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James Anderson

Bowler  ·  Left-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMEJames Michael Anderson
BORN30 Jul 1982, Burnley Lancashire
BATSLeft-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm fast-medium
ROLEBowler
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 613
DEBUTMay 2003
LATESTJul 2024
ODI
Cap 172
DEBUTDec 2002
LATESTMar 2015
T20I
Cap 21
DEBUTJan 2007
LATESTJun 2009
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested James most over their career.

2

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare James's game across different formats.

3

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
1627
AVERAGE
8.65
STRIKE RATE
41.64
HIGH SCORE
81
50S
1
SIXES
4
INNINGS
348
WICKETS
993
ECONOMY
3.47
5-WICKETS
34

Recent form

All matches →
20245 matches
13
AVG 2.60 · SR 24.07 · HS 614 wkts
▼ AVG -6.05 vs career  ·  ▼ -6.90 vs 2023  ·  SR -17.57
20236 matches
38
AVG 9.50 · SR 39.58 · HS 1215 wkts
▲ AVG +0.85 vs career  ·  SR -2.06
2009Career best
178
AVG 14.83 · SR 43.31
▲ AVG +6.18 vs career
2002Career worst · 3 matches
7
AVG 3.50 · SR 29.17
▼ AVG -5.15 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 188 MATCHES
1353
AVG 8.96  ·  SR 39.42  ·  HS 81  ·  WKTS 704
ODI · 192 MATCHES
273
AVG 7.58  ·  SR 48.66  ·  HS 28  ·  WKTS 271
T20I · 19 MATCHES
1
AVG 1.00  ·  SR 50.00  ·  HS 1  ·  WKTS 18
PEAK BATTING YEAR
2009
178 runs · avg 14.83
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
2010
57 wickets · econ 2.83

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
2021222324
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
20245132.6024.070
20236389.5039.580
20229447.3355.000
202112414.1025.630
20206369.0050.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
Australia
359avg 7.98 · SR 39.76
India
323avg 8.50 · SR 39.88
New Zealand
221avg 12.28 · SR 47.53
South Africa
212avg 8.48 · SR 34.53
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia733597.9839.7629——156View→
India723238.5039.8881—1189View→
New Zealand4722112.2847.5328——123View→
South Africa542128.4834.5334——137View→
Pakistan351667.5544.9917——112View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Lord's
213avg 11.21 · HS 29
Trent Bridge
145avg 11.15 · HS 81
Kennington Oval
126avg 9.00 · HS 17
Headingley
84avg 10.50 · HS 34
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Lord's2921311.2148.7429——123View→
Trent Bridge1214511.1540.3981—173View→
Kennington Oval161269.0035.8017——50View→
Headingley118410.5034.4334——43View→
Edgbaston14525.2033.5512——52View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches