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Friday, February 12, 2016

Fast Bowler James Anderson - England's leading wicket-taker in Tests

James Anderson became the first England bowler to take 400 Test wickets in April 2015 surpassing Sir Ian Botham's previous benchmark of 383.

James Anderson in April 2015 overtook Sir Ian Botham (right) as England's leading Test wicket-taker 
Fast bowler Anderson in actionLast year he overtook Sir Ian Botham (left) as England's leading Test wicket-taker 
  
James Anderson drew level with Botham on 383 wickets when Marlon Samuels edged to James Tredwell at gully


James Anderson took the wicket of Denesh Ramdin to claim his 384th scalp in the the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua in April 2015 and overtake Sir Ian Botham

James Anderson's parents (left) and wife Daniella (centre) applaud Jimmy after he broke Botham's record
Anderson's parents (left) and wife Daniella (centre) applaud Jimmy after he broke Botham's record 
BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James (right) was also in attendance to watch his friend make history in Antigua

  Previous holder of the record Ian Botham applauds Anderson from the commentary box in Antigua

Previous holder of the record Botham applauds Anderson from the commentary box

Ian Botham gives his seal of approval to Anderson after he took the all-important 384th wicket
Botham gives his seal of approval to Anderson after he took the all-important 384th wicket against West Indies

 

TOP ENGLAND WICKET-TAKERS

1. Jimmy Anderson 384
2. Sir Ian Botham 383
3. Bob Willis 325
4. Fred Trueman 307
5. Derek Underwood 297
6. Stuart Broad 264
7. Graeme Swann 255
8. Brian Statham 252

James Anderson reaching each milestone
Wicket # Test # Batsman Against Venue Date
1 1 Mark Vermeulen Zimbabwe Lord’s 23-May-03
50 17 MS Dhoni India Lord’s 21-Jul-07
100 29 Jacques Kallis South Africa The Oval 07-Aug-08
200 55 Peter Siddle Australia WACA 18-Dec-10
300 81 Peter Fulton New Zealand Lord’s 17-May-13
400 104 Martin Guptill New Zealand Headingley 29-May-15

Year by Year
Year Mat Inns Wickets BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5WIs 10WMs
2003 8 14 26 5/73 7/119 34.84 3.62 57.6 2 0
2004 3 6 7 4/52 4/88 31.28 3.96 47.2 0 0
2005 1 2 2 2/117 2/149 74.50 4.38 102.0 0 0
2006 3 6 8 4/40 6/79 47.75 4.04 70.8 0 0
2007 5 10 19 5/42 7/125 40.78 3.60 67.8 1 0
2008 11 21 46 7/43 9/98 29.84 3.35 53.3 2 0
2009 13 21 40 5/80 9/125 33.87 3.07 66.1 2 0
2010 12 23 57 6/17 11/71 22.96 2.82 48.7 3 1
2011 7 13 35 5/65 7/127 24.85 2.93 50.8 1 0
2012 14 26 48 5/72 6/116 29.50 2.50 70.7 1 0
2013 14 27 52 5/57 10/158 31.82 3.11 61.3 3 1
2014 8 16 40 5/53 7/77 22.15 2.68 49.5 1 0
2015 5 9 21 6/42 7/77 22.28 2.66 50.0 1 0
Anderson has picked up more than 50 wickets in 2010 (57) and 2013 (52). His best strike rate (with a minimum of 5 Tests) was in 2010 (48.7).
Span Mat Inns Wickets BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5WIs 10WMs
2003 to 2007 20 38 62 5/42 7/119 39.20 3.74 62.7 3 0
2008 to 2015 84 156 339 7/43 11/71 27.52 2.90 56.8 14 2
Overall 104 194 401 7/43 11/71 29.33 3.04 57.7 17 2
There has been a substantial difference in his figures from initial years to the recent successful years.
Breakdown by opposition
Against Mat Inns Wickets BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5WIs 10WMs
Australia 23 44 77 5/73 10/158 36.96 3.30 67.0 3 1
Bangladesh 2 4 9 4/78 5/162 24.77 2.65 56.0 0 0
India 19 37 82 5/42 7/77 26.93 2.97 54.4 3 0
New Zealand 12 22 50 7/43 9/98 26.28 3.36 46.8 3 0
Pakistan 7 14 32 6/17 11/71 17.65 2.27 46.5 2 1
South Africa 17 30 57 5/63 8/161 38.07 3.19 71.5 2 0
Sri Lanka 8 14 30 5/72 7/118 30.30 2.91 62.3 1 0
West Indies 14 25 53 6/42 9/125 24.60 2.72 54.2 2 0
Zimbabwe 2 4 11 5/73 6/85 20.27 3.48 34.9 1 0
Anderson has taken most wickets against India (82 from 19 Tests), followed by Australia (77 from 23 Tests). His 401st wicket was also his 50th against New Zealand. The other two teams against which he has taken over 50 wickets are South Africa (57) and West Indies (53).

Reaching 400 Test wickets — chronological Order
Bowler Date Team Against Venue
Richard Hadlee 04-Feb-90 New Zealand India Christchurch
Kapil Dev 03-Feb-92 India Australia WACA
Courtney Walsh 05-Mar-99 West Indies Australia Port of Spain
Wasim Akram 16-Jun-00 Pakistan Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC)
Curtly Ambrose 17-Aug-00 West Indies England Headingley
Shane Warne 25-Aug-01 Australia England The Oval
Muttiah Muralitharan 15-Jan-02 Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Galle
Glenn McGrath 21-Oct-02 Australia Pakistan Sharjah
Anil Kumble 06-Oct-04 India Australia Chinnaswamy
Shaun Pollock 16-Dec-06 South Africa India New Wanderers
Harbhajan Singh 07-Jul-11 India West Indies Roseau
James Anderson 29-May-15 England England Headingley

James Anderson receives his first cap from chairman of selectors David Graveney at Lords in May 2003
Anderson receives his first cap from chairman of selectors David Graveney at Lords in May 2003 
James Anderson Factfile
Full name: James Michael Anderson
Born: 30 July, 1982 - Burnley, Lancashire
Teams: England, Lancashire 
Tests: 113
Test wickets: 433
Test average: 29.18
ODIs: 194
ODI wickets: 269
ODI average: 29.22
T20s: 19
T20 wickets: 18
T20 average: 30.66
Total international wickets: 720 


England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson Awarded OBE for services to cricket February 2016


 
England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson has been awarded an OBE from the Prince of Wales for his services to cricket during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Jimmy Anderson at Buckingham Palace with wife Daniella and daughters Lola and Ruby, and his OBE

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