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Biography
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.
When not on professional duties, Lynn plays senior cricket for Toombul District Cricket Club in Brisbane.
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. A week later, against Western Australia, he scored 139 runs in the second innings and effectively saved Queensland from defeat. He represents the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. In his first season, he made 109 at an average of 21.80, in his second he made 175 at 35.00, including 51 off 29 balls against the Perth Scorchersand in his third he scored 198 runs at 28.28 with his best innings again coming against the Scorchers; this time he made 81.
Lynn made his Twenty20 international debut against England in Hobart on 29 January 2014. He made 33 off 19 balls, including three sixes, but did not get to bat in his second game.
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.
On 29 December 2015, scored his first T20 century. Playing for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League hit 101 off 51 deliveries against the Hobart Hurricanes.
In January 2017, he was named in Australia One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan. He made his ODI debut for Australia against Pakistan on 13 January 2017.
Career best performances
Batting | ||||
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Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
ODI | 16 | Australia v Pakistan | Gabba, Brisbane | 2016/17 |
T20I | 33* | Australia v England | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2013/14 |
FC | 250 | Queensland v Victoria | Gabba, Brisbane | 2014/15 |
LA | 98 | Queensland v Tasmania | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2012/13 |
T20 | 101 | Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes | Gabba, Brisbane | 2015/16 |