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, took 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] and as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4] James Anderson, an English cricketer has taken 34 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.[4][5] A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Anderson played 188 Tests and 194 One Day International (ODI) matches for his country, and took 704 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 2024, he is ninth among all-time five-wicket haul takers,[4] and first in the equivalent list for England.[19]

Key

A photograph of the England cricket team playing New Zealand at Trent Bridge in 2008.
Trent Bridge, Nottingham, where Anderson took six of his twenty-one Test five-wicket hauls, the most by any player at the ground.[20]
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result Result for the England team
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Anderson in a match
† 10 wickets or more taken in the match
‡ Anderson was selected as man of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by James Anderson[21]
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 22 May 2003 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  Zimbabwe 2 16 73 5 4.56 Won[11]
2 14 August 2003 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  South Africa 2 27.5 102 5 3.66 Won[22]
3 19 July 2007 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  India 2 24.2 42 5 1.72 Drawn[23]
4 13 March 2008 Basin Reserve, Wellington  New Zealand 2 20 73 5 3.65 Won[24]
5 5 June 2008 ‡ Trent Bridge, Nottingham  New Zealand 2 21.3 43 7 2.00 Won[25]
6 14 May 2009 ‡ Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street  West Indies 2 26.3 87 5 3.28 Won[26]
7 30 July 2009 Edgbaston, Birmingham  Australia 1 24 80 5 3.33 Drawn[27]
8 3 January 2010 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town  South Africa 1 21.2 63 5 2.97 Drawn[28]
9 29 July 2010 * † ‡ Trent Bridge, Nottingham  Pakistan 2 22 54 5 2.45 Won[12]
10 29 July 2010 * † ‡ Trent Bridge, Nottingham  Pakistan 4 15 17 6 1.13 Won[12]
11 21 July 2011 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  India 4 28 65 5 2.32 Won[29]
12 26 March 2012 Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka 1 20.3 72 5 3.51 Lost[30]
13 16 May 2013 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  New Zealand 2 24 47 5 1.95 Won[31]
14 10 July 2013 * † ‡ Trent Bridge, Nottingham  Australia 2 24 85 5 3.54 Won[13]
15 10 July 2013 * † ‡ Trent Bridge, Nottingham  Australia 4 31.5 73 5 2.29 Won[13]
16 27 July 2014 ‡ Rose Bowl, Southampton  India 2 26.1 53 5 2.02 Won[32]
17 1 May 2015 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  West Indies 2 12.4 42 6 2.02 Lost[33]
18 29 July 2015 Edgbaston, Birmingham  Australia 1 14.4 47 6 3.20 Won[34]
19 19 May 2016 * † Headingley, Leeds  Sri Lanka 2 11.4 16 5 1.37 Won[35]
20 19 May 2016 * † Headingley, Leeds  Sri Lanka 3 13.3 29 5 2.15 Won[35]
21 27 May 2016 ‡ Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street  Sri Lanka 3 27 58 5 2.14 Won [36]
22 14 July 2017 Trent Bridge, Nottingham  South Africa 1 23.2 72 5 3.08 Lost[37]
23 25 August 2017 Headingley, Leeds  West Indies 2 29 76 5 2.62 Lost[38]
24 7 September 2017 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  West Indies 3 20.1 42 7 2.08 Won[39]
25 2 December 2017 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Australia 3 22 43 5 1.95 Lost[40]
26 9 August 2018 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  India 1 13.2 20 5 1.50 Won[41]
27 23 January 2019 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  West Indies 1 30 46 5 1.53 Lost[42]
28 3 January 2020 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town  South Africa 2 19 40 5 2.10 Won[43]
29 21 August 2020 Rose Bowl, Southampton  Pakistan 2 23 56 5 2.43 Drawn[44]
30 22 January 2021 Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka 1 29 40 6 1.38 Won[45]
31 12 August 2021 Lord's Cricket Ground, London  India 1 29 62 5 1.50 Lost[46]
32 1 July 2022 Edgbaston, Birmingham  India 1 21.5 60 5 2.74 Won[47]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by James Anderson[48]
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 29 November 2009 ‡ St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth  South Africa 1 10 23 5 2.30 Won[16]
2 20 February 2013 McLean Park, Napier  New Zealand 1 9.5 34 5 3.45 Won[49]

Notes

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