Nathan Lyon captured his five hundredth Test wicket in euphoric scenes at Perth’s Optus Stadium on Sunday as Australia wrapped up the opening Test towards Pakistan.
The beloved spinner completed with 5 wickets for the match and entered the historical past books as simply the eighth man to move 500 Test wickets, becoming a member of Glenn McGrath (563 wickets) and Shane Warne (708) as the one three Australians to have achieved the feat.
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While his milestone second was dampened by umpire Richard Illingworth refusing to boost his finger regardless of spirited appeals from the Aussies, Lyon etched his identify into the file books.
As he now sits alongside a few of the biggest bowlers to ever take to the sphere in Test cricket, it’s one feat that has blown cricket followers away.
The 36-year-old has now pulled on the Baggy Green in 123 matches and delivered a staggering 31,614 balls which has seen him declare 501 wickets.
But in all that point since his Test profession kicked off in July 2011, Lyon has by no means as soon as overstepped the mark and bowled a no-ball.
The absurd feat was shared by cricket statistician Mazher Arshad on X, previously Twitter, with followers in utter amazement on the achievement.
“Mind-blowing stat. Is this a record?” one consumer wrote.
Another added: “This is a crazy stat.”
Lyon made a welcome return to the Australian aspect in Perth after a calf damage introduced his Ashes sequence to an early finish.
While his return was a joyous event on the pitch, it was following the day’s play when the Aussie star and his spouse Emma revealed that they had welcomed a child earlier this yr.
Mel McLaughlin mentioned to Lyon: “You talk about your wife and I bumped into you at the SCG a couple of weeks ago and you were absolutely smitten with a new baby.
“You couldn’t gush about her enough, you’re madly in love. Beautiful stuff in terms of the family side.”
The couple had been noticed in September with their new bundle of pleasure however haven’t but shared the comfortable news on social media.
Emma Lyon cheered her husband on within the stands in Perth and in addition confirmed that they had welcomed a child.
“We’ve had a baby, rehab, the Ashes, India — it’s been non stop,” she advised Channel 7’s Trent Copeland.
“To have him home for a couple of months was really lovely but not on those terms (Lyon’s calf injury). To see him out there today is just amazing.”
Emma mentioned Lyon is “very down to earth, loves nothing more than walking the dog every morning, every night, barbecue in the backyard. Life is just very simple at home with the kids.”
The offspinner mentioned he was “smitten” and spoke glowingly in regards to the help of Emma and his household and mates.
“Life’s very happy at the moment,” he mentioned.
“I am absolutely smitten. That’s the joy of being a parent I guess. All you try and do is make them proud and happy and hopefully one day when they grow up and see what dad’s been able to do they’ll be pretty happy.
“One of my biggest weapons is the amount of love and support I’ve got from all my family. “They’re my biggest supporters. You see that reaction there, that speaks volumes. I can’t do what I do without those guys.”
Lyon shares two daughters, Harper and Milla, along with his ex Mel.
Lyon and McCarthy began courting in 2017, their relationship being made public once they had been noticed kissing in Perth. In 2020 they purchased their first home collectively in Sydney. They married final yr.
Source: www.news.com.au
