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How many Test wickets has James Anderson taken?

James Anderson has taken 704 wickets in Test from 188 matches at a bowling average of 26.45. Best innings: 7/42.

PLAYER STATS

704Test wickets

James Anderson has taken 704 wickets in Test from 188 matches at a bowling average of 26.45. Best innings: 7/42.

James Anderson: official career wickets by format
Test
704
ODI
269
T20I
18

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More James Anderson questions

Test

How many Test runs has James Anderson scored?

James Anderson has 1,353 runs in 265 Test innings from 188 matches at an average of 8.96 and a strike rate of 39.42. Highest score: 81.

Test

What is James Anderson's Test batting average?

James Anderson's Test batting average is 8.96, from 1,353 runs and 265 innings.

ODI

How many ODI runs has James Anderson scored?

James Anderson has 273 runs in 79 ODI innings from 194 matches at an average of 7.58 and a strike rate of 48.66. Highest score: 28.

ODI

What is James Anderson's ODI batting average?

James Anderson's ODI batting average is 7.58, from 273 runs and 79 innings.

ODI

How many ODI wickets has James Anderson taken?

James Anderson has taken 269 wickets in ODI from 194 matches at a bowling average of 29.22. Best innings: 5/23.

Career records checked: 2026-09-28. Official career figures. A missing field stays missing; it is never inferred from a partial scorecard.