How many Test runs has John Lyons scored?

John Lyons has 731 runs in 27 Test innings from 14 matches at an average of 27.07. Highest score: 134.

What is John Lyons's Test batting average?

John Lyons's Test batting average is 27.07, from 731 runs and 27 innings.

How many Test wickets has John Lyons taken?

John Lyons has taken 6 wickets in Test from 14 matches at a bowling average of 24.83. Best innings: 5/30.

How many international centuries does John Lyons have?

John Lyons has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.

Which teams has John Lyons played international cricket for?

John Lyons is recorded for Australia in this publication.

When did John Lyons play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1887 to 1897. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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John Lyons

Top-order batter · 1887 to 1897 · 14 internationals

Australia

Test14 matches

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14Internationals

731Runs

1Hundreds

6Wickets

3Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	14	27	0	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	14	9	316	17	149	6	5/30	5/73	24.83	2.82	52.66	0	1	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	14	25	3	0	3	0.120	1 (1ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

John Lyons: Test stats

Test

14 matches · 1887-1897

731runs

Matches: 14
Average: 27.07
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 1
Highest: 134
Fifties: 3

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	27	27	9	9	1887-02-25	1897-12-13	Complete

Questions fans ask about John Lyons

How many Test runs has John Lyons scored?: John Lyons has 731 runs in 27 Test innings from 14 matches at an average of 27.07. Highest score: 134.
What is John Lyons's Test batting average?: John Lyons's Test batting average is 27.07, from 731 runs and 27 innings.
How many Test wickets has John Lyons taken?: John Lyons has taken 6 wickets in Test from 14 matches at a bowling average of 24.83. Best innings: 5/30.
How many international centuries does John Lyons have?: John Lyons has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.
Which teams has John Lyons played international cricket for?: John Lyons is recorded for Australia in this publication.
When did John Lyons play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1887 to 1897. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

15 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1897-12-13	Australia v England	Test	England won by 9 wickets
1895-03-01	Australia v England	Test	England won by 6 wickets
1894-12-29	Australia v England	Test	England won by 94 runs
1894-12-14	Australia v England	Test	England won by 10 runs
1893-08-24	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1893-08-14	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 43 runs
1893-07-17	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1892-03-24	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 230 runs
1892-01-29	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 72 runs
1892-01-01	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 54 runs
1890-08-25	Australia v England	Test	No result
1890-08-11	Australia v England	Test	England won by 2 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1887 to 1897

John Lyons in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

731Runs

27.07Average

-Strike rate

1Hundreds

3Fifties

134Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	14	27	0	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	14	9	316	17	149	6	5/30	5/73	24.83	2.82	52.66	0	1	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	14	25	3	0	3	0.120	1 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught14 · 51.9%

Bowled13 · 48.1%

Test batting position: average and innings

117.339 inns

227.577 inns

3134.001 inns

418.003 inns

5-0 inns

632.001 inns

728.005 inns

8-0 inns

922.001 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

200runs

20.00average

-strike rate

150s

0100s

Test record by situation

complete career

John Lyons: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
England	14	27	0	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4
All	14	27	0	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

John Lyons: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Home	8	16	438	134	27.37	-	-	1	2	1	-	4
Away	6	11	293	55	26.63	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
All	14	27	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

John Lyons: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	7	7	211	55	30.14	-	-	0	2	0	-	2
2nd innings of the match	7	7	87	23	12.42	-	-	0	0	0	-	1
3rd innings of the match	10	10	394	134	39.40	-	-	1	1	0	-	1
4th innings of the match	3	3	39	25	13.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
All	14	27	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

John Lyons: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
No. 1	7	9	156	55	17.33	-	-	0	1	0	-	1
No. 2	5	7	193	51	27.57	-	-	0	1	0	-	2
No. 3	1	1	134	134	134.00	-	-	1	0	0	16	1
No. 4	3	3	54	33	18.00	-	-	0	0	1	-	0
No. 6	1	1	32	32	32.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
No. 7	4	5	140	55	28.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
No. 9	1	1	22	22	22.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	14	27	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

John Lyons: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Won	2	4	245	134	61.25	-	-	1	1	0	-	3
Lost	10	20	419	55	20.95	-	-	0	2	1	-	1
Drawn	2	3	67	33	22.33	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	14	27	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

John Lyons: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1887	1	2	11	11	5.50	35	31.42	0	0	1	1	0
1888	1	2	54	32	27.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
1890	2	4	122	55	30.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
1892	3	6	287	134	47.83	-	-	1	1	0	-	4
1893	3	5	117	33	23.40	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
1894	2	4	42	25	10.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
1895	1	2	70	55	35.00	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
1897	1	2	28	25	14.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
All	14	27	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

John Lyons: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Sydney Cricket Ground	4	8	240	134	30.00	-	-	1	0	1	-	3
Melbourne Cricket Ground	3	6	156	55	26.00	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
Kennington Oval	2	4	84	31	21.00	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Old Trafford	2	4	114	33	28.50	-	-	0	0	0	-	0
Lord's	2	3	95	55	31.66	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
All	14	27	731	134	27.07	-	-	1	3	1	-	4

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 1

134v EnglandSydney Cricket Ground · 1892-01-29

Best Test performances

John Lyons: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
134	-	-	16	1	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1892-01-29
55	-	-	8	0	England	Lord's	1890-07-21
55	-	-	-	0	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1895-03-01
51	-	-	1	0	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1892-01-01
41	-	-	-	2	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1892-01-29
33	-	-	-	0	England	Lord's	1890-07-21
33	-	-	-	0	England	Old Trafford	1893-08-24
32	-	-	-	0	England	Old Trafford	1888-08-30
31	-	-	-	0	England	Kennington Oval	1893-08-14
27	-	-	-	0	England	Old Trafford	1893-08-24

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1897-12-13	England	3 & 25	-	Sydney Cricket Ground	England won by 9 wickets
1895-03-01	England	55 & 15	0/2	Melbourne Cricket Ground	England won by 6 wickets
1894-12-29	England	2 & 14	0/3	Melbourne Cricket Ground	England won by 94 runs
1894-12-14	England	1 & 25	0/0 & 0/12	Sydney Cricket Ground	England won by 10 runs
1893-08-24	England	27 & 33	-	Old Trafford	Match drawn
1893-08-14	England	19 & 31	0/26	Kennington Oval	England won by inns & 43 runs
1893-07-17	England	7	-	Lord's	Match drawn
1892-03-24	England	23 & 19	1/22	Adelaide Oval	England won by inns & 230 runs
1892-01-29	England	41 & 134	-	Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia won by 72 runs
1892-01-01	England	19 & 51	-	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Australia won by 54 runs