List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Nathan Lyon

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Nathan Lyon in 2013
Australian off-spin bowler, Nathan Lyon, has taken 18 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[1]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[3] and as of August 2019 only 48 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4] Nathan Lyon, an Australian cricketer has taken 18 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.[4][5] A right-arm off spin bowler, Lyon has played 96 Tests, 29 One Day International (ODI) matches and 2 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for his country, and has taken 399, 29 and 1 wickets respectively As of January 2021.[5]

Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium, Galle on 31 August 2011 and became the 30th Australian cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, taking figures of 5/34 in the first innings.[6][7] His best figures in Tests is 8/50, taken against India at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 4 March 2017.[8]

Lyon made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on 8 March 2012.[9] As of August 2019, he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 4/44, taken against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, Harare on 31 August 2014.[10][11]

Lyon made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against India on 29 January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.[12] His only wicket in the format, as of August 2019, was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on 28 October 2018.[13][14]

Key[]

Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result Result for Australia
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Lyon in a match
dagger 10 wickets or more taken in the match
double-dagger Lyon was selected as man of the match

Test five-wicket hauls[]

Five-wicket hauls in Tests by Nathan Lyon[15]
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 31 August 2011 Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka 2 15 34 5 2.26 Won[7]
2 15 April 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain  West Indies 2 29 68 5 2.34 Drawn[16]
3 22 March 2013 India Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi  India 2 23.2 94 7 4.02 Lost[17]
4 26 December 2013 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England 3 17 50 5 2.94 Won[18]
5 20 February 2014 South Africa St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  South Africa 1 46 130 5 2.82 Lost[19]
6 9 December 2014 *daggerdouble-dagger Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India 2 36 134 5 3.72 Won[20]
7 9 December 2014 *daggerdouble-dagger Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India 4 34.1 152 7 4.44 Won[20]
8 4 March 2017 India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru  India 1 22.2 50 8 2.23 Lost[8]
9 25 March 2017 India Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala  India 2 34.1 92 5 2.69 Lost[21]
10 27 August 2017 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  Bangladesh 3 34.3 82 6 2.37 Lost[22]
11 4 September 2017 *daggerdouble-dagger Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram  Bangladesh 1 36.2 94 7 2.58 Won[23]
12 4 September 2017 *daggerdouble-dagger Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram  Bangladesh 3 33 60 6 1.81 Won[23]
13 6 December 2018 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India 3 42 122 6 2.90 Lost[24]
14 14 December 2018 double-dagger Australia Perth Stadium, Perth  India 2 34.5 67 5 1.92 Won[25]
15 1 August 2019 England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  England 4 20 49 6 2.45 Won[26]
16 29 November 2019 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Pakistan 3 25 69 5 2.76 Won[27]
17 3 January 2020 *dagger Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  New Zealand 2 30.4 68 5 2.21 Won[28]
18 3 January 2020 *dagger Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  New Zealand 4 16.5 50 5 2.97 Won[28]

Test ten-wicket hauls[]

Ten-wicket hauls in Tests by Nathan Lyon[29]
No. Figures Against Venue Date Result
1 12/286  India Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 9 December 2014 Won[20]
2 13/154  Bangladesh Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 4 September 2017 Won[23]
3 10/118  New Zealand Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 3 January 2020 Won[28]

References[]

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  11. ^ "4th Match, Zimbabwe Triangular Series at Harare, Aug 31 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. ^ "2nd T20I (N), India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Jan 29 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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  17. ^ "4th Test, Australia tour of India at Delhi, Mar 22-24 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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  22. ^ "1st Test, Australia tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Aug 27-30 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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