List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Nathan Lyon

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 October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at 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 March 2024, Lyon has taken 24 five-wicket hauls for his country across 128 Tests, 29 ODIs, and 2 T20Is.[4][5]

Nathan Lyon in 2009 wearing a cap
Australian off-spin bowler Nathan Lyon has taken 24 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[1]

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 24 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 March 2024, his 527 wickets in Tests are the third-most for an Australian cricketer[10] and seventh-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 2024, 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 2024, was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 October 2018.[16][17]

As of March 2024, Lyon's tally of 24 five-wicket hauls is tied thirteenth[a] in the all-time list across all formats[4] and is fourth in the equivalent list for Australia.[18] He has taken twelve five-wicket hauls in Asia, the most by a visiting spinner there.[5][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 2024, Lyon has taken ten wickets in a match five times in Tests and is one of 19 players to take 5 or more ten-wicket hauls.[21]

 
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
10 wickets or more taken in the match
Lyon was selected as man of the match

Test five-wicket hauls

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Five-wicket hauls in Tests by Nathan Lyon[22]
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 31 August 2011 Galle International Stadium, Galle   Sri Lanka 2 15 34 5 2.26 Won[7]
2 15 April 2012 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain   West Indies 2 29 68 5 2.34 Drawn[23]
3 22 March 2013 Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi   India 2 23.2 94 7 4.02 Lost[24]
4 26 December 2013 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne   England 3 17 50 5 2.94 Won[25]
5 20 February 2014 St George's Park, Port Elizabeth   South Africa 1 46 130 5 2.82 Lost[26]
6 9 December 2014 †‡ Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   India 2 36 134 5 3.72 Won[27]
7 9 December 2014 †‡ Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   India 4 34.1 152 7 4.44 Won[27]
8 4 March 2017 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru   India 1 22.2 50 8 2.23 Lost[9]
9 25 March 2017 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala   India 2 34.1 92 5 2.69 Lost[28]
10 27 August 2017 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka   Bangladesh 3 34.3 82 6 2.37 Lost[29]
11 4 September 2017 †‡ Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram   Bangladesh 1 36.2 94 7 2.58 Won[30]
12 4 September 2017 †‡ Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram   Bangladesh 3 33 60 6 1.81 Won[30]
13 6 December 2018 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   India 3 42 122 6 2.90 Lost[31]
14 14 December 2018 Perth Stadium, Perth   India 2 34.5 67 5 1.92 Won[32]
15 1 August 2019 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham   England 4 20 49 6 2.45 Won[33]
16 29 November 2019 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   Pakistan 3 25 69 5 2.76 Won[34]
17 3 January 2020 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   New Zealand 2 30.4 68 5 2.21 Won[35]
18 3 January 2020 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney   New Zealand 4 16.5 50 5 2.97 Won[35]
19 25 March 2022 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Pakistan 4 37 83 5 2.24 Won[36]
20 29 June 2022 Galle International Stadium, Galle   Sri Lanka 1 25 90 5 3.60 Won[37]
21 30 November 2022 Perth Stadium, Perth   West Indies 4 42.5 128 6 2.98 Won[38]
22 17 February 2023 Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi   India 2 29 67 5 2.31 Lost[39]
23 1 March 2023 †‡ Holkar Stadium, Indore   India 3 23.3 64 8 2.72 Won[40]
24 29 February 2024 Basin Reserve, Wellington   New Zealand 4 27 65 6 2.40 Won[41]

Test ten-wicket hauls

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Ten-wicket hauls in Tests by Nathan Lyon[42]
No. Figures Against Venue Date Result
1 12/286   India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 9 December 2014 Won[27]
2 13/154   Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 4 September 2017 Won[30]
3 10/118   New Zealand Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 3 January 2020 Won[35]
4 11/99   India Holkar Stadium, Indore 1 March 2023 Won[40]
5 10/108   New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington 29 February 2024 Won[41]

Notes

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  1. ^ He shares this position with Sydney Francis Barnes.[4]

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