Top 3 performances of James Anderson in Tests

James Anderson, who took 704 wickets in 188 games for England between 2003 and 2024, is the most successful fast bowler in Test history. Known for his swing prowess, he flourished in every environment over his 20-year career. He is a modern great because of his endurance, physical prowess, and unwavering precision.

Anderson has produced match-winning spells both at home in seamer-friendly conditions and away on flat, unresponsive surfaces. His legacy is defined by his ability to destroy elite lineups with both new and old balls. These are his three most notable Test appearances.

Here are the top 3 performances of James Anderson in Tests:

3. 7/43, New Zealand, Nottingham, 2008

England had benched Anderson for the final two Test matches of the Sri Lanka trip six months prior because of his poor record. Anderson made his comeback to the team at Trent Bridge, where England amassed a respectable first-inning total of 364 runs.

After that, Anderson left the opposition speechless, scalping the first six New Zealand wickets to fall as England won by an innings and nine runs on the back of one of his best innings performances ever

2. 7/42 vs West Indies, Lord’s, 2017

In the third Test match at Lord’s, Anderson crushed the West Indies with his best-ever innings with figures of 7/43. In a clinical demonstration, he removed the top order and cleaned up the tail with seam and swing available. He also took his 500th Test wicket in this match.

He reduced the West Indies to just 177 runs with the wickets of Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Jermaine Blackwood, and Kraigg Brathwaite. Anderson’s historic performance at Lord’s added a golden chapter to his illustrious career, as England triumphed by nine wickets.

1. 11/71 vs Pakistan, Trent Bridge, 2010

In the first Test of the 2010 series at Trent Bridge against Pakistan, James Anderson took 11 wickets for 71 runs, his career-best bowling figures. Anderson took 5/54 in the first innings that ensured Pakistan was bowled out for 182 in reply to England’s 354.

Anderson then blasted Pakistan out for just 80 with a spectacular 6/17 in the second. Salman Butt, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Yousuf, Umar Akmal, and Kamran Akmal were among the important wickets that made Pakistan’s batting look ridiculous.

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