Given Lyness

George Edward Given Lyness, usually known as Given Lyness (born 16 December 1937 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,^[1] he played three times for the Ireland cricket team in 1961^[2] including one first-class match.^[3] He made his debut for Ireland in August 1961, playing against the MCC^[2] in a first-class match.^[3] The following month, he played twice against Australia in what were his final matches for Ireland, finishing with a record of 13 wickets at an average of 15.69.^[2]

Given Lyness

Personal information
Full name	George Edward Given Lyness
Born	(1937-12-16) 16 December 1937 (age 87) Dunmurry, Northern Ireland
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1961	Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 12 Batting average 6.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Balls bowled 229 Wickets 8 Bowling average 11.25 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 6/39 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2022