Nathan Lyon in 2009 wearing a cap
Australian off-spin bowler Nathan Lyon has taken 23 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 March 2022 only 49 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at the international level in their cricketing careers.[4] Nathan Lyon is a right-arm off-spinner who has represented Australia in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODI), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I).[5] As of February 2023, Lyon has taken 23 five-wicket hauls for his country across 111 Tests, 29 ODIs, and 2 T20Is.[4][5]

Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on 31 August 2011, and became the 30th Australian cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs in the first innings.[6][7] In Test matches, Lyon has been most successful against India, taking 9 of his 23 five-wicket hauls against them.[8] His best figures in an innings of 8/50 came against the same team, taken at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 4 March 2017.[9] As of December 2022, his 446 wickets in Tests are the third-most for an Australian cricketer[10] and eighth-highest across all cricketing nations.[11]

Lyon's ODI debut was against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on 8 March 2012.[12] As of March 2022, 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 on 31 August 2014.[13][14] Lyon made his T20I debut against India on 29 January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[15] His only wicket in the format, as of March 2023, was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 October 2018.[16][17]

As of March 2023, Lyon's tally of 23 five-wicket hauls is tied twenty-fifth[a] in the all-time list across all formats[4] and is sixth in the equivalent list for Australia.[18] He has taken ten five-wicket hauls in Asia, the most by a visiting spinner there.[19]

A ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either across two innings in a two-innings match[3] or, rarely, in a single innings.[20] As of March 2022, Lyon has taken ten wickets in a match three times in Tests, one of 48 players to take 3 or more ten-wicket hauls and tied twenty-ninth highest in all cricketing nations.[21]

Key

Lyon bowling while the non-striker and umpire watch
Lyon bowling during the third Ashes Test at Headingley in 2019
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
† 10 wickets or more taken in the match
‡ Lyon was selected as man of the match

Test five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Tests by Nathan Lyon[22]
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[23]
3 22 March 2013 India Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi  India 2 23.2 94 7 4.02 Lost[24]
4 26 December 2013 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  England 3 17 50 5 2.94 Won[25]
5 20 February 2014 South Africa St George's Park, Port Elizabeth  South Africa 1 46 130 5 2.82 Lost[26]
6 9 December 2014 *†‡ Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India 2 36 134 5 3.72 Won[27]
7 9 December 2014 *†‡ Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India 4 34.1 152 7 4.44 Won[27]
8 4 March 2017 India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru  India 1 22.2 50 8 2.23 Lost[9]
9 25 March 2017 India Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala  India 2 34.1 92 5 2.69 Lost[28]
10 27 August 2017 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  Bangladesh 3 34.3 82 6 2.37 Lost[29]
11 4 September 2017 *†‡ Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram  Bangladesh 1 36.2 94 7 2.58 Won[30]
12 4 September 2017 *†‡ Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram  Bangladesh 3 33 60 6 1.81 Won[30]
13 6 December 2018 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  India 3 42 122 6 2.90 Lost[31]
14 14 December 2018 ‡ Australia Perth Stadium, Perth  India 2 34.5 67 5 1.92 Won[32]
15 1 August 2019 England Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  England 4 20 49 6 2.45 Won[33]
16 29 November 2019 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Pakistan 3 25 69 5 2.76 Won[34]
17 3 January 2020 *† Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  New Zealand 2 30.4 68 5 2.21 Won[35]
18 3 January 2020 *† Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney  New Zealand 4 16.5 50 5 2.97 Won[35]
19 25 March 2022 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  Pakistan 4 37 83 5 2.24 Won[36]
20 29 June 2022 Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka 1 25 90 5 3.60 Won[37]
21 30 November 2022 Australia Perth Stadium, Perth  West Indies 4 42.5 128 6 2.98 Won[38]
22 17 February 2023 India Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi  India 2 29 67 5 2.31 Lost[39]
23 1 March 2023 †‡ India Holkar Stadium, Indore  India 3 23.3 64 8 2.72 Won[40]

Test ten-wicket hauls

Ten-wicket hauls in Tests by Nathan Lyon[41]
No. Figures Against Venue Date Result
1 12/286  India Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 9 December 2014 Won[27]
2 13/154  Bangladesh Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 4 September 2017 Won[30]
3 10/118  New Zealand Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 3 January 2020 Won[35]
4 11/99  India India Holkar Stadium, Indore 1 March 2023 Won[40]

Notes

  1. ^ He shares this position with Courtney Walsh.[4]

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