Fast bowler set to equal Alastair Cook's England appearances record with 24th Lord's Test Keeping aside the controversies in the England camp for now, veteran fast bowler James Anderson is on the cusp of breaking a massive record. Fast bowler will overtake Alastair Cook's mark of 161 caps if he plays in second Test Anderson last played Twenty20 cricket back in ⦠McGrath claimed 563 scalps in an outstanding career but Anderson's haul now stands at 616. Anderson, already Test cricket's leading paceman with 616 wickets, was making his 162nd appearance, surpassing the record he had shared with retired former England captain Alastair Cook. Anderson surpassed the record held by Australia great Glenn McGrath for the most wickets taken by a Test seamer when he dismissed India's Mohammed Shami in 2018. James Anderson is on the verge of adding to his list of record-breaking achievements by becoming England's most-capped Test cricketer, yet when he made his debut in 2003 the Lancashire swing bowler thought he "wasn't good enough". Anderson, who has 614 wickets in 160 Tests, has 992 wickets to his name in First-Class cricket.If the English pacer has a great summer, he can certainly touch the 1000-mark in First-Class. Anderson has claimed 103 wickets at Lordâs at an average of 23.89 since debuting in London back in 2003, with his last appearance seeing him claim match figures of 9 ⦠England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Thursday as James Anderson became their most-capped player of all time. James Anderson is on the verge of adding to his list of record-breaking achievements by becoming England's most-capped Test cricketer, yet when ⦠James Anderson will this week become Englandâs joint most capped player, with the chance to add to his already impressive record. James Anderson: England Test cap record holder talks about his incredible journey to 162 caps James Anderson on playing beyond his record 162nd ⦠James Anderson: England Test cap record holder talks about his incredible journey to 162 caps James Anderson on playing beyond his record 162nd ⦠The veteran has taken 616 wickets in Test cricket â the most by a pace bowler â and is six dismissals away from reaching 1,000 first-class wickets. As of June 2021, Anderson is the 4th-ranked Test bowler in the world. Anderson has played in 161 Tests, 194 one-day-internationals and 19 Twenty20s for England. England pacer James Anderson is on the verge of breaking Indian spinner Anil Kumble's record in Test cricket. But James Anderson has done it and is looking good to reach yet another milestone in the ongoing Test match against New Zealand. Feature Timeless James Anderson targets 'mind-blowing' milestones as 1000 first-class wickets loom. Anderson last played Twenty20 cricket back in ⦠News James Anderson thought he 'wasn't good enough' on debut, as he closes in on England caps record. Veteran quick James Anderson says it is "mind-blowing" that he is on the verge of becoming England's joint record-holder for most Test caps PA 31 May 2021, 12:51 PM AEST Former England left-arm spinner Wilfred Rhodes holds the record for most first-class wickets with 4,204. Record-breaking seamer closing in on Kumble. Anderson has taken 614 Test wickets (Mike Hewitt/PA) âItâs a lot of wickets and in this day and age I donât know if itâs possible to get that many first-class wickets any more,â he said. Advertisement Anderson surpassed the record held by Australia great Glenn McGrath for the most wickets taken by a Test seamer when he dismissed India's Mohammed Shami in 2018. The right-armer Anderson has played 23 Test matches at Lord's in his 18-year long Test cricket career. Record-breaking seamer closing in on Kumble. Feature Timeless James Anderson targets 'mind-blowing' milestones as 1000 first-class wickets loom. Veteran quick James Anderson says it is "mind-blowing" that he is on the verge of becoming England's joint record-holder for most Test caps PA 31 May 2021, 12:51 PM AEST Anderson, already Test cricket's leading paceman with 616 wickets, was making his 162nd appearance, surpassing the record he had shared with retired former England captain Alastair Cook. Anil Kumble is currently placed third in the list of highest wicket-takers in Test matches with 619 wickets in 132 matches. Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in Test cricket. Fast bowler set to equal Alastair Cook's England appearances record with 24th Lord's Test McGrath claimed 563 scalps in an outstanding career but Anderson's haul now stands at 616. Anderson, who has 616 wickets in the longest format of the game is just four wickets away from becoming the third-highest wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket, a record currently held by Kumble. James Anderson says he did not think he was "good enough" for Test ⦠James Anderson is on the verge of adding to his list of record-breaking achievements by becoming England's most-capped Test cricketer, yet when he made his debut in 2003 the Lancashire swing bowler thought he "wasn't good enough". The 38-year old is just 3 wickets shy of equalling Anil Kumble's Test record of 619 wickets. Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in Test cricket. Joe Root says it will be a "huge" moment to witness James Anderson become England's most-capped Test cricketer. James Anderson will this week become Englandâs joint most capped player, with the chance to add to his already impressive record. Anil Kumble is currently placed third in the list of highest wicket-takers in Test matches with 619 wickets in 132 matches. The 38-year-old will be looking to break into the top-3 wicket-takers in the world, surpassing former India skipper Anil Kumble, whose record stands at 619 wickets in 132 Tests. Joe Root says it will be a "huge" moment to witness James Anderson become England's most-capped Test cricketer. Anderson has taken 614 Test wickets (Mike Hewitt/PA) âItâs a lot of wickets and in this day and age I donât know if itâs possible to get that many first-class wickets any more,â he said. Former England left-arm spinner Wilfred Rhodes holds the record for most first-class wickets with 4,204. Barring injury, Anderson will don the England whites for a 161st time on Wednesday when the first Test against New Zealand gets under way at Lordâs, where he has over 100 wickets in the format. Advertisement Keeping aside the controversies in the England camp for now, veteran fast bowler James Anderson is on the cusp of breaking a massive record. Anderson, who has 616 wickets in the longest format of the game is just four wickets away from becoming the third-highest wicket-taker in the history of Test cricket, a record currently held by Kumble. The 38-year old is just 3 wickets shy of equalling Anil Kumble's Test record of 619 wickets. As of June 2021, Anderson is the 4th-ranked Test bowler in the world. James Anderson All-set To Break Alastair Cook's Historic Test Record For England Anderson has played 161 Test matches since his debut in 2002 against Zimbabwe. Anderson went past Sir Ian Botham's previous England record of 383 Test wickets in 2015. The right-armer Anderson has played 23 Test matches at Lord's in his 18-year long Test cricket career. James Anderson has admitted he was tempted to make a surprise playing appearance in The Hundred but backed out over worries he might sustain an injury that curtailed his record-breaking Test ⦠England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the second and final Test at Edgbaston on Thursday as James Anderson became their most-capped player of all time. James Anderson has admitted he was tempted to make a surprise playing appearance in The Hundred but backed out over worries he might sustain an injury that curtailed his record-breaking Test ⦠Anderson is also eight wickets short of reaching 1,000 wickets in first-class cricket. England pacer James Anderson is on the verge of breaking Indian spinner Anil Kumble's record in Test cricket. The 38-year-old will be looking to break into the top-3 wicket-takers in the world, surpassing former India skipper Anil Kumble, whose record stands at 619 wickets in 132 Tests. Anderson is also eight wickets short of reaching 1,000 wickets in first-class cricket. James Anderson All-set To Break Alastair Cook's Historic Test Record For England Anderson has played 161 Test matches since his debut in 2002 against Zimbabwe. James Anderson (160) Englandâs record wicket-taker with 614 â the most by any Test seamer worldwide â Anderson has been a near-constant ⦠James Anderson (161 caps) Englandâs record wicket-taker with 616 â the most by any Test seamer worldwide â Anderson has been a near-constant presence with the new ball since 2003 and his 30 five-wicket innings marks another national record. Fast bowler will overtake Alastair Cook's mark of 161 caps if he plays in second Test News James Anderson thought he 'wasn't good enough' on debut, as he closes in on England caps record. Barring injury, Anderson will don the England whites for a 161st time on Wednesday when the first Test against New Zealand gets under way at Lordâs, where he has over 100 wickets in the format. James Anderson has admitted he was tempted to make a surprise playing appearance in The Hundred but backed out over worries he might sustain an injury that curtailed his record-breaking Test career. Anderson went past Sir Ian Botham's previous England record of 383 Test wickets in 2015. Anderson has played in 161 Tests, 194 one-day-internationals and 19 Twenty20s for England. The veteran has taken 616 wickets in Test cricket â the most by a pace bowler â and is six dismissals away from reaching 1,000 first-class wickets. Sir Alastair Cook (161) James Anderson has admitted he was tempted to make a surprise playing appearance in The Hundred but backed out over worries he might sustain an injury that curtailed his record-breaking Test career. James Anderson (161 caps) Englandâs record wicket-taker with 616 â the most by any Test seamer worldwide â Anderson has been a near-constant presence with the new ball since 2003 and his 30 five-wicket innings marks another national record. James Anderson (160) Englandâs record wicket-taker with 614 â the most by any Test seamer worldwide â Anderson has been a near-constant ⦠Anderson has claimed 103 wickets at Lordâs at an average of 23.89 since debuting in London back in 2003, with his last appearance seeing him claim match figures of 9 ⦠James Anderson is on the verge of adding to his list of record-breaking achievements by becoming England's most-capped Test cricketer, yet when ⦠Anderson, who has 614 wickets in 160 Tests, has 992 wickets to his name in First-Class cricket.If the English pacer has a great summer, he can certainly touch the 1000-mark in First-Class. But James Anderson has done it and is looking good to reach yet another milestone in the ongoing Test match against New Zealand. Sir Alastair Cook (161) James Anderson says he did not think he was "good enough" for Test â¦