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James Anderson

Full name: James Michael Anderson

Born: 30th July 1982, Burnley, Lancashire, England

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Relations: Uncle: N Anderson

Teams: England (Test: 2003-2008); England (ODI: 2002/03-2008); England (Int Twenty20: 2006/07-2008); Lancashire (Main FC: 2002-2008); Auckland (Main FC: 2007/08); Lancashire Cricket Board (Main ListA: 2000); Lancashire (Main ListA: 2001-2008); Lancashire (Main Twenty20: 2004-2008); All teams

Lancashire Cap: 2003

Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year: 2003

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Articles: Strauss, Panesar seal English win

Technical Committee confirms James Anderson can replace Ravi Bopara in England squad for upcoming ICC World Twenty20

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Anderson is a genuinely quick fast bowler who has a very clever Yorker and can swing the ball in at great pace. He made his ODI debut due to Andy Caddick’s injury and joined up the team touring in Australia in 2002. With the 2003 World Cup round the corner, he produced some great spells to get selected for the championships. Banking on some good ODI performances, he was selected for the opening Test of the new season against Zimbabwe, where he made an instant impression, taking his first five wicket haul. Since then, he has been a shadow of his good bowling self, with some mediocre performances against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. A spate of injuries followed, especially his lower back was too fragile and he broke down with regularity, sometime on tour. As a result, he was reduced to being just a passenger most of the time, if at all fit and chosen for the side. He did make a return in 2006 against India, playing a good role in the victory at Mumbai, but broke down again immediately after that. Lack of match fitness forced him out of the Ashes in Australia later that year and he played through the 2007 World Cup with a broken finger. On whatever occasions he has been able to play, he has managed 70 wickets in 22Tests at a not so decent average of 38.77, while in the ODIs, he has done a shade better taking 121 wickets in 86 matches at 29.25 per wicket.
Profile DateLine: 3rd June 2008

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	25	36	22	186	28	13.28	0	0	34.06	8

Test Career Bowling (2003-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England	4866	167	3081	89	7-43	34.61	5	0	54.67	3.79

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2002-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	77	90	42	431	37*	8.97	0	0	30

First-Class Career Bowling (2002-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	13459	468	7867	276	7-43	28.50	13	1	48.76	3.50

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2002/03-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	91	39	19	124	15	6.20	0	0	39.36	24

One-Day International Career Bowling (2002/03-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England	4551	71	3747	126	4-23	29.73	7	0	36.11	4.94

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2000-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	139	59	35	215	15	8.95	0	0	32

One-Day Career Bowling (2000-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	6751	103	5381	195	4-23	27.59	7	0	34.62	4.78

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2006/07-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England	10	2	2	1	1*		0	0	100.00	2

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2006/07-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
England	234	1	322	11	2-24	29.27	0	0	21.27	8.25

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	27	5	4	22	16	22.00	0	0	100.00	4

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	577	1	809	25	2-24	32.36	0	0	23.08	8.41

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (2001)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
England Under-19s	3	4	0	21	16	5.25	0	0	41.17	1

Youth Test Career Bowling (2001)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
England Under-19s	580	22	328	9	5-45	36.44	1	0	64.44	3.39