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Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon

Bowler

Age
38 Y
Matches
174
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm offbreak

Born on November 20, 1987, Nathan Michael Lyon is an off-spin bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman, who plays all forms of cricket for the Australian Cricket Team. Regarded as one of the finest off-spin bowlers of Australia, Lyon made his international Test debut in 2011 and One Day International (ODI) debut in 2012 against Sri Lanka. He made his T20 International (T20I) debut in 2016 against India. As of 2021, Lyon has played 131 international matches and has maintained a bowling average of 33.10. As of June 2020, he was ranked the 16th Test bowler, and 20th all-rounder in the world, in the ICC Player Rankings. He holds the record of taking the maximum Test wickets by an off-spin bowler. In 2019, he was conferred with the Men’s Player of the Year Award at the Allan Border Medal ceremony.

Career Stats

Format Mat Inns Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
Test
143
183
1705
47
12.81
3380
50.44
0
0
211
15
ODI
29
14
77
30
19.25
83
92.77
0
0
7
2
T20I
2
1
4
4*
—
4
100.00
0
0
0
0
Format Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts Best Avg Econ SR 5W
Test
143
265
35117
17249
571
8/50
30.20
2.94
61.50
24
ODI
29
29
1626
1334
29
4/44
46.00
4.92
56.00
0
T20I
2
2
30
48
1
1/33
48.00
9.60
30.00
0

Opposition Breakdown Stats

VS TEAM Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
Vs India
2011-2025
32
47
10
428
41
11.56
980
43.67
0
0
8
47
4
Vs England
2013-2025
32
40
16
353
31
14.70
636
55.50
0
0
2
48
7
Vs South Africa
2011-2025
19
26
3
235
47
10.21
399
58.89
0
0
5
34
1
Vs West Indies
2012-2025
14
14
7
182
40*
26.00
353
51.55
0
0
0
20
1
Vs New Zealand
2011-2024
12
14
4
170
41
17.00
320
53.12
0
0
0
20
1
Vs Pakistan
2014-2024
15
18
4
166
38
11.85
341
48.68
0
0
2
22
0
Vs Sri Lanka
2011-2025
15
18
5
105
17
8.07
214
49.06
0
0
1
13
0
Vs Bangladesh
2017-2026
4
6
1
66
32*
13.20
137
48.17
0
0
2
7
1
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
Vs South Africa
2014-2019
4
3
1
33
30
16.50
34
97.05
0
0
0
4
0
Vs India
2016-2019
7
3
3
19
12*
—
14
135.71
0
0
0
2
1
Vs England
2018-2019
4
3
2
9
5*
9.00
19
47.36
0
0
0
0
0
Vs Zimbabwe
2014
2
1
1
8
8*
—
3
266.66
0
0
0
0
1
Vs Sri Lanka
2012-2016
2
2
1
4
4*
4.00
7
57.14
0
0
1
0
0
Vs West Indies
2012-2016
2
1
1
4
4*
—
5
80.00
0
0
0
1
0
Vs New Zealand
2019
1
1
1
0
0*
—
1
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
Vs Pakistan
2014-2019
7
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
Vs Pakistan
2018
1
1
1
4
4*
—
4
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
Vs India
2016
1
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
Vs India
2011-2025
32
56
1,371.50
208
4151
130
8/50
31.93
3.02
63.30
0
9
Vs England
2013-2025
32
57
1,218.30
264
3393
115
6/49
29.50
2.78
63.50
0
2
Vs New Zealand
2011-2024
12
24
390.40
69
1189
63
6/65
18.87
3.04
37.20
0
3
Vs West Indies
2012-2025
14
26
498.20
124
1404
63
6/128
22.28
2.81
47.40
0
2
Vs Sri Lanka
2011-2025
15
29
610.20
95
1919
60
5/34
31.98
3.14
61.00
0
2
Vs Pakistan
2014-2024
15
30
803.00
137
2443
58
5/69
42.12
3.04
83.00
0
2
Vs South Africa
2011-2025
19
36
778.50
169
2285
56
5/130
40.80
2.93
83.40
0
1
Vs Bangladesh
2017-2026
4
7
181.20
42
465
26
7/94
17.88
2.56
41.80
0
3
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
Vs Pakistan
2014-2019
7
7
70.00
2
322
8
2/33
40.25
4.60
52.50
0
0
Vs Zimbabwe
2014
2
2
17.00
2
86
6
4/44
14.33
5.05
17.00
1
0
Vs India
2016-2019
7
7
68.00
2
376
4
1/34
94.00
5.52
102.00
0
0
Vs South Africa
2014-2019
4
4
40.00
1
187
4
2/53
46.75
4.67
60.00
0
0
Vs West Indies
2012-2016
2
2
18.00
4
80
4
3/39
20.00
4.44
27.00
0
0
Vs England
2018-2019
4
4
31.00
0
162
1
1/38
162.00
5.22
186.00
0
0
Vs New Zealand
2019
1
1
10.00
0
36
1
1/36
36.00
3.60
60.00
0
0
Vs Sri Lanka
2012-2016
2
2
17.00
0
85
1
1/49
85.00
5.00
102.00
0
0
VS TEAM Span Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
Vs Pakistan
2018
1
1
4.00
0
33
1
1/33
33.00
8.25
24.00
0
0
Vs India
2016
1
1
1.00
0
15
0
—
—
15.00
—
0
0

No opposition breakdown in this format.

Year-wise Stats

YEAR Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
2011
8
12
5
55
14
7.85
141
39.00
0
0
1
5
0
2012
10
10
5
119
40*
23.80
245
48.57
0
0
0
17
0
2013
11
14
8
123
18*
20.50
372
33.06
0
0
0
18
1
2014
9
13
5
83
23
10.37
219
37.89
0
0
3
8
0
2015
13
11
5
112
34
18.66
201
55.72
0
0
0
17
1
2016
11
15
0
148
33
9.86
253
58.49
0
0
2
17
0
2017
11
16
1
80
14
5.33
179
44.69
0
0
6
9
2
2018
10
18
5
202
47
15.53
369
54.74
0
0
2
25
1
2019
12
13
4
103
26*
11.44
196
52.55
0
0
1
16
1
2020
3
4
1
39
20
13.00
72
54.16
0
0
0
4
1
2021
5
5
0
62
24
12.40
81
76.54
0
0
1
8
1
2022
11
11
3
146
38
18.25
161
90.68
0
0
1
16
5
2023
10
14
2
126
34
10.50
303
41.58
0
0
0
20
0
2024
9
13
1
188
41
15.66
295
63.72
0
0
1
21
1
2025
8
11
4
65
13*
9.28
191
34.03
0
0
2
5
0
2026
2
3
1
54
32*
27.00
102
52.94
0
0
0
5
1
YEAR Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
2012
2
2
1
4
4*
4.00
6
66.66
0
0
1
1
0
2014
6
2
2
8
8*
—
3
266.66
0
0
0
0
1
2016
5
2
1
34
30
34.00
37
91.89
0
0
0
4
0
2018
2
2
1
4
3*
4.00
13
30.76
0
0
0
0
0
2019
14
6
5
27
12*
27.00
24
112.50
0
0
0
2
1
YEAR Mat Inns NO Runs HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
2016
1
0
0
0
—
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
2018
1
1
1
4
4*
—
4
100.00
0
0
0
0
0
YEAR Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
2011
8
15
198.40
30
632
23
5/34
27.47
3.18
51.80
0
1
2012
10
19
446.50
118
1195
36
5/68
33.19
2.67
74.40
0
1
2013
11
22
431.40
81
1429
42
7/94
34.02
3.31
61.60
0
2
2014
9
18
404.50
54
1429
33
7/152
43.30
3.52
73.60
0
3
2015
13
25
447.50
91
1379
48
4/66
28.72
3.07
55.90
0
0
2016
11
20
438.00
69
1490
41
4/91
36.34
3.40
64.00
0
0
2017
11
20
548.20
106
1484
63
8/50
23.55
2.70
52.20
0
5
2018
10
20
615.30
114
1667
49
6/122
34.02
2.70
75.30
0
2
2019
12
23
515.30
91
1497
45
6/49
33.26
2.90
68.70
0
2
2020
3
5
98.30
20
263
14
5/50
18.78
2.67
42.20
0
2
2021
5
9
260.10
78
612
17
4/91
36.00
2.35
91.80
0
0
2022
11
19
500.50
101
1366
47
6/128
29.06
2.72
63.90
0
3
2023
10
17
400.10
68
1173
47
8/64
24.95
2.93
51.00
0
2
2024
9
16
270.00
40
749
33
6/65
22.69
2.77
49.00
0
1
2025
8
14
228.30
39
734
29
4/78
25.31
3.21
47.20
0
0
2026
2
3
47.30
8
150
4
3/25
37.50
3.15
71.20
0
0
YEAR Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
2012
2
2
16.00
2
77
1
1/41
77.00
4.81
96.00
0
0
2014
6
6
57.00
5
253
10
4/44
25.30
4.43
34.20
1
0
2016
5
5
47.00
2
262
6
3/39
43.66
5.57
47.00
0
0
2018
2
2
17.00
0
70
1
1/38
70.00
4.11
102.00
0
0
2019
14
14
134.00
2
672
11
2/53
61.09
5.01
73.00
0
0
YEAR Mat Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Avg Econ SR 4w 5w
2016
1
1
1.00
0
15
0
—
—
15.00
—
0
0
2018
1
1
4.00
0
33
1
1/33
33.00
8.25
24.00
0
0