James Anderson the iconic pace bowler also known as the king of swing bids goodbye to his illustrious career in international cricket on 12th July 2024 at the age of 41 years by playing his last test against the West Indies at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.
Born on July 30, 1982, in Burnley, Lancashire, James Anderson made his international debut for England in 2002 at the age of 20 by playing his first international match against Australia in Melbourne and from then he quickly established himself as a formidable force in the bowling department for England his abilities to swing the ball in the seaming pitches of England or the bouncier tracks across the world earned him a lot of respect in his cricketing journey overall.
James Anderson had played a pivotal role in England’s Ashes victories and many other notable test wins over the years of his international journey. Also, his longevity proves his dedication, fitness, skill, and unwavering passion for cricket.
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James Anderson’s career span
James Anderson had an incredible career span of a total of 21 years 1 month and 21 days of international cricket journey with a total of 704 test wickets behind the 2nd highest test wicket-taker Late Shane Warne from Australia who had 708 test wickets in his name and Muttiah Muralitharan from Sri Lanka who holds the number 1 rank of total 800 test wickets in his name which makes him the third highest wicket-taker in the history of international cricket.
Career Statistics
James Anderson has played around 188 test matches 350 innings from 2003-2024 for England claiming 704 wickets with 32 5 wickets haul in his name with the best bowling figure of 7/42.
When it comes to day internationals in which James Anderson played from 2002-2015 with 194 matches, 191 winnings, and 269 wickets with 2 wickets haul in his name
When it comes to the T20 international he played 19 matches, 19 innings, and took around 18 wickets while playing for England.
Match Summary
The 5-day test match had been concluded on the third day itself while England had won the toss and decided to bowl first against the West Indies.
In the first Innings, the West Indies were all out for 121 with Mikyle Louis scoring the highest 27 runs followed by Alick Athanaze 23 runs and Kavem Hodge 24 runs, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva, and Shamar Joseph not able to contribute any runs with the bat and captain Kraigg Brathwaite scoring 6 runs, Kirk McKenzie scoring 1 run, Alzarri Joseph scoring 17 and Gudakesh Motie with the contribution of 14 runs.
England were quite dominating with the ball and completely broke the batting lineup of West Indies with Gus Atkinson taking 7 wickets in his 12-over spell which consisted of 5 maidens and conceded 45 runs, Chris Wokes with his 11 overs 2 maidens 29 runs and a wicket, Captain Ben Stokes with his 8 overs 2 maidens 14 runs and a wicket and then James Anderson with his 10.4 overs 3 maidens 26 runs and a wicket in his name.
England in their first innings scored 371 runs for all out in which
Zak Crawley scored the highest from England’s side 76 runs then wicket keeper Jamie Smith scored 70 runs, Joe Root 68 runs, Ollie Pope 57 runs, Harry Brook with 50 runs Ben Duckett with 3 runs, Captain Ben Stokes with 4 runs, Chris Woakes with 23 runs, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Nashir were out on 0 and James Anderson didn’t face any ball in the first innings.
From the West Indies bowling end Jayden Seales in his 20 overs spell with 5 maidens 77 runs and with 4 wickets in his name the highest from the West Indies bowling side, Alzarri Joseph with 18 overs 1 maiden 106 runs, and 1 wicket, Shamar Joseph with 15.4 over 1 maiden 68 runs and 0 wickets, Jason Holder with 18 over 2 maiden 58 runs and 2 wickets, Gudakesh Motie with 16 overs 3 maidens 41 runs and 2 wickets, Captain Kraig Brathwaite with 2.2 overs 6 runs and 0 wickets.
In the second innings West Indies were all out for 136 runs with Gudakesh Motie scoring 31 the highest from the West Indies end the England bowling end Gus Atkinson being the highest wickets with 5 wickets in his name Captain Ben Stokes with 2 Wickets and James Anderson in his final spell bowling 16 overs 7 maidens 32 runs and 3 wickets.
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