CRICKET WICKETJames Anderson Test record against Australia
2006-11-23 – 2023-07-27 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 39 Test matches against Australia with recorded batting or bowling figures: 63 batting innings and 72 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 63 | 277 | 36 | 7.69 | 36.73 |
| Bowling | 72 | 4,209 | 117 | 35.97 | 73.49 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 2.93 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 8,599.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 0 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 754.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 14 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 9.33 | 35.89 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 8 | 5 | 85.40 | 2.77 | 184.80 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | N/A | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 88.00 | 2.09 | 252.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4.50 | 34.61 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 14.14 | 1.59 | 53.14 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7.00 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.25 | N/A |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 7.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 56.00 | 1.64 | 204.00 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3.00 | 13.95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 16 | 26.06 | 2.20 | 71.06 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2.75 | 45.83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 27.50 | 3.16 | 52.20 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8.00 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 37.66 | 3.13 | 72.00 |
| 2013 | 9 | 15 | 69 | 16 | 7.66 | 42.85 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 161 | 18 | 33 | 34.93 | 3.20 | 65.48 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 18.14 | 2.63 | 41.28 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 3.75 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 17 | 29.29 | 3.01 | 58.23 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 | 99 | 29 | 16.50 | 55.30 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 179 | 8 | 12 | 45.16 | 3.43 | 79.00 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 18.51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 36.66 | 3.66 | 60.00 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7.00 | 15.90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 151.50 | 4.78 | 190.00 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 28 | 181 | 9.52 | 46.41 | 33 | 49 | 38.69 |
| Away | 10 | 19 | 47 | 5.87 | 30.71 | 18 | 25 | 44.80 |
| Unknown | 11 | 16 | 49 | 5.44 | 23.22 | 21 | 43 | 27.74 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
- Highest recorded innings · 29 runs
Test v Australia · Lord's
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v Australia · Edgbaston
- Best recorded bowling · 6/47
Test v Australia · Edgbaston
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Kennington Oval, London
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-27 | Kennington Oval, London | 4 | — | — | 0 | 53 |
| 2023-07-27 | Kennington Oval, London | 3 | 8 | 19 | — | — |
| 2023-07-27 | Kennington Oval, London | 2 | — | — | 1 | 67 |
| 2023-07-27 | Kennington Oval, London | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2023-07-19 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 3 | — | — | 0 | 30 |
| 2023-07-19 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 2 | 5 | 18 | — | — |
| 2023-07-19 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1 | — | — | 1 | 51 |
| 2023-06-28 | Lord's, London | 4 | 3 | 23 | — | — |
| 2023-06-28 | Lord's, London | 3 | — | — | 1 | 64 |
| 2023-06-28 | Lord's, London | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2023-06-28 | Lord's, London | 1 | — | — | 1 | 53 |
| 2023-06-16 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 4 | — | — | 0 | 56 |
| 2023-06-16 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3 | 12 | 14 | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2 | — | — | 1 | 53 |
| 2022-01-05 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2022-01-05 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | — | — | 0 | 34 |
| 2022-01-05 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| 2022-01-05 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | — | — | 1 | 54 |
| 2021-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 2021-12-26 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | — | — | 4 | 33 |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.