Nathan Lyon suffers mild concussion during New South Wales intra-squad match

Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon suffered a mild concussion during an intra-squad match in Sydney on Tuesday (October 20). He was hit on the head while fielding for New South Wales on the opening day of the three-day encounter at the Hurstville Oval, before being checked by the medicos. Lyon registered figures of 1/79 in 20 overs and will not take further part in the game as a matter of precaution.

The off-spinner, however, is likely to be available for the team’s opening Sheffield Shield fixture against Victoria from October 27. Cricket Australia has released the schedule for the next set of Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup encounters after New South Wales and Victoria borders opened on Wednesday. The matches will get underway from October 25.

New South Wales and Victoria will play at the Drummoyne Oval in Sydney on October 27 before meeting again from November 5 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, also the venue for their Marsh ODI Cup fixture on November 12.

Meanwhile, Victoria’s Will Pucovski, who suffered a concussion during a throwdown session in Victoria last week, is still managing his recovery and remains to be under medical supervision. An official word regarding his participation, meanwhile, remains awaited.

The 23-year-old was on return after a shoulder injury he endured during the off-season but a blow on the head at the Junction Oval has put the comeback plans in doubt for the moment. The young batter has a long list of concussion injuries. He had to miss out on the first couple of fixtures of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last year after receiving a blow on his head by India’s net bowler Kartik Tyagi in the build-up to the series.

Marsh Sheffield Shield

Oct 27-30: Western Australia vs South Australia – WACA Ground

Oct 27-30: Queensland vs Tasmania – Riverway Stadium, Townsville

Oct 27-30: New South Wales vs Victoria – Drummoyne Oval

Nov 5-8: Victoria vs New South Wales – Melbourne Cricket Ground

Nov 10-13: Queensland vs Western Australia – Gabba

Nov 10-13: Tasmania vs South Australia – Blundstone Arena

Marsh One-Day Cup

Oct 25: Western Australia vs South Australia – WACA Ground

Nov 1: Queensland vs Tasmania – Riverway Stadium, Townsville

Nov 12: Victoria vs New South Wales – MCG (Day/Night)

Nov 15: Queensland vs Western Australia – Gabba (Day/Night)