Aidan Lyons
Personal information
Full name
Aidan Thomas Lyons
BornDecember 1878
Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony
Died12 February 1910(1910-02-12) (aged 31)
Queenstown, South Africa
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1902/03–1908/09Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 380
Batting average 18.09
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 44
Balls bowled 1,601
Wickets 49
Bowling average 13.77
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/56
Catches/stumpings 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2023

Aidan Thomas Lyons (December 1878 – 12 February 1910) was a South African cricketer. He played in thirteen first-class matches for Eastern Province between 1902/03 and 1908/09.[1]

Lyons was one of Eastern Province's most reliable players during the 1900s.[2] In the quarter-final of the Currie Cup in 1904–05, he opened the batting and scored 37, when no one else for Eastern Province reached 20, and Western Province's highest was only 42.[3] His best bowling figures were 7 for 56 and 6 for 23 against Griqualand West in the 1902–03 Currie Cup; eight of his victims were bowled.[4] He took 7 for 66 and carried his bat for 31 not out for a Port Elizabeth XV against the touring MCC in 1905–06.[5]

He died after a long illness in hospital in Queenstown in February 1910, aged 31.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Aidan Lyons". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Mr. A. T. Lyons", Cricket, 31 March 1910, p. 38.
  3. ↑ "Western Province v Eastern Province 1904-05". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Eastern Province v Griqualand West 1902-03". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Port Elizabeth XV v MCC 1905-06". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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