It will arrive ahead of the start of the LV= Insurance County Championship in April, during which he will team up with former Ashes rival James Anderson, and will be available in all formats.
“This is an exciting opportunity for me and I am looking forward to traveling to England for a full season of county cricket with Lancashire,” Lyon said. “I love playing cricket in England. I really want to keep learning, keep improving my game and I hope I can contribute to winning matches for the Red Rose and pass on some of the experiences I have gained over the years of my career.
“They have a strong team in Lancashire and Emirates Old Trafford is a great place to play cricket so I’m looking forward to it. It will also be great to meet up with Jimmy Anderson.”
Lyon previously played in the Worcestershire Championship and had signed with Hampshire for the 2020 season before the deal was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lancashire is currently without a head coach, following the departure of Glenn Chapple, but Mark Chilton, director of cricket performance, said Lyon would be “an important player” as the club looked to improve after a run of near-misses that saw them has seen. finishing as runners-up in all three county competitions in recent years.
Chilton said: “Nathan is an extremely skilled and experienced operator and once we found out he was available over the coming summer we jumped at the opportunity to add him to our team for the 2024 season.
“His bowling record in domestic and international cricket speaks for itself, and we believe he will be an important player for us with the ball as we look to achieve our goals in all competitions.
“We have a number of young bowlers in our team and for them to have the opportunity to learn and play alongside someone with almost 500 Test wickets will be invaluable in their development and I am sure Nathan will play an equally important role off the field as him. want in it.”