A Look At Members Of ‘500 Club’ In Test Cricket Bowling Following Nathan Lyon’s Achievement | Cricket News

Iconic Australian spinner Nathan Lyon achieved the numerous milestone of 500 wickets in Test cricket throughout the first Test between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Sunday. Lyon grew to become the eighth bowler to succeed in this elite feat, becoming a member of the distinguished firm of legendary gamers within the long-format cricket. During the match, Lyon claimed his five hundredth wicket by dismissing Faheem Ashraf leg-before-wicket for a mere 5 runs whereas Australia defended a goal of 450. This accomplishment locations Lyon alongside his compatriots, the late spin maestro Shane Warne and tempo legend Glenn McGrath, who’ve additionally achieved the milestone of 500 Test wickets. Australia emerged victorious within the match by 360 runs, and Lyon concluded with mixed bowling figures of 5/80 throughout each innings.

Now, in 123 Tests, Lyon has taken 501 wickets at a mean of 30.85 and a strike fee of 63.10. His greatest bowling figures are 8/50. He has 23 five-wicket hauls and 4 ten-wicket hauls within the longer format. He is the eighth-highest wicket-taker within the sport.

Lyon is a fourth-most profitable spinner of all time in Tests and the third-most profitable Aussie bowler in whites.

As cricket celebrates Lyon’s stunning journey from a pitch curator to the eighth entrant to the ‘500 Club’ inside a span of 12 years, allow us to have a look at different members of this membership:

Muttiah Muralitharan

In 133 Tests, Muralitharan has taken 800 wickets at a mean of twenty-two.72 and a strike fee of 55.04. His greatest bowling figures are 9/51 in white clothes. With 67 fifers and 22 ten-wicket hauls, Murali is probably the most profitable Test bowler ever.

Shane Warne

In second place in Aussie spin wizard Shane Warne, who performed 145 Tests for the Aussies. In these matches, he took 708 wickets at a mean of 25.41 and a strike fee of 57.49. His greatest bowling figures are 8/71. He has 37 five-wicket hauls and 10 ten-wicket hauls. Warne is probably the most profitable Australian bowler ever.

James Anderson

England’s ageless surprise is in third place, with 690 wickets throughout 183 Tests at a mean of 26.42 and a strike fee of 56.83. His greatest bowling figures are 7/42. He has taken 32 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls in Tests. Anderson is just not solely England’s most profitable bowler, but additionally probably the most profitable pacer within the historical past of the sport, nonetheless going robust at 41 years of age.

Anil Kumble

Nicknamed as ‘Jumbo’, Kumble lives upto this identify with some actually gigantic figures and information in Test and worldwide cricket. With 619 wickets in 132 matches at a mean of 29.65, he’s India’s greatest bowler ever statistically. His greatest figures are 10/74 and is the first-ever Indian to get a ten-wicket haul in a single Test inning. Attached to Kumble’s identify are 35 five-wicket hauls and eight ten-wicket hauls.

Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad is the second-most profitable pacer in sport’s historical past, with the primary being his partner-in-pace, James Anderson. In 167 Tests, Broad has taken 604 wickets at a mean of 27.68. His greatest bowling figures are 8/15. He has 20 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls in Tests.

Glenn McGrath

The ‘Pidgeon’ as he’s identified to the followers, McGrath is probably the most profitable Australian pacer ever and the equal of Shane Warne in quick bowling. In 124 matches, he took 563 wickets at a mean of 21.64 and a strike fee of 51.95. His greatest bowling figures are 8/24. With 29 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls, McGrath terrified batters worldwide for years.

Courtney Walsh

The West Indies pacer was the first-ever bowler to take 500 Test wickets. In 132 Tests, he took 519 wickets at a mean of 24.44 and a strike fee of 57.84. His greatest bowling figures are 7/37. He took 22 five-wicket hauls and three ten-wicket hauls in Tests.

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