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Nathan Lyon

Scorecard name: NM Lyon
WICKETS ON RECORD
644
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Nathan Lyon Career Stats, Records & Off-Spin Mastery

567 Test wickets at 30.16 — Nathan Lyon's career stats across all formats, the GOAT of Australian spin bowling by the numbers.

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Test career143 MATCHES

Wickets
571
Bowl avg
30.21
Economy
2.95
Runs
1,705
Bat avg
12.82
Strike rate
50.4
High score
47
Last played 2026-08-22 · all Test cricket in the archive

ODI career29 MATCHES

Wickets
29
Bowl avg
46
Economy
4.92
Runs
77
Bat avg
19.25
Strike rate
92.8
High score
30
Last played 2019-07-11 · all ODI cricket in the archive

T20 career39 MATCHES

Wickets
44
Bowl avg
21.95
Economy
7.28
Runs
44
Bat avg
4.89
Strike rate
84.6
High score
9
Last played 2023-01-15 · all T20 cricket in the archive (internationals and leagues)

Statistically similar players

Closest career profiles in the archive, by format — batting and bowling numbers, weighted by role.

TESTSIMILARITY / 100

James Anderson
682 wkts · avg 26.4
Stuart Broad
604 wkts · avg 27.7
Trent Boult
317 wkts · avg 27.5
Morné Morkel
309 wkts · avg 27.7
Tim Southee
391 wkts · avg 30.3
Peter Siddle
221 wkts · avg 30.7

ODISIMILARITY / 100

Yasir Shah
24 wkts · econ 5.3
Devendra Bishoo
38 wkts · econ 4.9
Nikita Miller
32 wkts · econ 4.9
Monty Panesar
24 wkts · econ 4.5
Xavier Doherty
54 wkts · econ 4.8
Ashton Agar
avg 24.8 · 21 wkts · econ 5.2

T20SIMILARITY / 100

Abinash Bohara
67 wkts · econ 7.4
Saurabh Netravalkar
53 wkts · econ 7.4
Binura Fernando
52 wkts · econ 7.5
Tanveer Sangha
70 wkts · econ 7.6
Shane Edward Bond
34 wkts · econ 7.1
Fitri Sham
42 wkts · econ 6.8

Australia team-mates

David WarnerSteve SmithAaron FinchGlenn MaxwellChris LynnShane WatsonMichael ClarkeMarcus Stoinis
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