James Anderson
English cricketer (born 1982)
Who was James Anderson?
Sir James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson (born 30 July 1982) is an English cricketer who played for England from 2002 to 2024. He was serving as the fast-bowling mentor of the England cricket team and continues to play for Lancashire. Anderson was a member of the England team that won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2010. He is one of the few fast bowlers (after Maurice Tate in 1935 and Gubby Allen in 1948) to play at Test match level into his forties. Anderson made his Test debut in 2003, played for England's One-Day International (ODI) team between 2002 and 2015, and played for England's Twenty20 International (T20I) team between 2007 and 2009. On the occasion of England's 1,000th Test in 2018, Anderson was named in the country's greatest all-time Test XI by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Historical significance
Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport, he holds the record for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket (704) and third most wickets in international cricket (991). In February 2023, he became the oldest player to top the ICC men's Test bowling rankings.
