Records/Achievements (main ones) • Jimmy Anderson became the first English player to take 400 wickets, surpassing the 383 wicket mark held by Ian Botham.
• At the age of 20 years 288 days, Anderson became the youngest Lancashire cricketer to take a hat-trick.
• With 21 Test and 2 ODI five-wicket hauls, Anderson is currently the 6th highest Test wicket-taker of all time.
• In 2018, he beat Glenn McGrath to take the most Test wickets (564 wickets) ever by a seamer.
Controversies • Many a time, James Anderson has indulged in on ground Sledging activities with various players like Mitchell Johnson, Virat Kohli, George Bailey, etc.
• At the 2013 edition of Ashes, James Anderson along with Kevin Pietersen and Stuart Broad made headlines for allegedly urinating on the Oval pitch following their 3-0 victory celebration on the ground.
As a child, he was obsessed with tennis. But, as years passed on, Anderson developed an inclination towards Cricket.
With just 5 List-A matches, Anderson was selected for the England’s ODI squad, even before he was awarded his County Cap.
Anderson, in 2003, became the 42nd Englishman to get a 5 wicket haul on debut.
James, once defended Michael Clarke after the latter was fined 20% of the match fee for using some harsh words which were then picked up by the Stump’s Microphone.
In 2010, Anderson became the first cricketer to model naked for Britain’s highest selling gay magazine “Attitude”.
His cricket themed radio show “Not just cricket” on BBC Radio 5 Live was nominated for Best Sports Programme at the 2013 Radio Academy Awards.
Apart from being a right hand medium fast bowler, Anderson fancies himself as a left hand spin bowler. He once dismissed Ian Bell in an exhibition match with his left arm spin bowling.