List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by James Anderson

A photograph of James Anderson bowling against Australia in 2013–14
English fast bowler, James Anderson, has taken 32 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and 2 five-wicket hauls in ODIs.[1]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement;[3] as of 2022, 50 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4] James Anderson, an English cricketer has taken 33 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.[4][5] A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Anderson has played 172 Tests and 194 One Day International (ODI) matches for his country, and has taken 631 and 269 wickets respectively.[5][6] He was honoured with the NBC Denis Compton Award for "The Most Promising Young Player" in 2002,[7] and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named him one of their cricketers of the year in 2009.[8] In 2013, former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram described him as "the best bowler of this era".[9]

Anderson took a five-wicket haul on his Test debut in 2003 against Zimbabwe at Lord's Cricket Ground.[10] He took 5 wickets for 73 runs in the match which England won by an innings and 92 runs.[11] In July 2010, he took five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match against Pakistan at the Trent Bridge.[12] In total, he took 11 wickets for 71 runs, which remains his best bowling figures in a Test match as of August 2020.[5] He took another pair of five-wicket hauls at the same venue, against Australia in the first Test of the 2013 Ashes series.[13] Anderson's career-best figures for an innings are 7 wickets for 42 runs against West Indies at Lord's Cricket Ground, in September 2017.[14] As of 2022, he has taken 32 Test five-wicket hauls at 11 cricket grounds, and has been most successful against India with six five-wicket hauls against them.[14]

Anderson made his ODI debut against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 2002–03 VB series; England lost the match by 89 runs.[15] His first ODI five-wicket haul came in November 2009 against South Africa at the St George's Oval. His career best performance of 5 wickets for 23 runs in the match earned him the man of the match award.[16] Anderson has taken two five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket.

Making his first Twenty20 International (T20I) appearance in 2007, Anderson has yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format As of 2017.[17] His best performance in T20I is 3 wickets for 23 runs, against the Netherlands at Lord's Cricket Ground during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.[18] As of 2022, he is eighth overall among all-time five-wicket haul takers,[4] and first in the equivalent list for England.[19]

  1. ^ "Records – Test matches – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2013. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  3. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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  6. ^ "Records/Test matches/Bowling records/Fastest to 300 wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  7. ^ "The NBC Denis Compton Awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  8. ^ Wilson, Andy. "Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2009 – James Anderson". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  9. ^ "James Anderson is the best, says Wasim Akram". Dawn. Agencies. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / Overall figures". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of England, 2003: Test series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Pakistan tour of England, 2010: Test series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Australia tour of England, 2013: The Ashes – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  14. ^ a b "Statistics / Statsguru / James Anderson / Test matches / Innings by innings list". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  15. ^ "VB Series, 2002/03 – 2nd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  16. ^ "England tour of South Africa, 2009/10: ODI series – 4th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / James Anderson / Twenty20 Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  18. ^ "ICC World Twenty20, 2009 – 1st match, Group B". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  19. ^ "Records / England / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records / Most five-wickets-in-an-innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.