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James Anderson's white-ball career stats and achievements

Jaquob Crooke Updated: 14 Aug 24 14:38

Famed for being the most prolific pace bowler in Test history, James Anderson has flirted with the idea of returning to the white-ball format and venturing into franchise cricket.

The 42-year-old bid farewell to the England Test side in July after a remarkable international career that spanned over two decades.

Anderson has been working with England's bowlers in a coaching capacity since his final Test match at Lord's and while it's a role that interests him, the Burnley-born ace wants to continue playing for as long as possible.

He's not played any white-ball cricket since 2019 when he appeared for Lancashire in the One-Day Cup and his last T20 match was the 2014 T20 Blast final.

With Anderson looking to prolong his career by exploring the shorter formats, we've looked at his statistics and achievements in limited overs cricket.

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James Anderson ODI statistics

Bowling

Matches	194
Deliveries	9,584
Wickets	269
Economy rate	4.92
Four-wicket hauls	11
Five-wicket hauls	2
Best match figures	5/23 (v South Africa, 2009)

Despite not playing in an ODI fixture since 2015, Anderson remains England's leading wicket-taker in the 50-over format.

Only he and Darren Gough have taken more than 200 wickets in One-Day Internationals, with Adil Rashid ranking third on 199. To put his incredible numbers into perspective, of England's current ODI squad, Sam Curran is the closest to Anderson and he's on 33 wickets.

No English player has taken more four-wicket hauls, with only Chris Woakes level with him on 11.

James Anderson T20I statistics

Bowling

Matches	19
Deliveries	422
Wickets	18
Economy rate	7.84
Best match figures	3/23 (v Netherlands, 2009)

Anderson's record in the international 20-over format is not quite as glamorous as his Test and ODI career.

Making his T20I debut in 2007, Anderson averaged just under a wicket per match over a two-year period and recorded his best figures in a victory against the Netherlands at Lord's in 2009.