Nathan Lyon made his name in Ashes 2023, became the first bowler to do so in cricket history

The second (ENG vs AUS 2nd Test) match of the Ashes series between England vs Australia has started today i.e. on 28 June. At the same time, England has decided to bowl first after winning the toss. The second match of the Ashes is being played at Lord’s, the historic ground in England. Where the England team would like to win the match and equalize in the series. However, in this match, Australian spin bowler Nathan Lyon has made a great record in his name and has also become the first bowler to do so.

First bowler to play 100 consecutive test matches

Let us tell you that in the second Test of the Ashes series against England, Australian spin bowler Nathan Lyon has created a history. Actually, Nathan Lyon has become the only bowler to play 100 consecutive Test matches. However, before Nathan, no bowler has done this in cricket history. This is a huge and very special achievement for the bowler. On the other hand, Leone would be hoping to perform well on this special occasion.

Be the 6th player to play 100 consecutive matches

Significantly, Nathan Lyon has also become the sixth (6th) player apart from the first bowler to play 100 consecutive matches in Test cricket. However, it is a very special thing for any player that he plays 100 consecutive matches without any rest. Whereas Lyon has become the first bowler and is in sixth place as a player. Earlier, Alastair Cook of England has played 159 consecutive Test matches in Test cricket. After this, Allan Border has played 153 consecutive Test matches. After that Mark Waugh has played 107 consecutive Tests. Whereas Sunil Gavaskar has played 106 consecutive Test matches. Brendon McCullum has played 101 matches continuously and now Nathan Lyon has reached the sixth position in this case. He has also touched the figure of 100.

Did amazing in the first match

Let us tell you that Nathan Lyon did a great job in the first match of the Ashes series against England. He took a total of 8 wickets in both the innings. Apart from this, he played a brilliant inning of 16 not out while chasing the target.

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