Aidan Thomas Lyons (December 1878 – 12 February 1910) was a South African cricketer. He played in thirteen first-class matches for Eastern Province between 1902/03 and 1908/09.[1]
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| Full name | Aidan Thomas Lyons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 1878 Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 1910 (aged 31) Queenstown, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902/03–1908/09 | Eastern Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lyons was one of Eastern Province's most reliable players during the 1900s.[2] In the quarter-final of the Currie Cup in 1904–05, he opened the batting and scored 37, when no one else for Eastern Province reached 20, and Western Province's highest was only 42.[3] His best bowling figures were 7 for 56 and 6 for 23 against Griqualand West in the 1902–03 Currie Cup; eight of his victims were bowled.[4] He took 7 for 66 and carried his bat for 31 not out for a Port Elizabeth XV against the touring MCC in 1905–06.[5]
He died after a long illness in hospital in Queenstown in February 1910, aged 31.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Aidan Lyons". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Mr. A. T. Lyons", Cricket, 31 March 1910, p. 38.
- ^ "Western Province v Eastern Province 1904-05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Eastern Province v Griqualand West 1902-03". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "Port Elizabeth XV v MCC 1905-06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2023.