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James Anderson Test Wickets Timeline

A look at the landmark wickets of James Anderson's remarkable Test career.

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AFP News
By AFP News July 10, 2024 • 08:54 AM

Test wicket No 500: Kraigg Brathwaite (WIS), Lord's 2017

A massive inswinger proves too much for Brathwaite, who will be West Indies' captain at Lord's this week, with Anderson going on to take career-best figures of 7-42 at the age of 35.

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Test wicket No 564: Mohammed Shami (IND), The Oval 2018

Anderson become the most successful fast bowler in Test history by breaking Australia great Glenn McGrath's mark of 563 wickets when cleaning up India tailender Shami at The Oval to seal a 4-1 series win.

Test wicket No 600: Azhar Ali (PAK), Southampton 2020

A match played behind closed doors because of the Covid-19 pandemic threatened to prove frustrating for Anderson when a combination of rain and four dropped catches on the last day threatened to leave him on 599 wickets before he induced an edge off Azhar that was held in the cordon.

Test wicket No 700: Kuldeep Yadav (IND), Dharamsala 2024

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In sight of his 42nd birthday, Anderson broke yet more new ground for a paceman when he had Kuldeep caught behind off a thin edge.

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