Chris Lynn

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Chris Lynn

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Austin Lynn
Born	10 April 1990 (age 26) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nickname	Lynnsanity
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Australia
T20I debut (cap 66)	29 January 2014 v England
Last T20I	31 January 2014 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
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.^{[citation needed]}

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 Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League.

Career best performances[edit]

	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[edit]

1. Jump up^ "Queensland v South Australia at Brisbane, Mar 3–6, 2010". Cricket Scorecard. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
2. Jump up^ "Lynn stands up for struggling Queensland". ESPNcricinfo. 11 March 2010.
3. Jump up^ "Chris Lynn". Cricket Players and Officials. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
4. Jump up^ "Big Bash League, 2011/12 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 28 January 2012.
5. Jump up^ "Big Bash League, 2012/13 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 19 January 2013.
6. Jump up^ "Perth Scorchers trounce Brisbane Heat at Gabba". ESPNcricinfo. 18 December 2012.
7. Jump up^ "Big Bash League, 2013/14 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. 7 February 2014.
8. Jump up^ "1st T20I: Australia v England at Hobart, 29 January 2014". Scorecards. ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2014.
9. Jump up^ "2nd T20I: Australia v England at Melbourne, 31 January 2014". Scorecards. ESPNcricinfo. 31 January 2014.
10. Jump up^ "RCB lose after having game in the bag". ESPNcricinfo. 24 April 2014.
11. Jump up^ "11th match: Bangalore T20 v Kolkata T20 at Sharjah". ESPNcricinfo. 24 April 2014.
12. Jump up^ "England tour of Australia, 2013/14 - Australia v England Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
13. Jump up^ "Sheffield Shield, 2014/15 - QLD v VIC Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
14. Jump up^ "Ryobi One-Day Cup, 2011/12 - TAS v QLD Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
15. Jump up^ "Big Bash League, 2015/16 - Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricane Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January2016.

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