Thank You James Anderson!

41 years James Anderson drew curtains to a legendary Test career spanning 188 Test matches and more than two decades. Anderson finishes with 704 Test wickets to his name, four behind the late Shane Warne, and the highest by any fast bowler in the history of the game.

On his last test match against West Indies, England won by an innings and 114 runs. Player of the Match awarded by Gus Atkinson for his amazing bowling performance. But in the end, people remember the match because of James Anderson’s last test match.

James Anderson debuted in May 2003 at the age of 20 against Zimbabwe. James Anderson finished his Test career as the third-most successful bowler in the longest format with 704 wickets at an average of 26.45 in 188 Tests. In his career of more than two decades, Anderson took home many achievements as a player. James Anderson Odi’s career has played 194 matches to date in his ODI career and he took 269 wickets, with an average of 29.22, conceding nearly 4.92 runs per over with a best individual figure of 5 for 23. James Anderson has played 19 matches to date in his T20 career and he took 18 wickets, with an average of 30.67, conceding nearly 7.85 runs per over with a best individual figure of 3 for 23. He is a four-time Ashes winner, the first of which coincided with him being named as one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year in 2009.

Career Information
Test debut vs Zimbabwe at Lord’s, May 22, 2003
Last Test vs West Indies at Lord’s, Jul 10, 2024
ODI debut vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Dec 15, 2002
Last ODI vs Afghanistan at Sydney Cricket Ground, Mar 13, 2015
T20 debut vs Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Jan 09, 2007
Last T20 vs South Africa at SuperSport Park, Nov 15, 2009

 

Bowling Career Summary

M Inn B Runs Wkts BBI BBM Econ Avg SR 5W 10W
Test 188 350 40037 18627 704 7/42 11/71 2.79 26.46 56.87 32 3
ODI 194 191 9584 7861 269 5/23 5/23 4.92 29.22 35.63 2 0
T20I 19 19 422 552 18 3/23 3/23 7.85 30.67 23.44 0 0
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