Milestone Man James Anderson’s Illustrious Test Career In Photos
Apr 6, 2019 at 2:09 PM
More than 14 years after castling Zimbabwe opener Mark Vermeulen on his debut at the iconic Lord’s, England pace spearhead James Anderson reached the magical milestone of 500 Test wickets when he clean bowled Kraigg Brathwaite on day two of the ongoing Third Test at the very same ground that is the ‘home of cricket’.
The right-arm fast-bowler became the first England player to join the elite 500 club and only the sixth bowler and third pacer overall – following Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, Anil Kumble, Glenn McGrath and Courtney Walsh.
Anderson entered the match 3 wickets short of reaching the milestone and it seemed he would get in the first few few hours on the opening day after he took the first two wickets to take his tally to 499.
However, with Ben Stokes wreaking havoc from one end, taking 6 for 22, Anderson remained wicketless for the remainder of the innings.
But he did not have to wait long in the Windies’ second innings as he clean bowled Brathwaite in only his second over to enter the record books.
Oh Jimmy Jimmy! Here's all you need to know about @jimmy9's 500 Test wickets. #Jimmy500 pic.twitter.com/xCwBP64vhz
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 8, 2017
While Anderson was earmarked for great success after his first Test when he destroyed Zimbabwe with a 5-wicket haul, it is safe to say that the England star has exceeded all the expectations and is looking good to add many more to his kitty.
So here is a pictorial representation of his illustrious Test career: