CRICKET WICKETJames Anderson Test record against South Africa
2003-07-24 – 2022-09-08 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 29 Test matches against South Africa with recorded batting or bowling figures: 41 batting innings and 52 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 | 41 | 202 | 20 | 10.10 | 34.82 |
| Bowling | 52 | 3,098 | 103 | 30.07 | 62.00 |
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: 2.91 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 6,387.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 0 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 580.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 16.60 | 2.32 | 42.80 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 23.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9.00 | 1.70 | 31.71 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 58.00 | 3.51 | 99.00 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 6.33 | 39.58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 20 | 14.10 | 2.25 | 37.60 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 41.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 43.00 | 2.54 | 101.42 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 7.50 | 40.54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 40.66 | 2.47 | 98.44 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 8.00 | 20.77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 8 | 34.00 | 3.70 | 55.12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 29 | 20.00 | 38.09 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 4 | 8 | 34.50 | 3.08 | 67.00 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 34 | 15.00 | 40.54 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 7 | 15 | 33.93 | 2.93 | 69.26 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 74.50 | 4.38 | 102.00 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 27.00 | 31.03 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 9 | 15 | 39.86 | 3.69 | 64.73 |
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 | 19 | 28 | 137 | 9.78 | 37.32 | 34 | 69 | 27.84 |
| Away | 10 | 13 | 65 | 10.83 | 30.51 | 18 | 34 | 34.61 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Edgbaston, Birmingham
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v South Africa · Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Highest recorded innings · 34 runs
Test v South Africa · Headingley
- Best recorded bowling · 5/40
Test v South Africa · Newlands
- Latest available scorecard
Test v South Africa · Kennington Oval, London
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-08 | Kennington Oval, London | 3 | — | — | 2 | 37 |
| 2022-09-08 | Kennington Oval, London | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Kennington Oval, London | 1 | — | — | 1 | 16 |
| 2022-08-25 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 3 | — | — | 3 | 30 |
| 2022-08-25 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1 | — | — | 3 | 32 |
| 2022-08-17 | Lord's, London | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 2022-08-17 | Lord's, London | 2 | — | — | 1 | 51 |
| 2022-08-17 | Lord's, London | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2020-01-03 | Newlands | 4 | — | — | 2 | 23 |
| 2020-01-03 | Newlands | 2 | — | — | 5 | 40 |
| 2020-01-03 | Newlands | 1 | 4 | 17 | — | — |
| 2019-12-26 | SuperSport Park | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019-12-26 | SuperSport Park | 3 | — | — | 1 | 47 |
| 2019-12-26 | SuperSport Park | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2019-12-26 | SuperSport Park | 1 | — | — | 1 | 69 |
| 2017-08-04 | Old Trafford | 4 | — | — | 3 | 16 |
| 2017-08-04 | Old Trafford | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| 2017-08-04 | Old Trafford | 2 | — | — | 4 | 38 |
| 2017-08-04 | Old Trafford | 1 | 4 | 15 | — | — |
| 2017-07-27 | Kennington Oval | 4 | — | — | 0 | 26 |
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.