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James Anderson

James Anderson appears in 16 matches with a full FairPlay scorecard (3 Apr 2026 to 15 Sept 2026). 24 runs in 21 innings. 58 wickets from 341.1 overs. 98 matches in FairPlay's recorded career data.

Player profile

Country: England
Role: Bowler
Batting: Left-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Born: 30 Jul 1982 Age 44
Recorded matches: 9849 internationals

James Anderson is a bowler from England with 98 matches in FairPlay's recorded data, including 49 internationals (43 Tests, 6 ODIs).

Batting: 286 runs across all recorded formats, with 0 hundreds and 0 fifties; the most runs came in Test cricket (184) and the highest recorded score is 12.

Bowling: 295 wickets in recorded matches, 139 of them in Test cricket, with 11 five-wicket hauls.

Career figures by format

Summed over the seasons in FairPlay's data provider's records, mostly recent ones. Older seasons can be missing, so these totals may be lower than the official career record.

James Anderson: batting and bowling figures by format in FairPlay's recorded data
Format	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ	5w
Test	43	63	184	12	5.58	34.9	0/0	139	24.33	2.45	6
ODI	6	3	5	4	2.50	25.0	0/0	6	37.83	4.31	0
T20 (league and domestic)	16	6	4	2	1.33	44.4	0/0	28	16.54	7.72	0
100-ball	3	1	2	2	–	50.0	0/0	2	45.50	11.62	0
First-class	30	35	91	12	8.27	36.1	0/0	120	17.26	2.55	5

Avg is runs per dismissal; SR is runs per 100 balls; Bowl avg is runs per wicket; Econ is runs per over; 5w is five or more wickets in an innings.

James Anderson at a glance

FairPlay holds 16 complete scorecards featuring James Anderson, most recently for Lancashire (T20 and shorter, first-class).

In those matches James Anderson batted 21 times for 24 runs at a strike rate of 23.08. The highest score was 10 not out off 12 balls against Derbyshire.

With the ball: 58 wickets from 341.1 overs, an economy rate of 3.00. Best figures: 5 for 66 against Northamptonshire.

How the 8 dismissals happened: bowled 3, caught 2, LBW 2, run out 1.

These matches were played at 12 different grounds.

Figures in FairPlay's scorecards

Batting
21	13	24	10*	3.00	23.08	0/0

Bowling
26	341.1	74	1,025	58	5/66	3.00

Match by match

Newest first. Dates in India Standard Time. * means not out.

Date	Match	Batting	Bowling
15 Sept 2026	Kent v LancashireBat 0 (1) & 0* (1) · Bowl 3/43 (15) & 0/15 (6)	0 (1) & 0* (1)	3/43 (15) & 0/15 (6)
8 Sept 2026	Lancashire v GloucestershireBat 0 (1) & 0* (2) · Bowl 2/41 (23) & 1/33 (12)	0 (1) & 0* (2)	2/41 (23) & 1/33 (12)
2 Sept 2026	Middlesex v LancashireBat 0 (10) & 3* (16) · Bowl 3/40 (19) & 3/56 (13)	0 (10) & 3* (16)	3/40 (19) & 3/56 (13)
10 Jul 2026	Lancashire v YorkshireBat – · Bowl 2/50 (4)	–	2/50 (4)
6 Jul 2026	Lancashire v DerbyshireBat – · Bowl 2/21 (4)	–	2/21 (4)
3 Jul 2026	Nottinghamshire v LancashireBat – · Bowl 1/28 (4)	–	1/28 (4)
1 Jul 2026	Derbyshire v LancashireBat 0 (1) · Bowl 2/19 (4)	0 (1)	2/19 (4)
19 Jun 2026	Derbyshire v LancashireBat 10* (12) & 0* (16) · Bowl 2/73 (21.4)	10* (12) & 0* (16)	2/73 (21.4)
12 Jun 2026	Lancashire v KentBat 2 (5) & 2 (9) · Bowl 2/13 (12) & 3/45 (19)	2 (5) & 2 (9)	2/13 (12) & 3/45 (19)
22 May 2026	Surrey v LancashireBat 0* (0) · Bowl 1/23 (3)	0* (0)	1/23 (3)
15 May 2026	Lancashire v WorcestershireBat – · Bowl 2/55 (14.4) & 2/27 (15)	–	2/55 (14.4) & 2/27 (15)
8 May 2026	Lancashire v MiddlesexBat 3* (4) & 0* (0) · Bowl 4/67 (16) & 0/16 (4)	3* (4) & 0* (0)	4/67 (16) & 0/16 (4)
24 Apr 2026	Durham v LancashireBat 0 (4) & 0* (0) · Bowl 2/73 (20) & 0/33 (12)	0 (4) & 0* (0)	2/73 (20) & 0/33 (12)
17 Apr 2026	Gloucestershire v LancashireBat 2* (2) · Bowl 3/12 (9) & 4/51 (24)	2* (2)	3/12 (9) & 4/51 (24)
10 Apr 2026	Lancashire v DerbyshireBat 2* (3) & 0* (0) · Bowl 2/62 (23) & 4/18 (9.5)	2* (3) & 0* (0)	2/62 (23) & 4/18 (9.5)
3 Apr 2026	Northamptonshire v LancashireBat 0* (11) & 0 (6) · Bowl 5/66 (18) & 3/45 (16)	0* (11) & 0 (6)	5/66 (18) & 3/45 (16)

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