bowler
| Full name: | James Michael Anderson |
| Nationality: | England |
| Batting style: | left handed batsman |
| Bowling Style: | right arm fast medium |
| Date of Birth (Age): | 30 July 1982 (41) |
| Zodiac Sign: | Leo |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Hometown: | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Jersey Number: | 9 |
| Batting Style: | Left-handed Batsman |
| Bowling Style: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Social Media: | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook |
| League | Test | Odi | T20i | First class | List a | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 183 | 194 | 19 | 292 | 261 | 44 |
| Innings | 341 | 191 | 19 | 527 | 257 | 44 |
| Overs | 6536.1 | 1597.2 | 70.2 | 9702.4 | 2121.4 | 155.3 |
| Balls | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maidens | 1700 | 125 | 1 | 2530 | 169 | 1 |
| Runs | 18234 | 7861 | 552 | 27153 | 10230 | 1318 |
| Wickets | 690 | 269 | 18 | 1104 | 358 | 41 |
| Avg | 26.42 | 29.22 | 30.66 | 24.59 | 28.57 | 32.14 |
| SR | 56.83 | 35.62 | 23.44 | 52.73 | 35.55 | 22.75 |
| Eco | 2.78 | 4.92 | 7.84 | 2.79 | 4.82 | 8.47 |
| BB | 11 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 4w | 32 | 11 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 0 |
| 5w | 32 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 0 |
| 10w | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Test | Odi | T20i | First class | List a | T20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 183 | 194 | 19 | 292 | 261 | 44 |
| Innings | 256 | 79 | 4 | 371 | 105 | 10 |
| Not outs | 110 | 43 | 3 | 155 | 63 | 6 |
| Runs | 1340 | 273 | 1 | 2026 | 376 | 23 |
| Balls Faced | 3378 | 561 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Avg | 9.17 | 7.58 | 1 | 9.37 | 8.95 | 5.75 |
| SR | 39.66 | 48.66 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 88.46 |
| Fours | 182 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fifties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sixies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highest | 81 | 28 | 1 | 81 | 28 | 16 |
| Hundreds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James Anderson is the most exceptional swing pace bowler in the history of cricket and the finest cultivation of English cricket ever. “Age is just a number” - he had always proved it as generally, any cricketer retires in their late thirties but Anderson set an absolute example despite being a pacer. He was born on July 30, 1982, in Burnley, England, while his tall height, England’s environment, and pitch forced him naturally to emerge as a pace bowler. He had continued playing for more than two decades which is nothing but a wonder in the history of cricket for any pace bowler.
In his early days, his sheer pace with gifted swing on both sides made his way butter-smooth in domestic cricket which eventually gave him a chance to make his debut in international cricket for England. Over time, he had proved himself again and again on the domestic and international pitches. Now let’s look into the journey of his international career at a glance:
James Anderson achieved his ultimate heroism in red-ball cricket, while his entire devotion to long-format games compelled him to sacrifice his white-ball cricketer. Also as an asset for English cricket in test cricket, Anderson has always been kept gently aside from the T20 cricket by the ECB. This cost him nothing but to sacrifice his T20 career including the most insane league of the world, IPL. Anderson never participated in the IPL in his career to maintain his fitness and to stay away from the injury.
Year | Information about Participation in the Tournament |
2025 IPL | Standing on the verge of retirement, Anderson registered himself surprisingly in the 2025 IPL auction after his international retirement. Despite his legendary career stats, no franchise owner showed interest in him which could be a reason for his inexperience in the T20 format and also his age as he is 42 now. Franchises failed to construct any long-term vision consisting of him which made him into the unfortunate unsold list. |
He debuted in first class for Lancashire in the year 2002 where he took 50 wickets out of 13 matches. In 2003 he was the youngest player to make a hat trick for Lancashire before making a debut in international cricket. He took a 10-wicket halt in May 2004 in first-class cricket against Worcestershire. He took more than a thousand wickets in first-class cricket and told the story of his domestic career. He grabbed 1126 wickets from 298 first-class matches and 358 wickets in 261 List A matches. Overall his domestic performance was magnificent and made him a great domestic bowler in England. He played his last List A match on May 122019 against Hampshire. His contributions to Lancashire cricket are immense, with the bowler often mentoring younger players and sharing his wealth of experience.
James Anderson’s career is decorated with numerous records that underscore his greatness as a cricketer. He holds mostly different test records related to his bowling performances. Some of his awards and key records are mentioned below.
Awards:
Being the finest test cricket for England for decades, Anderson earned some precious awards in his career. Let us have a closer look at them.
Records:
James achieved some awesome and inhuman records that any fast bowler can only daydream. Here are a few of the numerous records of his career:
He was born on 30 July 1982 and his schooling was started at RC High School in Burnley where he also started cricket at Burnley Cricket Club. His father Micheal was the captain of the club's second XI. Having a cricketing culture in the house, he developed his keen interest in the “Gentleman’s Game” from his early childhood, which eventually turned him into one of the finest fast bowlers in the Lancashire Leagues. He had also worked in the ticket office of Burnley as a part-time job. He had started a venture in fashion design in 2012. He was the face of Hairbond in 2013 (a British hair styling brand) and also worked with Chess London menswear brand.
James’ parents are Michael Anderson and Catherine Anderson. He met Daniella Lloyd in 2004 on England duty in London and later he married her in 2006. James and Daniella have two daughters together named Lola Rose and Ruby Luxe. Anderson seems to be a quiet ‘Family Man’ as he once mentioned in an interview that his marriage had made him happier and lauded his married life heavily which reflects his adoration for his family.
While he never participated in any T20 cricket leagues, the ECB gave him a healthy contract to make him focus on red-ball cricket. His estimated net worth is around $20 million (approximately INR 160 crore). The annual Salary of £800,000 (approx INR 9 crore) was paid to him by the ECB.
He owns a luxurious two-story 3515 square foot home in Cheshire although the exact value of this property is unknown. His passion for luxury is not limited to his house, his multiple luxury four-wheeler collection can amaze anybody. In his car fleet, the BMW M3 and an Audi RS6 depict the beauty of cars and the status of endless luxury. According to the reports, these cars cost around 93 lakhs and 1.92 crores in INR respectively.
Anderson faced some serious allegations and controversies in his decade-long career. In the 2017-18 Ashes in Australia, few images showed Anderson tempering the ball with their fingers. From multiple camera angles, it was evident that he was digging his nail into the ball which indicated ball tampering. Later Anderson denied all the allegations.
Anderson led incidents with Jasprit Bumrah, Michael Clarke, and Ravindra Jadeja and with many other cricketers. While he looks very calm, sometimes his bowling aggression leads him to multiple controversial incidents with many players. One of them happened in 2014 when he had physically pushed Jadeja intentionally from back outside the ground. That created a serious controversy between these two players.
There was another new highlight on his controversial old tweets telling “lesbian haircuts” to Stuart Broad in 2010 when Robinson's racist tweets emerged. Later he deleted his old tweets but it was too late as the screenshots of the tweet were spreading over the internet.
James Anderson is the inspiration of a lot of aspiring cricketers, especially fast bowlers across the world. He has an amazing fan base of more than 3 million social media platforms. On Facebook, he has 2.2 million followers, and on Instagram 1 million followers. He frequently shares his cricketing journey, life updates with the fans on these platforms, which helps him to stay connected with his diverse fan groups all over the world.
