
NM Lyon’s 8 for 60 in the just concluded test between India and Australia at Bengaluru was in a losing cause providing the 22nd occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
GA Lohmann |
43.2 |
18 |
58 |
8 |
1 |
Eng |
Aus |
Sydney |
29 Jan 1892 |
| 2 |
T Richardson |
36.1 |
07 |
94 |
8 |
2 |
Eng |
Aus |
Sydney |
26 Feb 1898 |
| 3 |
H Trumble |
31.0 |
13 |
65 |
8 |
2 |
Aus |
Eng |
The Oval |
11 Aug 1902 |
| 4 |
LC Braund |
29.1 |
06 |
81 |
8 |
1 |
Eng |
Aus |
Melbourne |
05 Mar 1904 |
| 5 |
AL Valentine |
50.0 |
14 |
104 |
8 |
1 |
Win |
Eng |
Manchester |
08 Jun 1950 |
| 6 |
SP Gupte |
34.3 |
11 |
102 |
9 |
1 |
Ind |
Win |
Kanpur |
12 Dec 1958 |
| 7 |
JM Noreiga |
49.4 |
16 |
95 |
9 |
2 |
Win |
Ind |
Port of Spain |
06 Mar 1971 |
| 8 |
BS Chandrasekhar |
41.5 |
18 |
79 |
8 |
2 |
Ind |
Eng |
Delhi |
20 Dec 1972 |
| 9 |
MHN Walker |
42.2×8 |
07 |
143 |
8 |
2 |
Aus |
Eng |
Melbourne |
08 Feb 1975 |
| 10 |
N Kapil Dev |
30.3 |
06 |
83 |
9 |
3 |
Ind |
Win |
Ahmedabad |
12 Nov 1983 |
| 11 |
IT Botham |
27.4 |
06 |
103 |
8 |
2 |
Eng |
Win |
Lord’s |
28 Jun 1984 |
| 12 |
GF Lawson |
40.0 |
07 |
112 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Win |
Adelaide |
07 Dec 1984 |
| 13 |
JR Ratnayeke |
23.2 |
05 |
83 |
8 |
2 |
Srl |
Pak |
Sialkot |
27 Oct 1985 |
| 14 |
NA Foster |
46.2 |
15 |
107 |
8 |
2 |
Eng |
Pak |
Leeds |
02 Jul 1987 |
| 15 |
MG Hughes |
37.0 |
09 |
87 |
8 |
3 |
Aus |
Win |
Perth |
02 Dec 1988 |
| 16 |
ARC Fraser |
16.1 |
02 |
53 |
8 |
2 |
Eng |
Win |
Port of Spain |
05 Feb 1998 |
| 17 |
J Srinath |
27.0 |
06 |
86 |
8 |
3 |
Ind |
Pak |
Kolkata |
16 Feb 1999 |
| 18 |
PA Strang |
51.5 |
12 |
109 |
8 |
2 |
Zim |
NZl |
Bulawayo |
12 Sep 2000 |
| 19 |
JJ Krejza |
43.5 |
01 |
215 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Nagpur |
06 Nov 2008 |
| 20 |
MG Johnson |
24.0 |
04 |
61 |
8 |
2 |
Aus |
SAF |
Perth |
17 Dec 2008 |
| 21 |
D Bishoo |
13.5 |
01 |
49 |
8 |
3 |
Win |
Pak |
Dubai (DSC) |
13 Oct 2016 |
| 22 |
NM Lyon |
22.2 |
04 |
50 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Bengaluru |
04 Mar 2017 |
NM Lyon’s 8 for 60 in the just concluded test between India and Australia at Bengaluru was in a losing cause providing the seventh occasion of an Australian bowler’s eight wickets in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
H Trumble |
31.0 |
13 |
65 |
8 |
2 |
Aus |
Eng |
The Oval |
11 Aug 1902 |
| 2 |
MHN Walker |
42.2×8 |
07 |
143 |
8 |
2 |
Aus |
Eng |
Melbourne |
08 Feb 1975 |
| 3 |
GF Lawson |
40.0 |
07 |
112 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Win |
Adelaide |
07 Dec 1984 |
| 4 |
MG Hughes |
37.0 |
09 |
87 |
8 |
3 |
Aus |
Win |
Perth |
02 Dec 1988 |
| 5 |
JJ Krejza |
43.5 |
01 |
215 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Nagpur |
06 Nov 2008 |
| 6 |
MG Johnson |
24.0 |
04 |
61 |
8 |
2 |
Aus |
SAF |
Perth |
17 Dec 2008 |
| 7 |
NM Lyon |
22.2 |
04 |
50 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Bengaluru |
04 Mar 2017 |
It also provides the third occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain against India. All the three occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
JM Noreiga |
49.4 |
16 |
95 |
9 |
2 |
Win |
Ind |
Port of Spain |
06 Mar 1971 |
| 2 |
JJ Krejza |
43.5 |
01 |
215 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Nagpur |
06 Nov 2008 |
| 3 |
NM Lyon |
22.2 |
04 |
50 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Bengaluru |
04 Mar 2017 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of a bowler’s eight plus wickets in a test innings going in vain on Indian soil. All the six occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
SP Gupte |
34.3 |
11 |
102 |
9 |
1 |
Ind |
Win |
Kanpur |
12 Dec 1958 |
| 2 |
BS Chandrasekhar |
41.5 |
18 |
79 |
8 |
2 |
Ind |
Eng |
Delhi |
20 Dec 1972 |
| 3 |
N Kapil Dev |
30.3 |
06 |
83 |
9 |
3 |
Ind |
Win |
Ahmedabad |
12 Nov 1983 |
| 4 |
J Srinath |
27.0 |
06 |
86 |
8 |
3 |
Ind |
Pak |
Kolkata |
16 Feb 1999 |
| 5 |
JJ Krejza |
43.5 |
01 |
215 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Nagpur |
06 Nov 2008 |
| 6 |
NM Lyon |
22.2 |
04 |
50 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Bengaluru |
04 Mar 2017 |
NM Lyon became the second visiting bowler to witness eight plus wickets in a losing cause against India in India after JJ Kreza of Australia. JJ Kreza’s 8 for 214 at Nagpur in Nov 2008 was in a losing cause. It is interesting to note that JJ Kreza and NM Lyon are the only two visiting bowlers – both from Australia – to witness their eight wicket haul in an innings going in vain
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Team |
Oppn |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
JJ Krejza |
43.5 |
01 |
215 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Nagpur |
06 Nov 2008 |
| 2 |
NM Lyon |
22.2 |
04 |
50 |
8 |
1 |
Aus |
Ind |
Bengaluru |
04 Mar 2017 |