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Nathan Michael Lyon (born 20 November 1987) is an Australian international
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er. He made his
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debut in 2011 and plays domestic cricket for
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. Lyon is an
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bowler and a lower-order right-handed
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. 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
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's 141 wickets in 2015. In January 2021, Lyon played in his 100th Test match during Australia's series against India.


Early career

Lyon was born in
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, to Stephen and Bronwyn Lyon. He moved from Young to
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as a teenager where he went on to play for ACT Cricket's under-17s and under-18s representative teams. Lyon played for Western Districts and University of Canberra Cricket Club in ACT
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and debuted for the
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in 2008 in the
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against the South Australian Second XI where he claimed a wicket on day one. During his time with Comets, Lyon was mentored by captain and later captain-coach,
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, 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. In 2010 Nathan Lyon moved to Adelaide and worked as a member of the ground staff team at the
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. He played for the
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in the
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while continuing playing for the Comets in the
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. After Lyon's performance in the 2010 Futures League Twenty20 in December for the Comets in Melbourne which South Australia's Twenty20 coach
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witnessed he was selected to play for the
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in the
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.


Domestic career

In
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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
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and the Australian domestic limited-overs competition. In the same year he was selected to represent Australia A in
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where he took 11 wickets in the tri-series to be named man of the series. Nathan Lyon has signed to play in the inaugural season of the
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for the
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. In May 2017 it was announced that
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had signed Lyon as a replacement for compatriot John Hastings, who was competing in the
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. On 15 November 2017, during the final moments of the
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match against
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at the
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, Lyon was involved in a bizarre incident, burning a piece of toast in the dressing room and causing the smoke alarm to go off, which brought the fire services to the ground and stopped play for 30 minutes. On 5 November 2019, Lyon signed for
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as their overseas player for the 2020 season in
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cricket in England. However, this deal was later cancelled due to the
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pandemic. In February 2021, during the
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, Lyon took his 600th first-class wicket.


International career

On 26 July 2011, Lyon was selected in the Australian Test squad for the tour to Sri Lanka in 2011. He took two wickets for Australia against the Sri Lanka Board XI in the three-day warm-up match at the
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium Pakiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium (Tamil: பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து மைதானம், si, පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු ක්‍රීඩාංගනය) Colombo Oval o ...
. 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 Kumara Chokshananda Sangakkara ( si, කුමාර් චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර; born 27 October 1977) is a Sri Lankan cricket commentator, former professional cricketer, businessman, ICC Hall of Fame inductee and the ...
. With this feat he became the third Australian (and seventeenth international player) to take his first wicket off his first ball in Test cricket, and the first Australian since Arthur Coningham, in 1894. He finished with 5/34 in his first innings, becoming the 131st player to take five wickets on debut in a Test match. 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. Nathan Lyon played his first Test in Australia at
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starting on 1 December 2011 against
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in the first Test match of
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. Lyon took 4/69 in the first innings and 3/19 in his second innings, culminating in match figures of 7/88, the best Test match bowling figures by an Australian off-spinner at the venue. 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
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—taking seven wickets at an average of 41.57. Former Australian off-spinner
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criticised Lyon's delivery method during the series, saying he had been bowling too wide on the crease. On 24 April 2013, Lyon was named as the only spinner in the upcoming
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for the Australian squad. It held true until hours before the first match when he was dropped from out of the lineup in favour of shock debutant
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, who 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
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, he took figures of 4/42 on the first day to help restrict England to 238 in their first innings. On 28 December 2013, during the
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match at the
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, Lyon took his 100th Test wicket and also his first five wicket haul in Australia. He became just the sixth Australian off-spinner to take 100 Test wickets. 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. On 13 December 2014, Lyon was named man of the match in the first Test of the
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series against India at the
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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 death of
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just two weeks earlier. After taking the final wicket of the match to secure the victory for Australia, Lyon knelt down and 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 the
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.
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was picked in his place as a specialist spin bowler. In June 2015, Lyon took his 142nd Test wicket, passing
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to become the most prolific wicket-taker of all Australian off-spinners. Lyon made his
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debut for Australia against India on 29 January 2016. On 28 July 2016, Lyon became the first Australian off-spinner to take 200 Test wickets. He achieved this feat during the first Test against Sri Lanka at the
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by dismissing Dhananjaya de Silva. During the 2016 Test series between Australia and South Africa, the phrase "Nice, Garry!" became affectionately associated with Lyon after wicketkeeper
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repeatedly yelled it after every ball bowled by the spinner (a joking reference to the
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footballer
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). This phrase was adopted by cricket fans throughout Australia, elevating Lyon to cult-hero status. A Facebook campaign was started up for fans at the 2016
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against
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to yell "Nice, Garry!" in unison after Lyon's third ball bowled; however, their attempts were replaced by cheering, as he took the wicket of
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with his third delivery. On 4 March 2017, in the second Test between Australia and India in
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as part of the 2017 Australian tour of India, Lyon took figures of 8/50 and finished with the best figures ever recorded in India by a visiting bowler. On 27 August 2017, Lyon became the 8th Australian bowler and the second Australian spinner after
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to take 250 Test wickets. He achieved this feat during the first Test against Bangladesh at the
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by dismissing
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. In September 2017, in the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh in
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as part of the 2017 Australian tour of Bangladesh, Lyon took match figures of 13/154 and finished with the best figures ever recorded in Asia by an Australian bowler. He also took the most wickets in a two-Test series by an Australian bowler (22). Having missed out on the Champions Trophy squad, Lyon replaced John Hastings to play for
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. In 2017, Lyon became an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government. He would finish the year by taking more Test wickets than anyone else (63). On 6 March 2018, Lyon was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for a breach of the
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during the first Test against South Africa in Durban. Lyon took his 300th Test wicket during the 3rd Test in Cape Town by dismissing
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out stumped. In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by
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for the 2018–19 season. Lyon finished the India–Australia Test series with 21 wickets and as the highest wicket taker, along with
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. Lyon awarded the Men's Test Player of the Year at the
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ceremony by the CA in 2019. In April 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the
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. In July 2019, he was named in Australia's squad for the
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in England. In the first Test of the 2019 Ashes, his figures of 3/112 in the first innings 6/49 in the second innings helped Australia to win a Test at Edgbaston for the first time in 19 years. Australia went on to retain The Ashes for the first time in 18 years. In November 2019, Lyon took seven wickets in two Tests against Pakistan, including a five-wicket haul in
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. In the following series against New Zealand, Lyon was the leading wicket taker between both sides, finishing the series with 20 wickets as Australia won the series 3–0. This was capped off with match figures of 10/118 in the New Year's Test in Sydney, taking five wickets in each innings. On 16 July 2020, Lyon was named in a 26-man preliminary squad of players to begin training ahead of a possible tour to England following the
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. On 14 August 2020,
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confirmed that the fixtures would be taking place, with Lyon included in the touring party. On 11 December 2021, during the first match of the
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, Lyon took his 400th Test wicket by dismissing
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.


Personal life

Nathan Lyon has two children with ex-partner Mel Waring. He married Emma McCarthy in July 2022.


Awards

ICC Test Team of the Year The ICC Men's Test Team of the Year is an honour awarded each year by the International Cricket Council. It recognises the top cricket players from around the world in the Test format of the game. The team does not actually compete, but exists s ...
: 2018, 2019 Australian Men's Test Player of the Year : 2019


See also

* List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Nathan Lyon


Notes


References


External links

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