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 of all time for Australia, Lyon holds the record for the most Test wickets taken by an Australian off …

Despite first making his name for South Australia in T20, Lyon has generally been considered by the national selectors a Test-only prospect - his limited batting often making him a tricky...

Born on November 20, 1987, Nathan Lyon began his career as a member of the ground-staff team at the Adelaide Oval after finishing a 4-year apprenticeship at the Manuka Oval in Canberra....

Feb 1, 2025 · Star Australian spinner Nathan Lyon entered his name in the history books on Saturday (February 1) by becoming the first spinner and second bowler overall in the world to take 200 wickets in the World Test Championship (WTC). Lyon achieved the feat during the first session of the fourth day’s play of the ongoing first Test between Australia ...

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5 days ago · Nathan Lyon has warned Australia could still be years away from Test greatness, despite continuing their blistering summer with a record-breaking rout of Sri Lanka. Australia claimed their biggest ...

Feb 1, 2025 · Nathan Lyon has officially the most wickets of any Australian cricketer against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, surpassing the late-great Shane Warne’s record as Australia continue to dominate the hosts ...

Lyon has since then been a mainstay in red-ball cricket for Australia, overtaking the legendary Hugh Trumble’s tally of 141 wickets in 2015 to become the nation’s most successful Test off-spinner.

Dec 17, 2023 · How Australia spinner Nathan Lyon moved from groundsman to an unexpected Australian legend with 500 Test wickets to his name.