Aidan Lyons

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]

Aidan Lyons

Personal information
Full name	Aidan Thomas Lyons
Born	December 1878 Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony
Died	12 February 1910(1910-02-12) (aged 31) Queenstown, South Africa
Bowling	Right-arm medium-pace
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1902/03–1908/09	Eastern 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

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]