sports desk44 minutes ago
- copy link
James Anderson made his debut in 2002 against Australia.
At the age of 41, England’s main fast bowler James Anderson said goodbye to cricket. Started international cricket in 2002 at the age of 20. Took 704 wickets in Test, 269 in ODI and 18 in T-20…total 991 wickets.
Led the pace bowling of the England team for 21 years. Was playing the last test at Lord’s. After winning the match, he came on the balcony, gave a chance to hundreds of fans gathered at the ground and after that said – Playing cricket for England is the best job in the world. And then said goodbye.
The moment of Anderson’s departure from cricket…
(Credit- England Cricket Board)
After the match, the entire team and former captain Nasir Hussain were present in the dressing room of Lord’s. Hussain told Anderson that whatever you did for England was fantastic. Thank you for everything.
Anderson started his ODI career in 2002 against Australia and played his last match against Afghanistan in 2015. Started his Test career in 2003 against Zimbabwe and played his last match against West Indies today. T-20 was started in 2007 against Australia and the last match was played against South Africa in 2009.
James Anderson’s career journey…
1. First ball of international career
James Anderson at the age of 20, when he took his first wicket in international cricket.
James Anderson bowled his first ball on 15 December 2002 at the age of 20. This match was played in Melbourne, Australia. Anderson took 1 wicket for 46 runs in 6 overs in this match. He had dismissed Australian legend Adam Gilchrist.
2. Test debut in 2003
James Anderson took 5 wickets on Test debut.
Anderson made his Test debut a year after his ODI debut. Anderson took 5 wickets in this match played against Zimbabwe. This match was played at Lord’s, England.
3. T-20 debut in 2007
James Anderson played his last T20 in 2009.
Anderson made his T20 debut in 2007 against Australia. This match was played in Sydney, Australia. Anderson took 1 wicket in this match. He had dismissed Matthew Hayden.
Memorable moments of James Anderson’s last match…
1. Anderson led the team
Anderson looked emotional before the match.
James Anderson was asked by Ben Stokes to lead the team before the start of the match. Here he looked emotional. At this time James’s achievements were being told.
2. Anderson’s daughters started the match by ringing the bell.
Anderson’s two daughters Lola, Ruby Anderson and their parents
Before the match started, Anderson’s daughters Lola and Ruby Anderson started the match by ringing the historic bell of Lord’s. At this time, Anderson’s wife Daniela and parents Michael Anderson and Katherine Anderson were present in the stadium.
3. The edge in bowling in the last match was the same as before.
James Anderson has taken 704 wickets in his Test career so far.
This is great action by James Anderson. Which every bowler wants to adopt. Anderson is the world’s greatest bowler in terms of swing. In both the innings of the last Test match against West Indies, he bowled 26.4 overs and took 4 wickets for 58 runs.
4. Guard of Honor to James Anderson
James Anderson going to bowl for the last time in international cricket.
Before taking the field on the third day of the England-West Indies match, James Anderson was given a guard of honor by both the teams.
5. First ball at Lord’s, last ball there
Emotional James Anderson leaving the ground.
James Anderson bowled the first ball of Test cricket at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London and today he bowled the last ball of his career. Anderson looked emotional while leaving the field.
James Anderson’s career…
- James Anderson, who played the most matches after Sachin Tendulkar’s 200 Test matches, completed his 700 Test wickets on the India tour earlier this year.
- Anderson made his Test debut in 2003 against Zimbabwe at Lord’s ground. Since then he has represented England in 188 test matches. During this period, he has taken 704 wickets in 350 innings at an average of 26.53 and economy of 2.79.
- 41 year old James Anderson is currently playing in the English team. There are some players who were not even born when Jimmy’s career started.
First fast bowler to bowl 40 thousand balls in test
James Anderson has become the first fast bowler to bowl 40 thousand balls in Tests. He achieved this feat in 178 matches. His teammate Stuart Broad is at second place. He has bowled 33 thousand 698 balls in 167 test matches.
Third bowler to take most wickets in test
- Anderson is at third place in terms of taking most wickets in Tests. He has taken 704 wickets in 350 innings of 188 Test matches at an average of 26.53 and an economy of 2.79.
- In Test cricket, he has taken 5 wicket hauls 32 times and ten wicket hauls 3 times. Anderson is third only to Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Australia’s Shane Warne (708) in terms of taking most wickets in Test cricket. He is at number one in terms of fast bowlers.
Retirement before the match
England fast bowler James Anderson played the last match of his Test career at Lord’s in London between 10 July and 14 July. He had said in a press conference on Monday (July 8), two days before his last international cricket match, ‘My training has been going well for the last few days. I am not thinking much about the game. It will be a big thing for me to bowl well and make the team win the match. My entire attention is on this. I am sure feelings will change after the match. So my focus will be on stopping myself from crying.
He further said, ‘I still feel as fit as before, like I am bowling as well as before. I still think I can perform well. But at the same time I understand that it has to end some day or the other. Now this is something that has to be accepted.
