Chris Lynn

Chris Lynn
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Lynn batting for the Brisbane Heat in December 2014
Personal information
Full name Christopher Austin Lynn
Born (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nickname Lynnsanity
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Top-order Batsman
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 217) 13 January 2017 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no. 50
T20I debut (cap 66) 29 January 2014 v England
Last T20I 21 February 2018 v England
T20I shirt no. 50
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010 - present Queensland
2012 Deccan Chargers
2011 - present Brisbane Heat
2012 Kandurata Warriors
2014 - present Kolkata Knight Riders
2015 Jamaica Tallawahs
2016 Guyana Amazon Warriors
2018 - present Trinbago Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 10 41 47
Runs scored 16 158 2743 1538
Batting average 16.00 22.57 43.53 37.51
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 6/12 2/12
Top score 16 44 250 135
Balls bowled - - 84 69
Wickets - - - 1
Bowling average – – – 45.00
5 wickets in innings – – - -
10 wickets in match n/a n/a - n/a
Best bowling – – – 1/3
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 26/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 October 2018

Christopher Austin Lynn (born 10 April 1990) is an Australian cricketer. Lynn is a right-handed top order batsman who plays for the Queensland Bulls in the Australian domestic cricket competitions. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and attended St Joseph's Nudgee College and the Queensland Academy of Sport. He is known for being an explosive batsman capable of hitting big sixes.

Early career

When not on professional duties, Lynn plays senior cricket for Toombul District Cricket Club in Brisbane.[1]

Lynn played for the Queensland under-19 side and made his first-class debut as a 19-year-old against South Australia at the Gabba in March 2010.[2] A week later, against Western Australia, he scored 139 runs in the second innings and effectively saved Queensland from defeat.[3] He represents the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.[4] In his first season, he made 109 at an average of 21.80,[5] in his second he made 175 at 35.00,[6] including 51 off 29 balls against the Perth Scorchers [7] and in his third he scored 198 runs at 28.28 with his best innings again coming against the Scorchers; this time he made 81.[8]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

He was a part of the Deccan Chargers team during the 2011 and 2012 Indian Premier League (IPL) tournaments but only got to play one match for the team in IPL 2012. He was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2013 competition but did not get the chance to play in a single match. For the 2014, season he was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders and in his first game he was the man of the match, scoring 45 off 31 balls and taking a brilliant catch near the boundary to dismiss AB de Villiers and turn the game in the final over. In IPL 2015, he was retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders but he got injured and was ruled out of the tournament. Johan Botha came in as a replacement.[9]

On 9 February 2015, he scored an unbeaten 250 against Victoria, in the Sheffield Shield.[10][11]

On 29 December 2015, scored his first T20 century. Playing for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League hit 101 off 51 deliveries against the Hobart Hurricanes. He hit a career best 19-ball 50 as opener of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions in IPL 2017 in which he hit 8 sixes. In the following match against the Mumbai Indians, he injured his shoulder while attempting to take a tough catch of Jos Buttler. He returned 1 month later and smashed a 22 ball 50 in his comeback match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he and Sunil Narine (54 off 17) smashed 105 runs in the 6 powerplay overs, which is a record. He continued his good form by scoring 84 in the next match, although unfortunately in a losing cause. He finished the season with a staggering strike rate of over 180, and despite missing most of the season, was one of the most important players for the Kolkata Knight Riders. In the 2018 Caribbean Premier League player draft he was bought by Trinbago Knight Riders. He is the 6th player after Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Brendon McCullum, Javon Searles to play for both Trinbago Knight Riders and Kolkata Knight Riders.

In May 2018, he was named as one of the ten marquee players for the first edition of the Global T20 Canada cricket tournament.[12][13] On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the tournament.[14][15]

International career

Lynn made his Twenty20 international debut against England in Hobart on 29 January 2014. He made 33 off 19 balls, including three sixes,[16] but did not get to bat in his second game.[17]

In January 2017, he was named in Australia One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[18] He made his ODI debut for Australia against Pakistan on 13 January 2017.[19]

Playing style

Lynn is an explosive batsman who is known for his big hitting and explosive power. He is able to consistently hit sixes over 90 metres. During a game in the Big Bash League, playing for the Brisbane Heat, Lynn hit a ball from former Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait onto the roof of The Gabba.

Business career

In 2016, Chris Lynn co-founded the Australian private coaching network, PlayBook Private Coach with Keiren and Chelsea Murphy.[20]

Lynn created PlayBook because he credits a private coach with giving him the confidence to step up and take his cricket career from club to state level.[21]

PlayBook is expected to launch mid-2017.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cricket.com.au/news/chris-lynn-double-century-one-day-game-toombul-queensland-premier-cricket-matador-cup-warning/2015-09-13
  2. ↑ "Queensland v South Australia at Brisbane, Mar 3–6, 2010". Cricket Scorecard. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lynn stands up for struggling Queensland". ESPNcricinfo. 11 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Chris Lynn". Cricket Players and Officials. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2012/13 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 19 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Perth Scorchers trounce Brisbane Heat at Gabba". ESPNcricinfo. 18 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2013/14 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 7 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Media Release: Mahmood, Botha to Join KKR". News. IPT20.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "RCB lose after having game in the bag". ESPNcricinfo. 24 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "11th match: Bangalore T20 v Kolkata T20 at Sharjah". ESPNcricinfo. 24 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Steven Smith named as marquee player for Canada T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Steve Smith named as marquee player for Global T20 Canada". Sporting News. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "1st T20I: Australia v England at Hobart, 29 January 2014". Scorecards. ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2014.
  17. ↑ "2nd T20I: Australia v England at Melbourne, 31 January 2014". Scorecards. ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2014.
  18. ↑ "Uncapped Lynn, Stanlake in Australia ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Pakistan tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Jan 13, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "PlayBook Australia". playbook.coach. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  21. ↑ PlayBook Australia (2017-04-08), Welcome to PlayBook – Private Coaching for Australian Athletes, retrieved 2017-04-25
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