Given Lyness
Personal information
Full name
George Edward Given Lyness
Born (1937-12-16) 16 December 1937
Dunmurry, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961Ireland
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

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]

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