0
10 wickets in match 4 0 5 0
Best bowling 8/50 4/44 8/50 4/10
Catches/stumpings 59/– 7/– 91/– 35/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia


World Test Championship
Winner2021–2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

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

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