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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Michael Lyon | |||
| Born | 20 November 1987 Young, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nickname | Garry, Gazza, Lyno, Lion, GOAT | |||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off break | |||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Australia | |||
| Test debut (cap 421) | 31 August 2011 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last Test | 30 March 2018 v South Africa | |||
| ODI debut (cap 194) | 8 March 2012 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last ODI | 24 August 2016 v Sri Lanka | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 67 | |||
| Only T20I (cap 77) | 29 January 2016 v India | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2008–2010 | ACT Comets | |||
| 2011–2013 | South Australia | |||
| 2011–2013 | Adelaide Strikers | |||
| 2013–present | New South Wales (squad no. 67) | |||
| 2013–present | Sydney Sixers (squad no. 67) | |||
| 2017–present | Worcestershire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 74 | 13 | 123 | 55 |
| Runs scored | 692 | 46 | 1,375 | 182 |
| Batting average | 11.72 | 23.00 | 12.61 | 14.00 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 47 | 30 | 75 | 37* |
| Balls bowled | 16,728 | 720 | 27,690 | 2,959 |
| Wickets | 300 | 17 | 407 | 71 |
| Bowling average | 31.78 | 34.82 | 35.65 | 33.64 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 2 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 8/50 | 4/44 | 8/50 | 4/10 |
| Catches/stumpings | 32/– | 2/– | 50/– | 25/– |
| Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2017 | ||||
Nathan Michael Lyon (born 20 November 1987) is an Australian international cricketer. He holds the record for the most Test wickets taken by an Australian off-spin bowler, after passing Hugh Trumble's 141 wickets in 2015, thus earning the nickname amongst teammates of "GOAT", which stands for "Greatest Off-Spinner of All Time".