John Randall Lyon (born 4 March 1952,

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) is a former Trinidad cricketer who played

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from 1974 to 1983. He toured

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in 1978-79 with the West Indian team but did not play

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. A

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and lower-order

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, Randall Lyon made his first-class debut for North Trinidad in the

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in the 1973-74 season. He first played for

in the 1975-76

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, when he led the competition's fielding statistics with 11 dismissals, including five stumpings off the

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and Inshan Ali. He continued to play for Trinidad in 1976-77 and 1977-78, making his only first-class fifty against

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in 1977-78. With most of the senior West Indian cricketers playing

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in Australia in the 1978-79 season, Lyon was one of several inexperienced players to be selected for the tour of India. He played in most of the first-class matches outside the Tests. He continued to play for Trinidad until the end of the 1982-83 season. Until Brendan Nash played in 2008, Lyon was the last white cricketer to represent the West Indies. He lives in Trinidad, where he has coached young wicket-keepers.Sir Frank Worrell Development Centre opened in Trinidad
Retrieved 29 June 2014.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyon, Randall 1952 births Living people North Trinidad cricketers Trinidad and Tobago cricketers