Shikhar Dhawan walks back after being dismissed by James Anderson during the second Test © Getty Images
Shikhar Dhawan walks back after being dismissed by James Anderson during the second Test © Getty Images

Jul 17, 2014

 

James Anderson now has the distinction of taking the most Test wickets on English soil. He now has 230 wickets on English soil, and in doing so, he has passed the record of Fred Trueman, who had taken 229 in his time. During the Nottingham Test he had moved past Ian Botham, who had 226 Test wickets in England.

 

Anderson achieved the milestone when he had Shikhar Dhawan dismissed in the second Test at Lord’s. On a green surface, Dhawan edged one from outside the off-stump and it carried to Gary Ballance at second slip. Anderson has achieved this milestone at a time when he is embroiled in the controversy regarding the alleged face-off with Ravindra Jadeja during the last Test. During the last Test, Anderson had also scored 81 batting at No 11.

 

Bowler M W Ave
James Anderson 55 230* 27.18
Fred Trueman 47 229 20.04
Ian Botham 59 226 27.54
Bob Willis 41 176 23.5
Alec Bedser 32 167 21.55

*includes the Lord’s Test against India

 

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