Ross Thomas Lyons (born 8 December 1984) is a Scottish

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player. He is a left-handed batsman and a

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spin bowler. He made his

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debut on 11 May 2006, for Scotland against

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in the

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. He made his debut for the Scottish national team on 26 August 2005 in a

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match against

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. He has played 61 times for Scotland in all formats, including 25

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s, his first match at that level coming on 27 June 2006 against

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. He has also represented Scotland at Under-15, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-23 level. He played for SNCL Club East Kilbride bowling slow left arm spin and batting around the middle order, and was their player of the year 2016–17. Lyons then signed for his current club, Uddingston, in April 2017.

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