James Anderson: The Numbers Behind Test Cricket's Most Successful Fast Bowler

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England's James Anderson Is Now The Most Successful Pace Bowler In Test History.

Fifteen Years On From His Test Debut, Anderson's Five Wickets Against India At The Oval Took Him Past Australia Great Glenn McGrath And On To 564 Wickets.

So How Has The Man Nicknamed The 'Burnley Express' Got There? BBC Sport Breaks Down The Numbers.

From Debutant To Record-Breaker

England Players 2003 

England Players 2018

Anderson Made His Debut As A 20-Year-Old Against Zimbabwe At Lord's In 2003.

His First Over In Test Cricket Cost 17 Runs But In His Third He Bowled Opener Mark Vermeulen.

He Finished The Innings With 5-73, The First Of 26 Five-Wickets Hauls In His Test Career.

Anderson Now Has 564 Test Wickets To His Name, Meaning Only Spinners Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne And Anil Kumble Have Taken More.

 Most Wickets In Tests

 1. Muralitharan   [1000 Out Of 800] 

 2. Warne  [1000 Out Of 700] 

 3. Kumble  [1000 Out Of 619]

 4. Anderson  [1000 Out Of 564]

 5. McGrath  [1000 Out Of 563]

 6. Walsh  [1000 Out Of 519]

This Is Worrying Sight For Anderson Opponents: He Seems To Be Improving With Age.

His Bowling Average Has Been Lower In The Past Two Years Than At Any Point In His Career.

Now His A Best Bowler In Test History 

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