James Anderson
87England · PACE · 2002 to 2015 · on scorecards: JM Anderson
BATTING
- Matches
- 194
- Innings
- 79
- Runs
- 273
- Average
- 7.58
- Strike rate
- 48.66
- High score
- 28
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 269
- Average
- 29.22
- Economy
- 4.92
- Strike rate
- 35.6
- Best figures
- 5/23
- 4w / 5w
- 11 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 53 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 18
CAREER IN BRIEF
James Anderson played 192 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2002 to 2015. The first came against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with a score of 6 and 1 wicket, and the last against Afghanistan at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 158 wickets at 30.1 in 118 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 23 against South Africa at St George's Park in 2009. In all: 2 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 131 wickets at 26.5 at home and 81 wickets at 35.7 away. The most wickets came against India: 40 wickets at 33.5 in 31 ODIs. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 16 ODIs and 19 wickets at 40.4. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. England won 92 of the ODIs James Anderson played and lost 90.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 192 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 19 | New Zealand | The Rose Bowl | 2013 | Lost |
| 20* | 31 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2011 | Lost |
| 15 | 19 | Australia | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
| 12* | 17 | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
| 12* | 17 | Sri Lanka | Old Trafford | 2011 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/23 | 10 | South Africa | St George's Park | 2009 | Won |
| 5/34 | 9.5 | New Zealand | McLean Park | 2013 | Won |
| 4/18 | 5 | Sri Lanka | Kennington Oval | 2011 | Won |
| 4/18 | 8.3 | India | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2015 | Won |
| 4/23 | 10 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2007 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 32 | 81 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 38 | 39.58 |
| India | 31 | 33 | 6.60 | 0/0 | 40 | 33.52 |
| Sri Lanka | 24 | 32 | 4.57 | 0/0 | 34 | 26.97 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 67 | 13.40 | 0/0 | 33 | 29.82 |
| South Africa | 21 | 10 | 2.50 | 0/0 | 32 | 21.28 |
| West Indies | 21 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 32 | 28.41 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 26 | 22.15 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 30.45 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 42.67 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 19.50 |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 42.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 24.25 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 13.50 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 44.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 88 | 132 | 10.15 | 0/0 | 131 | 26.49 |
| Away | 68 | 100 | 6.67 | 0/0 | 81 | 35.67 |
| Neutral | 36 | 30 | 4.29 | 0/0 | 54 | 26.72 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 118 | 136 | 5.67 | 0/0 | 158 | 30.13 |
| 2010s | 74 | 126 | 11.45 | 0/0 | 108 | 28.16 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 16 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 40.37 |
| Kennington Oval | 15 | 14 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 30 | 19.27 |
| Edgbaston | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 16 | 21.69 |
| The Rose Bowl | 8 | 33 | 16.50 | 0/0 | 12 | 26.75 |
| Trent Bridge | 8 | 14 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 16 | 21.19 |
| Old Trafford | 7 | 18 | – | 0/0 | 14 | 17.36 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2002 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Afghanistan, 2015 at Sydney Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 30 July 1982
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 561
- Ducks
- 10
- Four-wicket hauls
- 11
- Most common batting position
- 11th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 53.2
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 50.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 16.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 20.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 496 balls faced in that period.
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