Few minutes ago James Anderson become first pacer to claim 600 wickets in the test history after picking up the wicket of Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali in the 3rd and final ongoing test.
This is great achievement for Anderson who made his debut as a 20-year old against Zimbabwe at Lord’s in 2003, also he is second most capped English player in the longest format with 156 caps, five behind Alastair Cook and in coming days he will surpass him as well.
According to Glen McGrath, Anderson’s record is one that will stand the test of time. “Once Jimmy goes past me it will be interesting to see where he wants to set the bar. With the nature of the game these days, and the amount of Twenty20 cricket, I believe no fast bowler will ever go past him.”
Lets look his milestone wickets
1. 1st wicket – 2003 (Mark Vermeulen)
2. 50th wicket- 2007 (MS Dhoni)
3. 100th Wicket- 2008 (Jacques Kallis)
4. 200th Wicket- 2010 (Peter Siddle)
5. 300th Wicket- 2013 (Peter Fulton)
6. 400th Wicket- 2015 (Martin Guptil)
7. 500th Wicket- 2017 (Kraigg Brathwaite)
6. 600th Wicket- 2020 (Azhar Ali)
In June 2013 in the ICC Champions Trophy match against Australia, Anderson became England’s leading ODI wicket-taker when he took his 235th wicket and went past Darren Gough.
James Anderson have played 156 test so far and taken 291 innings to achieve this unique milestone and also have 29 five-wicket hauls and three 10-wicket hauls for the match.
He was part of England’s sides winning multiple Ashes contests in addition to series wins in India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka.
Few more interesting stats of Anderson career
1. James Anderson become fourth bowler overall to reach the milestone of 600 wickets in Test cricket after the spin trio of Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble. Anderson is the second quickest of the four to the 600-wicket milestone in terms of balls bowled despite playing the most number of Tests.
2. 332 Wickets taken by Anderson in 85 Tests since turning 30 – the second highest among fast bowler after Courtney Walsh’s 341 wickets. Anderson has averaged 23.84 in this period and has picked 17 five-wicket hauls including his career best of 7/42. To put this in perspective, in the 71 Tests in his 20s, Anderson took 268 wickets at 30.37.
3. 110 wickets by Anderson is the most by him against an opposition and the most by any bowler in Tests against India. Anderson also happens to be England’s leading wicket taker against South Africa (93), West Indies (87), Pakistan (74) and Sri Lanka (52). He has been lethal against the four Asian sides at home, picking 185 wickets from 38 Tests at 20.85 at a strike rate of 46.6.
4. 384 Wickets taken by Anderson in 89 home Tests – the second most among all bowler and only behind Muralitharan’s 493 scalps. In 67 Tests outside England, Anderson has picked 216 wickets at 32.05. The only two away countries where he averages below 30 are UAE (20.54 in six Tests) and West Indies (24.80 in ten Tests).
5. 103 wickets by Anderson at Lord’s – the only case of a fast bowler taking 100-plus wickets at a venue in Test cricket. Anderson is also the leading wicket taker at Trent Bridge (64), Edgbaston (44), Rosebowl (26) and Chester-Le-Street (25).
6. The number of times Anderson dismissed Peter Siddle (11)- the most he dismissed anyone in his Test career. Siddle apart, he has dismissed 19 other batsmen six or more times – all of them being top order batters. The batsman who had fallen to Anderson most often include Sachin Tendulkar, David Warner and Michael Clarke (nine dismissals each), as well as Jacques Kallis (7), Kumar Sangakkara (7), Kane Williamson (7), Steve Smith (6) and Graeme Smith (6).
7. Tom Latham has faced most balls from Anderson without getting dismissed (169 balls) while Gary Kirsten is the only batsman to hit 100+ runs off Anderson never getting out to him.
8. 163 Opening batsmen that have fallen to Anderson – the most any bowler has dismissed openers. Of the 163, 94 fell before reaching double figures including 28 batsmen before getting off the mark. Besides dismissing Warner nine times, Anderson has also accounted for Shan Masood (eight times), Murali Vijay and Kraig Brathwaite seven times each among the opening batsmen.
9. 919 The duo of Anderson and Stuart Broad have picked 919 wickets in the 120 Tests the pair featured together which happens to be the most by a pair of seamers. The only pair with more wickets is 1001 scalps by Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath in 104 Tests together.
Once he created history many fellow cricketers tweets him for his tremendous achievement few of them are:
What an incredible achievement @jimmy9! Many congratulations on your feat.
6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ wickets in Test Cricket over a span of 17 years for a fast bowler is a testament to your grit, perseverance and accurate bowling. pic.twitter.com/nQok5bgbOG
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 25, 2020
Congratulations @jimmy9 for this outstanding achievement of 600 wickets. Definitely one of the best bowlers I've faced.
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 25, 2020
Never thought I’d see in my lifetime a fast bowler take 600 test wickets! It’s not just the quantity but the quality with which he has bowled – be it slow or fast wickets, bounce or no bounce, seam or no seam, for him conditions never mattered! Sir @jimmy9 you are the #GOAT pic.twitter.com/ADrrW7m3zp
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) August 25, 2020
An extraordinary bowler @jimmy9 goes past yet another milestone. What a bowler and what an achievement !! 💯💯 Well done and look forward to having a healthy debate on the run out and shredder ASAP! Someone like you can really help settling the stigma surrounding it. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) August 25, 2020
Congratulations @jimmy9 on your 600 wickets! Massive effort from a great fast bowler. Welcome to the club 👍🏼
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) August 25, 2020
Remarkable achievement to play 156 Tests as a Batsman .. To do it as a quick bowler & then achieve 600 wickets is nothing short of extraordinary .. Well done @jimmy9 .. England’s greatest ever bowler .. #TestCricket
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 25, 2020
Many congratulations to him for his achievement. Way to go Jimmy !!
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