Nathan Lyon

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Nathan Lyon
Personal information
Full name Nathan Michael Lyon
Born (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987
Young, New South Wales
Nickname Gazza, GOAT[1]
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 421) 31 August 2011 v Sri Lanka
Last Test 13 November 2015 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 194) 8 March 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI 23 January 2016 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 67
T20I debut (cap 77) 29 January 2016 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2010 ACT Comets
2011–2013 South Australia
2011–2013 Adelaide Strikers
2013– New South Wales
2013– Sydney Sixers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 54 10 93 39
Runs scored 528 12 1,022 117
Batting average 15.53 12.00 14.19 14.62
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 40* 8* 42 37*
Balls bowled 12,239 546 20,488 2,119
Wickets 195 12 294 48
Bowling average 32.87 38.66 36.54 35.81
5 wickets in innings 7 0 7 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 1 0
Best bowling 7/94 4/44 7/94 4/22
Catches/stumpings 28/– 1/– 38/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2016

Nathan Michael Lyon (born 20 November 1987 in Young, New South Wales) is an Australian cricketer. He holds the record for the most Test wickets taken by an Australian off-spin bowler, after passing Hugh Trumble's 141 wickets in 2015, thus earning the nickname amongst teammates of "GOAT" (i.e., "Greatest of All Time").[1]

Early career

Nathan Lyon moved from Young to Canberra as a teenager where he went on to play for ACT Cricket's under-17s and under-19s representative teams.[3] Lyon played for Western Districts and University of Canberra Cricket Club in ACT Grade cricket and debuted for the ACT Comets in 2008 in the Cricket Australia Cup against the South Australian Second XI where he claimed a wicket on day one.[4] During his time with Comets Lyon was mentored by captain, and later captain-coach, Mark Higgs, who helped him in his spin bowling, getting his bowling action right as well as the tactical side including what lines to bowl and fields to set. After Lyon left the Comets he continued to keep in contact with Higgs in regards to the game.[5]

In 2010 Nathan Lyon moved to Adelaide and worked as a member of the ground staff team at the Adelaide Oval.[6] He played for the Prospect Cricket Club in the South Australian Grade Cricket League while continuing playing for the Comets in the Futures League. After Lyon's performance in the 2010 Futures League Twenty20 in December for the Comets in Melbourne which South Australia's Twenty20 coach Darren Berry witnessed he was selected to play for the Southern Redbacks in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.[7]

Domestic career

In 2010–11 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash Lyon was the leading wicket-taker where the Redbacks went on to win the competition. Lyon went on to play for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield and the Australian domestic limited-overs competition.[8][9] In the same year he was selected to represent Australia A in Zimbabwe where he took 11 wickets in the tri-series to be named man of the series.[10] Nathan Lyon has signed to play in the inaugural season of the Big Bash League for the Adelaide Strikers.[9]

Australian career

On 26 July 2011, Lyon was selected in the Australian Test squad for the tour to Sri Lanka.[11] Nathan Lyon took two wickets for Australia against the Sri Lanka Board XI in the three day warm-up match at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium.[12] Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Galle on 31 August 2011. Nathan Lyon took his first wicket off his first ball in Test Cricket on 1 September 2011, his victim was Kumar Sangakkara. With this feat he became the second Australian (and fourteenth international player) to take his first wicket off his first ball in Test Cricket.[13] He finished with 5/34 in his first innings, becoming the 131st player to take five wickets on debut in a Test match.[14]

In November 2011, Lyon became just the seventh number 11 batsman to have the top score in his team's innings, when he scored 14 in Australia's second-innings total of 47 in the 1st Test against South Africa.[15]

Nathan Lyon played his first Test in Australia at the Gabba starting on 1 December 2011 against New Zealand in the first Test match of the series. Lyon took 4/69 in the first innings and 3/19 in his second innings result in match figures of 7/88, resulting in being the best Test match bowling figures by an Australian off-spinner at the venue.[16] He played in three of the four Tests of the subsequent home series against India—being left out of the team for the third Test on the pace-friendly WACA Ground—taking seven wickets at an average of 41.57.[17] Former Australian off-spinner Ashley Mallett criticised Lyon's delivery method during the series, saying he had been bowling from too wide on the crease.[18]

On 24 April 2013, Lyon was named as the only spinner in the upcoming 2013 Ashes series for the Australian squad. It held true until hours before the 1st match when he was dropped out of the lineup in favour of Ashton Agar, giving him a shock debut, then went on to score 98 on his Test debut, which was also a world record for a no. 11 batsman. However, Lyon was recalled to the team for the third Ashes Test, and in the fourth Ashes Test at Chester-le-Street, he took figures of 4/42 on the first day, and helping to restrict England to 238 in their first innings.

On 28 December 2013, during the Boxing Day Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Lyon took his 100th test wicket and also his first five wicket haul in Australia.[19] Lyon became just the sixth Australian off-spinner to take 100 Test wickets.[20]

On 5 January 2014, Lyon became only the second cricketer ever to not be dismissed in any innings during a five-Test series. Lyon made 60 runs during his six innings with a strike rate of 52.63.[21]

On 13 December 2014, Lyon was named man of the match in the first Test of the Border–Gavaskar Trophy series against India at the Adelaide Oval after taking a personal best haul for the match of 5 for 134 in the first innings and 7 for 152 in the second. This was the first match the Australian team had played after the passing of Phillip Hughes just two weeks earlier. After taking the final wicket of the match to secure the victory for Australia, Lyon knelt down, patted Hughes's Test number 408 that had been painted on the field for the match.

In 2015, Lyon was not named in Australia's final squad of 15 for 2015 Cricket World Cup. Xavier Doherty was picked in his place as a specialist spin bowler.

In June 2015, Lyon took his 142nd Test wicket, passing Hugh Trumble to become the most prolific wicket taker of all Australian off-spinners.[22]

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Australia against India on 29 January 2016.[23]

International Performance

Test 5 wicket hauls

#Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year Result
1 5/34 1  Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium Galle Sri Lanka 2011 Won
2 5/68 12  West Indies Queen's Park Oval Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago 2012 Drawn
3 7/94 22  India Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi India 2013 Lost
4 5/50 29  England MCG Melbourne Australia 2013 Won
5 5/130 32  South Africa St George's Oval Port Elizabeth South Africa 2014 Lost
6 5/134 36  India Adelaide Oval Adelaide Australia 2014 Won
7 7/152 36  India Adelaide Oval Adelaide Australia 2014 Won

Test 10 wicket hauls

#Figures Match Opponent Venue City Country Year Result
1 12/286 36  India Adelaide Oval Adelaide Australia 2014 Won

Career best performances

Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season
Test 7/94 India v Australia Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi 2013 [24]
ODI 4/44 Zimbabwe v Australia Harare Sports Club, Harare 2014 [25]
FC 7/94 India v Australia Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi 2013 [24]
LA 4/22 Zimbabwe XI v Australia A Harare Sports Club, Harare 2011 [26]
T20 5/23 Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes SCG, Sydney 2015 [27]

International Awards

Test Awards

Man of the Match Awards

S No Series Season Match Performance Result
1 Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014/15 1st Innings: 3 (14 balls); 36-4-134-5 ; 1 ct.
2nd Innings: DNB; 34.1-5-152-7		  Australia won by 48 runs.[28]
2 The Frank Worrell Trophy 2015/16 1st Innings: DNB, 29-8-66-4 ; 2 ct.
2nd Innings: DNB; 23-7-85-3		  Australia won by 177 runs.[29]

References

  1. 1 2 Barrett, Chris (13 June 2015). "Record-breaking Nathan Lyon eager to get at England's left-handers in Ashes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nathan Lyon". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ↑ Steve Larkin and Chris Dutton (27 July 2011). "Lyon a shock pick in Aussie squad". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Kyle Mackey-Laws (28 October 2008). "Comets fight back late with ball". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Daniel Brettig (27 August 2011). "Lyon learns from his mentor's mistakes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Nathan Lyon Profile". ESPNcricinfo. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  7. ↑ Will Brodie (26 July 2011). "Aussies urged to support shock spin selection". The Age. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  8. ↑ James Buckley (23 January 2011). "Former ACT Comet Lyon backed for quick spin into Redback's Sheffield Shield plans". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Ferguson signs with Strikers". Sportal. Cricket Australia. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  10. ↑ James Buckley (24 May 2011). "Having a bash leads to Australia A selection for Lyon". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  11. ↑ "Nathan Lyon named in Australia Test squad for Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  12. ↑ Malcolm Conn (28 August 2011). "Michael Clarke may play spin duo Michael Beer and Nathan Lyon in first Test against Sri Lanka". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "Records Test matches Bowling". ESPNcricinfo. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  14. ↑ "Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  15. ↑ Hogan, Jesse (11 November 2011). "Skittled: the numbers behind the cricket mayhem". The Age. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  16. ↑ Jim Morton (5 December 2011). "Lyon gives Gabba record books a tweak". Australian Associated Press. The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  17. ↑ "Records / Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2011/12 / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  18. ↑ "Ashley Mallett's counsel heeded on Lyon". ESPNcricinfo. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  19. ↑ "Nathan Lyon enters 100-wicket club in Tests". The Cricket Country. India Webportal Private Limited. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  20. ↑ Saltau, Chloe (29 December 2013). "Nathan Lyon reaches 100 wickets as tide starts to turn". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  21. ↑ Saltau, Chloe (5 January 2014). "The Ashes: Australian player ratings". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  22. ↑ Proud Lyon reflects on history
  23. ↑ "India tour of Australia, 2nd T20I: Australia v India at Melbourne, Jan 29, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Australia tour of India, 2012/13 - India v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "Zimbabwe Triangular Series, 2014 - Zimbabwe v Australia Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "Zimbabwe A Team Tri-Series, 2011 - Zimbabwe XI v Australia A Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  27. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2015/16 - Sydney Sixers v Hobart Hurricanes Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  28. ↑ "Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014/15 1st Test – Australia v India Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  29. ↑ "The Frank Worrell Trophy - 2015/16 – Australia v West Indies Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

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