CRICKET WICKETJames Anderson Test record against India
2006-03-18 – 2024-03-07 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 39 Test matches against India with recorded batting or bowling figures: 58 batting innings and 73 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 | 58 | 290 | 33 | 8.78 | 38.35 |
| Bowling | 73 | 3,796 | 149 | 25.47 | 55.82 |
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: 2.73 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 8,318.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 1 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 756.
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 · 11 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2.60 | 24.07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 10 | 33.50 | 3.04 | 66.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | N/A | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 17.66 | 2.59 | 40.83 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2.28 | 18.60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 12 | 23 | 21.60 | 2.16 | 59.82 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 15.00 | 23.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 24 | 18.12 | 2.36 | 45.91 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 5.00 | 62.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 53.50 | 2.70 | 118.50 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 112 | 81 | 22.40 | 61.87 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 181 | 10 | 25 | 20.60 | 2.58 | 47.80 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 4.25 | 44.73 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 30.25 | 2.86 | 63.33 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 20.00 | 33.89 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 8 | 21 | 25.71 | 3.23 | 47.76 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 28.00 | 24.13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 53.50 | 2.93 | 109.50 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7.33 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 6 | 14 | 35.57 | 3.40 | 62.71 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10.50 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 13.16 | 2.53 | 31.16 |
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 | 22 | 28 | 179 | 12.78 | 41.62 | 44 | 105 | 23.46 |
| Away | 15 | 27 | 85 | 4.72 | 30.79 | 25 | 42 | 27.16 |
| Unknown | 2 | 3 | 26 | 26.00 | 52.00 | 4 | 2 | 95.50 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v India · Wankhede
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v India · Lord's
- Highest recorded innings · 81 runs
Test v India · Trent Bridge
- Best recorded bowling · 5/20
Test v India · Lord's
- Latest available scorecard
Test v India · Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 3 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2024-03-07 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 2 | — | — | 2 | 60 |
| 2024-03-07 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2024-02-23 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 4 | — | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2024-02-23 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2024-02-23 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 2 | — | — | 2 | 48 |
| 2024-02-23 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2024-02-15 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 4 | 1 | 9 | — | — |
| 2024-02-15 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 3 | — | — | 0 | 78 |
| 2024-02-15 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2024-02-15 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 1 | — | — | 1 | 61 |
| 2024-02-02 | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | — |
| 2024-02-02 | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 3 | — | — | 2 | 29 |
| 2024-02-02 | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 2 | 6 | 19 | — | — |
| 2024-02-02 | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 1 | — | — | 3 | 47 |
| 2022-07-01 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3 | — | — | 1 | 46 |
| 2022-07-01 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | — |
| 2022-07-01 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1 | — | — | 5 | 60 |
| 2021-09-02 | Kennington Oval, London | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| 2021-09-02 | Kennington Oval, London | 3 | — | — | 1 | 79 |
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.