Jimmy in numbers

Here are a few of the numbers confirming Anderson as one of cricket’s true greats:

187 – Test matches, second to Sachin Tendulkar (200)
28 – In January 2020 Anderson took his 28th five-wicket Test haul, surpassing Ian Botham’s England record of 27.
700 – Test wickets at 26.52, third to Muttiah Muralitharan (800) and Shane Warne (708)

Since the age of 30 432 wickets at 24.13; since the age of 35: 220 wickets at 22.86
300+ – Anderson is the only seam bowler to take 300+ Test wickets on home soil and the first pace bowler, and second player overall (Murali at three Sri Lankan venues), to take...

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