James Anderson Records

English cricketer James Anderson, with a seaming pitch in the background, is a nightmare for opposition teams but a dream for the fans of poetry because the way he makes the ball move is nothing but poetry. The "king of swing" is the best fast bowler England has ever produced and the best proponent of swing bowling in modern cricket. Anderson began his first-class career for Lancashire in 2002. His international debut also came in 2002 against Australia in an ODI. Anderson's Test debut came in 2003 against Zimbabwe. He took a fifer in an innings on his debut. In the early stages of his international career, Anderson's bowling action was tinkered with as the coaches believed that it wouldn't be sustainable. This led to him performing below par and became an expendable member at least until 2007. In the 2010s, Anderson began to become the bowler that most batsmen dreaded facing. In 2015, he retired from ODI cricket as the most prolific English bowler. In Tests, Anderson is one of the best fast bowlers ever with 621 wickets to his name.

List of Five-Wicket Hauls

A comprehensive list of international five-wicket hauls taken by James Anderson. Explore complete stats of each milestone, including formats, opponents, and match venues.

# Figures Against Date Venue Format

1 5/73 Zimbabwe 22 May 2003 Lord's, London Test

2 5/102 South Africa 14 Aug 2003 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

3 5/42 India 19 Jul 2007 Lord's, London Test

4 5/73 New Zealand 13 Mar 2008 Basin Reserve, Wellington Test

5 7/43 New Zealand 5 Jun 2008 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

6 5/87 West Indies 14 May 2009 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Test

7 5/80 Australia 30 Jul 2009 Edgbaston, Birmingham Test

8 5/23 South Africa 29 Nov 2009 St George's Park, Gqeberha ODI

9 5/63 South Africa 3 Jan 2010 Newlands, Cape Town Test

10 5/54 Pakistan 29 Jul 2010 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

11 6/17 Pakistan 29 Jul 2010 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

12 5/65 India 21 Jul 2011 Lord's, London Test

13 5/72 Sri Lanka 26 Mar 2012 Galle International Stadium, Galle Test

14 5/34 New Zealand 20 Feb 2013 McLean Park, Napier ODI

15 5/47 New Zealand 16 May 2013 Lord's, London Test

16 5/85 Australia 10 Jul 2013 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

17 5/73 Australia 10 Jul 2013 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

18 5/53 India 27 Jul 2014 The Rose Bowl, Southampton Test

19 6/42 West Indies 1 May 2015 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Test

20 6/47 Australia 29 Jul 2015 Edgbaston, Birmingham Test

21 5/16 Sri Lanka 19 May 2016 Headingley, Leeds Test

22 5/29 Sri Lanka 19 May 2016 Headingley, Leeds Test

23 5/58 Sri Lanka 27 May 2016 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Test

24 5/72 South Africa 14 Jul 2017 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

25 5/76 West Indies 25 Aug 2017 Headingley, Leeds Test

26 7/42 West Indies 7 Sep 2017 Lord's, London Test

27 5/43 Australia 2 Dec 2017 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Test

28 5/20 India 9 Aug 2018 Lord's, London Test

29 5/46 West Indies 23 Jan 2019 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Test

30 5/40 South Africa 3 Jan 2020 Newlands, Cape Town Test

31 5/56 Pakistan 21 Aug 2020 The Rose Bowl, Southampton Test

32 6/40 Sri Lanka 22 Jan 2021 Galle International Stadium, Galle Test

33 5/62 India 12 Aug 2021 Lord's, London Test

34 5/60 India 1 Jul 2022 Edgbaston, Birmingham Test

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List of Ten-Wicket Hauls

A comprehensive list of international ten-wicket hauls taken by James Anderson. Explore complete stats of each milestone, including formats, opponents, and match venues.

# Figures Against Date Venue Format

1 11/71 Pakistan 29 Jul 2010 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

2 10/158 Australia 10 Jul 2013 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Test

3 10/45 Sri Lanka 19 May 2016 Headingley, Leeds Test