Kevin Lyons has had a lifetime in professional cricket – as a player, coach, umpire and talent scout

The Cardiff-born cricketer joined the Glamorgan staff in 1967 and showed promise as a top-order batsman and medium-pace bowler. He was the regular 12^th man during the Championship-winning summer of 1969 before playing a match-winning innings at Sophia Gardens against the 1971 Pakistani’s. However, with Glamorgan opting for Bryan David, and then Roy Fredericks as their opening batsman, Kevin found his opportunities restricted.

In 1972 he announced his retirement from the first-class game to become the county`s assistant coach and 2^nd XI captain, and for the next twelve years he helped to groom the next generation of Glamorgan cricketers besides seeing his young charges win the Warwick Pool Under25 competition in 1980 and the Second Eleven Championship the following year.

During the 1970`s, Kevin also acted as coach to Western Province in South Africa, whilst in both  1976 and 1977 he returned to Glamorgan`s side when they were hit by injuries. With Alan Jones taking over the 2^nd XI duties in 1984, Kevin then became a first-class umpire, but he returned to coaching in 1992 when he took over as Head Coach of Worcestershire.

Kevin then reverted back to umpiring in 1996, before in 2000 becoming the Head Coach of the Cardiff University Cricketing Centre of Excellence. He remained in this capacity until 2012 and has since been Director of Cricket at Cardiff CC as well as a talent scout for Glamorgan.

LYONS, Kevin James  

Born – Cardiff, 18^th December 1946.

Best performances for Glamorgan:

In first-class cricket – 92 v Cambridge University  at Fenner’s, 1972; 1/36  v Worcestershire at Sophia Gardens, 1972.

In List A cricket – 56 v Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, 1969; 4/61 v Warwickshire at Edgbaston, 1977.

	M	I	NO	RUNS	AV	100	50	CT	ST
First-class	62	99	14	1673	19.68	–	9	27	–
List A	41	32	5	336	12.44	–	1	15	–

	Balls	M	R	W	AV	5wI	10wM
First-class	487	13	252	2	126.00	–	–
List A	227	0	198	9	22.00	–	–