Full name James Michael Anderson
Born July 30, 1982, Burnley, Lancashire
Current age 35 years 269 days
Major teams England, Auckland, England Under-19s, Lancashire, Lancashire Cricket Board
Nickname Jimmy
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education St Theodore's RC High School; St Theodore's RC Sixth Form Centre - Burnley
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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Tests ![]() |
136 | 189 | 74 | 1130 | 81 | 9.82 | 2805 | 40.28 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 3 | 85 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
194 | 79 | 43 | 273 | 28 | 7.58 | 561 | 48.66 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 2 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
First-class | 224 | 286 | 112 | 1732 | 81 | 9.95 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 0 | ||||
List A | 255 | 102 | 62 | 371 | 28 | 9.27 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
44 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 5.75 | 26 | 88.46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
136 | 253 | 30074 | 14533 | 531 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 27.36 | 2.89 | 56.6 | 26 | 25 | 3 |
ODIs ![]() |
194 | 191 | 9584 | 7861 | 269 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 29.22 | 4.92 | 35.6 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
19 | 19 | 422 | 552 | 18 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 30.66 | 7.84 | 23.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 224 | 45642 | 22209 | 867 | 7/42 | 25.61 | 2.91 | 52.6 | 38 | 43 | 6 | ||
List A | 255 | 12414 | 10003 | 352 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 28.41 | 4.83 | 35.2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
44 | 44 | 933 | 1318 | 41 | 3/23 | 3/23 | 32.14 | 8.47 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | England v Zimbabwe at Lord's, May 22-24, 2003 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 15, 2002 scorecard |
Last ODI | Afghanistan v England at Sydney, Mar 13, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 9, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2002 |
Last First-class | New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | 2000 |
Last List A | Durham v Lancashire at Chester-le-Street, May 16, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Yorkshire v Lancashire at Leeds, Jul 14, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Warwickshire v Lancashire at Birmingham, Aug 23, 2014 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0*, 4/76, 1/37 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 30 Mar 2018 |
Test # 2301 ![]() |
1, 3/87, 1 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 |
Test # 2299 ![]() |
2/41 | England | v NZ XI | Hamilton | 16 Mar 2018 | Other |
4/56, 5 | England | v NZ XI | Hamilton | 14 Mar 2018 | Other |
0*, 1/56, 2 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 4 Jan 2018 |
Test # 2291 ![]() |
3/61, 0, 1/46 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2017 |
Test # 2289 ![]() |
0*, 4/116, 1* | England | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
Test # 2288 ![]() |
1/74, 0, 5/43, 0* | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 2 Dec 2017 |
Test # 2285 ![]() |
5*, 2/50, 0*, 0/27 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 23 Nov 2017 |
Test # 2282 ![]() |
4, 2/30, 0, 3/12 | England | v CA XI | Adelaide | 8 Nov 2017 | FC |
James Anderson has proved himself as one of the most skilful and prolific fast bowlers in England's history. His talents have been particularly apparent in Test cricket where his command of swing bowling, especially on his home grounds, has been the stuff of artistry, bearing comparison with any swing bowler in any age. He has been an integral part of three victorious Ashes campaigns and became the first England bowler to take 500 Test wickets, leaving Ian Botham's previous benchmark of 383 a mere dot on the horizon. His one-day career has also had its moments as he gradually became adept at bowling in a more defensive fashion, but it is as an attacking swing bowler where he has had few peers.
NBC Denis Compton Award 2002
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2009
Awarded the OBE in June 2015