NM Lyon: runs, wickets and records

NM Lyon appears in 222 recorded men's matches, from 31 August 2011 to 9 October 2026, most often for Australia, Sydney Sixers and Lancashire. The matches split as 144 in Test matches, 29 in One Day Internationals, 2 in Twenty20 Internationals, 37 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 10 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are India (40 matches), England (36 matches) and South Africa (24 matches). The ground used most often is Sydney Cricket Ground, with 33 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 1,732 runs in 182 innings, an average of 12.93, a strike rate of 49.9 and a highest score of 47, with 20 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 77 runs in 13 innings, an average of 19.25, a strike rate of 92.8 and a highest score of 30, with 1 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 40 runs in 14 innings, an average of 4.44, a strike rate of 83.3 and a highest score of 9*, with 4 ducks.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 53 runs in 12 innings, an average of 10.60, a strike rate of 46.5 and a highest score of 12, with 2 ducks.

In Test matches, the bowling record is 573 wickets in 267 innings, an average of 30.28, an economy rate of 2.94, a strike rate of 61.7 balls per wicket and best figures of 8 for 50, including 24 five-wicket hauls.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 29 wickets in 29 innings, an average of 46.00, an economy rate of 4.92 and best figures of 4 for 44.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 43 wickets in 36 innings, an average of 21.35, an economy rate of 7.19 and best figures of 5 for 23, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In the County Championship, the bowling record is 27 wickets in 16 innings, an average of 36.26, an economy rate of 2.62 and best figures of 4 for 59.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 47 from 38 balls against South Africa at Newlands on 22 March 2018 (Tests). 41 from 46 balls against New Zealand at Basin Reserve, Wellington on 29 February 2024 (Tests). 41 from 55 balls against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 26 December 2024 (Tests). 40* from 89 balls against West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown on 7 April 2012 (Tests). 38* from 47 balls against India at Adelaide Oval on 6 December 2018 (Tests).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 8 for 50 against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on 4 March 2017. 8 for 64 against India at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore on 1 March 2023. 7 for 94 against India at Feroz Shah Kotla on 22 March 2013. 7 for 94 against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on 4 September 2017. 7 for 152 against India at Adelaide Oval on 9 December 2014.

In Test matches, the player's side won 83 and lost 38 of the 144 recorded matches (68.6% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 17 and lost 11 of the 29 recorded matches (60.7% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 22 and lost 13 of the 37 recorded matches (62.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were India: 17 won, 16 lost in 40 matches, England: 22 won, 9 lost in 36 matches, South Africa: 9 won, 12 lost in 24 matches, Pakistan: 16 won, 4 lost in 23 matches and Sri Lanka: 10 won, 5 lost in 17 matches.

Matches by side: Australia (175), Sydney Sixers (33), Lancashire (8), Adelaide Strikers (4) and Worcestershire (2).

The grounds used most often are Sydney Cricket Ground (33), Adelaide Oval (20), Melbourne Cricket Ground (20), Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba (11), Galle International Stadium (6) and Western Australia Cricket Association Ground (6).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2011 (55), 2012 (123), 2013 (125), 2014 (91), 2015 (116), 2016 (189), 2017 (113), 2018 (210), 2019 (130), 2020 (43), 2021 (62), 2022 (151), 2023 (126), 2024 (226), 2025 (65), 2026 (81).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2011 (24), 2012 (38), 2013 (42), 2014 (48), 2015 (61), 2016 (48), 2017 (71), 2018 (58), 2019 (56), 2020 (19), 2021 (17), 2022 (50), 2023 (47), 2024 (59), 2025 (29), 2026 (6).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2011 (9), 2012 (14), 2013 (12), 2014 (19), 2015 (18), 2016 (19), 2017 (18), 2018 (17), 2019 (28), 2020 (9), 2021 (5), 2022 (15), 2023 (11), 2024 (17), 2025 (8), 2026 (3).

In Test matches, 216 fours and 15 sixes, one boundary every 15.0 balls faced; 55.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 134 recorded dismissals: caught 50%, lbw 23%, bowled 23% and caught and bowled 2%.

In Test matches: 26,136 dot balls (73.9% of legal deliveries), 1,116 maidens, 1 wides and 3 no-balls and wickets by caught 64%, lbw 15% and bowled 13%.

In One Day Internationals: 822 dot balls (50.6% of legal deliveries), 11 maidens, 17 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 62%, lbw 14% and bowled 10%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 275 dot balls (35.9% of legal deliveries), 10 wides and 0 no-balls and wickets by caught 70%, stumped 16% and bowled 7%.

In the County Championship: 1,671 dot balls (74.6% of legal deliveries), 60 maidens, 0 wides and 1 no-balls and wickets by caught 59%, bowled 22% and lbw 15%.

Of the 8 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 25 January 2014 (Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers) and the latest 1 March 2023 (India v Australia): 5 in Test matches, 1 in One Day Internationals and 2 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 31 August 2011 against Sri Lanka and the latest 9 October 2026 against South Africa.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 8 March 2012 against Sri Lanka and the latest 11 July 2019 against England.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 29 January 2016 against India and the latest 28 October 2018 against Pakistan.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 18 December 2011 against Melbourne Renegades and the latest 15 January 2023 against Perth Scorchers.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 2 June 2017 against Sussex and the latest 30 June 2024 against Nottinghamshire.

The most runs against a single opponent are 447 against India in 50 innings (average 12.08), 362 against England in 42 innings (average 14.48), 295 against South Africa in 29 innings (average 11.35) and 186 against West Indies in 14 innings (average 26.57).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 134 against India in 64 innings, 116 against England in 61 innings, 67 against West Indies in 28 innings and 67 against Pakistan in 38 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Adelaide Oval (221 runs in 17 innings), Melbourne Cricket Ground (188 runs in 21 innings), Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba (81 runs in 8 innings) and Western Australia Cricket Association Ground (76 runs in 7 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 5 matches, 62 runs and 17 wickets; 2022: 15 matches, 151 runs and 50 wickets; 2023: 11 matches, 126 runs and 47 wickets; 2024: 17 matches, 226 runs and 59 wickets; 2025: 8 matches, 65 runs and 29 wickets; 2026: 3 matches, 81 runs and 6 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2019, with 28 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2024: 226. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2017: 71.