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The Big Bash League’s (BBL) Melbourne Renegades have recruited veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon to a three-year contract, ending his ten-year tenure with the Sydney Sixers.
Lyon will partner with Australia’s regular white-ball leg-spinner Adam Zampa at the Renegades. Lyon was a member of the Sixers team that won the 2019–20 NBA title, and his new contract with the Renegades will keep him with the team through the end of the 2025–26 season.
“I am absolutely thrilled to be part of the Melbourne Renegades. (Marvel Stadium is) a place where I enjoy bowling, it tends to spin a little bit. I’m looking forward to hopefully joining up with ‘Zamps’ in a really good partnership and putting a show on for the Renegades fans.”
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“I’ve got some really good friends who are part of the Melbourne Renegades, and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to come down. There’s a good group of senior players there who I’ve played a lot of cricket with internationally and also domestically, then you look at the younger guys throughout the roster – it’s a pretty powerful squad in my eyes.
“I think we need to set the benchmark high, shoot for the finals and make sure we go and try to lift the trophy,” said Lyon in a statement shared by the club on Friday.
Only 38 BBL games have been played by Lyon, who has 44 wickets at an average of 21.50 and a 7.18 economy rate. He hasn’t played much in the league as a result of his international obligations conflicting with the matches in the competition. Before relocating to Sydney and then Melbourne, Lyon’s first club in the BBL was Adelaide Strikers.
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“It’s fantastic to have a player and person of Nathan’s calibre joining the Melbourne Renegades. Nathan’s success over a sustained period at the highest level of the game speaks for itself, and he will be an incredible asset to our group with his skills and experience.”
“Being able to add two world-class spinners in Nathan and Adam to our squad for the next couple of years is a significant step in that process, one which we’re confident will help to set us up for success over the coming seasons,” said James Rosengarten, Melbourne Renegades General Manager.
The Renegades will play their first home game against the Perth Scorchers on December 10 at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium after opening BBL season 13 on December 8 against the Sydney Sixers at the SCG.
Renegades squad (so far): Nic Maddinson (c), Aaron Finch, Mackenzie Harvey, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Kane Richardson, Tom Rogers, Jon Wells, Will Sutherland, Adam Zampa
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