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 

 

  

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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.