Andrew Lyon

Andrew Lyon
Personal information
Full name Andrew Walker Lyon
Born (1946-12-18) 18 December 1946
Poole, Dorset, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm off break
Relations David Lyon (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981 Middlesex
1977–1988 Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 7
Runs scored 8
Batting average 1.60
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Balls bowled 390
Wickets 7
Bowling average 36.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 3/71
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2011

Andrew Walker Lyon (born 18 December 1946) is a former English cricketer. Lyon was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Poole, Dorset.

Lyon made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1977 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Lyon played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1977 to 1988, which included 110 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and 9 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] In 1979, he made his List A debut for Buckinghamshire against Suffolk in the Gillette Cup. He played 5 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Kent in the 1988 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his 6 List A matches for the county, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 42.80, with best figures of 3/71.[4]

In 1981, he appeared in a single List A match for Middlesex against the touring Sri Lankans. He took 2 wickets in the match, those of Anura Ranasinghe and Yohan Goonasekera.[5]

His brother, David, played Minor counties and List A cricket for Cambridgeshire.

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Andrew Lyon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Andrew Lyon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "List A Matches played by Andrew Lyon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  4. ↑ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Andrew Lyon". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "Middlesex v Sri Lankans, 1981". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
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