Nathan Lyon Height, Weight, Age, Family, Affairs, Wife, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Nathan Michael Lyon
Nickname	Garry, Gazza, Lyno, Goat
Profession	Australian Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 0”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 73 kg in Pounds- 161 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 39 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Colour	Hazel Brown
Hair Colour	Semi Bald (Brown)
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 31 August 2011 vs Sri Lanka in Galle ODI- 8 March 2012 vs Sri Lanka in Adelaide T20- 29 January 2016 vs India in Melbourne
Coach/Mentor	John Davison
Jersey Number	#72 (Australia) #72 (Sydney Sixers, New South Wales)
Domestic/State Team	Adelaide Strikers, South Australia, ACT Comets, New South Wales, Sydney Sixers
Batting Style	Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm offbreak
Nature on field	Calm
Favourite Shot/Ball	Not Known
Records/Achievements (main ones)	• With 11 wickets to his name, Lyon stood the leading wicket taker in the 2010-11 Big Bash League. • While playing against Zimbabwe-A, he took 11 wickets in the tri-series, thus earning Man of the series title. • Lyon became third Australian and seventeenth International player to take his first wicket off his first ball in Test cricket after he dismissed Kumar Sangakkara while making his debut against Sri Lanka. He also became 131st cricketer to take 5 wicket haul after he finished off with 5 for 34. • He became sixth Australian off-spinner to take 100 Test Wickets in late 2013 and he also took a 5 wicket haul in the same match. • Nathan has the record of taking the highest number of wickets by an Australian off-spinner. He surpassed the Hugh Trumble's record of 14 wickets in 2015. • While playing against Sri Lanka in mid-2016, Lyon became first Australian off-spinner to take 200 Test wickets. • He became the 8th bowler and only the 2nd off spinner in history to complete 500 test wickets during Australia’s first home Test against Pakistan at Perth.
Career Turning Point	Consistency in the Domestic cricket made it possible for Lyon to get into the Australian International test squad.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 November 1987
Age (as in 2016)	29 Years
Birth Place	Young, New South Wales, Australia
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Australian
Hometown	Canberra, Australia
School	Not Known
College	Not Known
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Family	Father- Steven Lyon Mother- Bronwyn Lyon Brother- Brendan Lyon Sister- Not Known
Religion	Christianity
Hobbies	Playing golf, listening music
Controversies	Not Known
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Melissa Waring
Wife	Melissa Waring
Children	Son- Not Known Daughter- Harper Lyon Milla Ellen

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nathan Lyon

Does Nathan Lyon smoke: Not Known

Does Nathan Lyon drink alcohol: Yes

Lyon finished a 4-year apprenticeship at the Manuka Oval in Canberra in 2010 and embarked his career as a member of the ground-staff team member at Adelaide Oval.

Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne once lauded saying Nathan works hard on his bowling and is the best off-spinner Australia has ever produced.

Off-spinner is an ambassador for a New South Wales state government campaign purpose of which is to end the senseless deaths on the roads because of drink driving. He stood for the cause after losing one of his school mates in the incident. For this, Lyon avoids driving after having a drink and usually calls Mitchell Starc whenever stuck. They are good friends off the field as well.

Nathan got his nickname GOAT for surpassing Hugh Trumble’s 141 Test wickets in 2015. The abbreviation stands for Greatest of All Time.

Nice Garry is the phrase that got linked to Lyon in December 2016 when wicket-keeper Matthew Wade shouted the same after every ball the spinner bowled in the match.