Nathan Lyon takes 500th Test wicket

Nathan Lyon takes 500th Test wicket

Nathan Lyon took his 500th Test wicket against Pakistan in Perth

500 Test wickets

How did he get there?

Nathan Lyon dismissed Faheem Ashraf leg before for his 500th Test wicket

123rd Test match

Nathan Lyon was playing his 123rd Test match against Pakistan in Perth

Lyon's career

Lyon debuted in 2011 and has best figures of 8/50, collecting 23 fifers and 10-wickets four times

500 Test wicket club

Nathan Lyon is the eighth bowler to enter the 500 Test wicket club

800 - Muttiah Muralitharan

Sri Lanka's Muralitharan has taken the most Test wickets. The legendary spinner pocketed 800 wickets in 133 matches

708 - Shane Warne

Australia's Shane Warne has the second-most wickets in Test cricket. He played 145 Tests

690 - James Anderson

England seamer Jimmy Anderson has 690 Test wickets. He's played the most Tests in this club (183)

619 - Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble is the only Indian to take 500-plus Test wickets. He is the only player to take a 10-wicket haul

604 - Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad reached the 600 Test wicket mark in July 2023

563 - Glenn McGrath

Aussie seamer Glenn McGrath reached the 500 Test wickets club in 2004, only the second seamer at that time

519 - Courtney Walsh

Courtney Walsh was the first bowler to take 500 Test wickets. He got there in 2001 during a match against South Africa

501 - Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon entered this club on 17 December 2023 and is the fifth fastest of the eight in this club

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