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.

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....

11 hours 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 ...

2 days ago · Nathan Lyon has 200 wickets to his name in 49 World Test Championship (WTC) matches played so far. He is the second bowler after Pat Cummins to dismiss 200 batters in WTC.

By December 2023, Lyon had taken over 500 Test wickets, ranking as the third-highest wicket-taker in Australian Test history and eighth internationally. His milestones include being the first Australian off-spinner to reach 200 Test wickets, achieving this during the 2016 tour of Sri Lanka.

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

Dec 17, 2023 · Nathan Lyon has become just the third Australian and eighth player in the history of cricket to take 500 Test wickets after dismissing Faheem Ashraf in the first Test against Pakistan.

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 …

Dec 17, 2023 · Now a member of the exclusive 500 club, Nathan Lyon completes a remarkable journey that saw him step out of Shane Warne's shadow into the hearts of fans and now into Test cricket's history books.