Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Nathan Lyon Reaches 1,000 Test Runs at Number Ten
Nathan Lyon made a special record in a cricket match.
He became the first player to score 1,000 runs in Test matches while batting at number 10.
He reached the record while playing for Australia against South Africa in Durban.
Lyon scored 27 runs in Australia’s innings.
He and Matt Renshaw put on 134 runs together for the ninth wicket.
Renshaw scored 190, his highest Test score.
Australia’s innings ended at 390 runs.
Lyon was eventually out after being trapped in front of the wickets by Marco Jansen.
Nathan Lyon became the first player to score 1,000 Test runs while batting at No. 10.
He reached the milestone during Australia’s first innings in the first Test against South Africa in Durban.
Lyon scored 27 runs and shared a 134-run ninth-wicket partnership with Matt Renshaw.
Renshaw made a career-best Test score of 190 as Australia were dismissed for 390.
Lyon’s reported total of 1,019 runs at No. 10 leads the list, ahead of Stuart Broad’s 825.
- Who
- Nathan Lyon, Matt Renshaw and Australia.
- What
- Lyon became the first player to score 1,000 Test runs at No. 10.
- When
- During the first Test against South Africa, on day two of Australia’s first innings.
- Where
- Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa.
- Why
- Lyon reached the milestone while scoring 27 in a 134-run ninth-wicket stand with Matt Renshaw.
- Lyon’s reported runs at No. 10
- 1,019
- Lyon’s score in the innings
- 27 runs from 92 balls
- Ninth-wicket partnership
- 134 runs with Matt Renshaw
- Renshaw’s score
- 190, his highest Test score
- Australia’s innings total
- 390 all out
- Next on the No. 10 runs list
- Stuart Broad, with 825 runs
- Dismissed by
- Marco Jansen trapped Lyon in front of the wickets