Chris Lynn

Chris Lynn
Personal information
Full name Christopher Austin Lynn
Born (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nickname Lynnsanity
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Batsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 66) 29 January 2014 v England
Last T20I 31 January 2014 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010 Queensland
2011–2012 Deccan Chargers
2011–present Brisbane Heat
2013 Sunrisers Hyderabad
2014–present Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 2 35 35 55
Runs scored 33 2,340 967 1,157
Batting average – 45.88 31.11 26.90
100s/50s 0/0 5/11 0/8 1/7
Top score 33* 250 98 101
Balls bowled – 84 69 78
Wickets – 0 1 3
Bowling average – – 45.00 31.00
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match n/a – n/a n/a
Best bowling – – 1/3 2/15
Catches/stumpings 1/– 24/- 16/- 21/-
Source: Cricinfo, 3 December 2015

Christopher Austin Lynn (born 10 April 1990) is an Australian cricketer. Lynn is a right-handed middle order batsman who plays for the Queensland Bulls in the Australian domestic cricket competitions. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and attended St Joseph's Nudgee College and the Queensland Academy of Sport.

Lynn played for the Queensland under-19 side and made his first-class debut as a 19-year-old against South Australia at the Gabba in March 2010.[1] A week later, against Western Australia, he scored 139 runs in the second innings and effectively saved Queensland from defeat.[2] He represents the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League.[3] In his first season, he made 109 at an average of 21.80,[4] in his second he made 175 at 35.00,[5] including 51 off 29 balls against the Perth Scorchers [6] and in his third he scored 198 runs at 28.28 with his best innings again coming against the Scorchers; this time he made 81.[7]

Lynn made his Twenty20 international debut against England in Hobart on 29 January 2014. He made 33 off 19 balls, including three sixes,[8] but did not get to bat in his second game.[9]

He was a part of the Deccan Chargers team during the 2011 and 2012 Indian Premier League (IPL) tournaments but only got to play one match for the team in IPL 2012. He was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2013 competition but did not get the chance to play in a single match. For the 2014, season he was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders and in his first game he was the man of the match, scoring 45 off 31 balls and taking a catch to dismiss AB de Villiers and turn the game in the final over. In IPL 2015, he was retained by the Kolkata Knight Riders but he got injured and was ruled out of the tournament. Johan Botha came in as a replacement.

On 9 February 2015, he scored an unbeaten 250 against Victoria, in the Sheffield Shield.[10][11]

On 29 December 2015, scored his 1st T20 century. Playing for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League hit 101 off 51 deliveries against the Hobart Hurricanes.

Lynn is currently playing for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League.

Career best performances

Batting
Score Fixture Venue Season
T20I 33* Australia v England Bellerive Oval, Hobart 2014 [12]
FC 250 Queensland v Victoria Gabba, Brisbane 2015 [13]
LA 98 Queensland v Tasmania Bellerive Oval, Hobart 2012 [14]
T20 101 Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes Gabba, Brisbane 2015 [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Queensland v South Australia at Brisbane, Mar 3–6, 2010". Cricket Scorecard. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Lynn stands up for struggling Queensland". ESPNcricinfo. 11 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Chris Lynn". Cricket Players and Officials. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2012/13 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 19 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Perth Scorchers trounce Brisbane Heat at Gabba". ESPNcricinfo. 18 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2013/14 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 7 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "1st T20I: Australia v England at Hobart, 29 January 2014". Scorecards. ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "2nd T20I: Australia v England at Melbourne, 31 January 2014". Scorecards. ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "RCB lose after having game in the bag". ESPNcricinfo. 24 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "11th match: Bangalore T20 v Kolkata T20 at Sharjah". ESPNcricinfo. 24 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "England tour of Australia, 2013/14 - Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 - QLD v VIC Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2011/12 - TAS v QLD Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "Big Bash League, 2015/16 - Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricane Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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