James Anderson ticks all the boxes – and is now England’s leading wicket-taker of all time!
In the build-up to this Test – the seamer’s 100th – we set you a fun quiz all about Burnley’s finest.
So how did you do? Here are the answers…
1) Anderson is a freeman of the Borough of Burnley. True or False?
True
2) Who was the first professional player Anderson dismissed while playing for Burnley first XI? Clue – he’s West Indian.
Roger Harper
3) Anderson made his County Championship against Surrey in 2002. Which member of the Sky Sports teams was his first victim?
Ian Ward
4) He made his international debut on Dec 15 2002 against Australia but who was his first wicket?
Adam Gilchrist
5) Nasser Hussain was one of Anderson’s victims when he claimed a hat-trick for Lancashire in May 2003 but who were the other two scalps?
Darren Robinson and Will Jefferson
6) How many runs did Anderson concede in his first over of Test cricket and who was it against?
17 against Zimbabwe in May 2003
7) Anderson’s spell of 10-6-12-1 against Australia in January 2003 equalled England's most economical 10-over spell in 50-over cricket – but whose record did he match?
Ian Botham, against Pakistan in the 1992 World Cup
8) What is Anderson’s highest Test score and who was it against and when?
81 against India in July 2014
9) How many Test innings did Anderson bat before he made his first duck?
57
10) Anderson has hit two sixes in Test cricket – but who are the bowlers he despatched?
Paul Harris and Saeed Ajmal
11) Who were the two batsmen who once hit a 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 from one Anderson ODI over?
Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum (Napier, March 2008)
12) In what year was Anderson named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year?
2009
13) Who has scored the most Test runs off Anderson’s bowling?
Shane Watson (414), closely followed by Graeme Smith (411)
14) How many wickets did Anderson take on England’s 2010/11 Ashes triumph – and which England bowler has taken more in an away Ashes series?
24 and Frank Tyson
15) In the 2013 Ashes Joe Root gave Anderson a t-shirt – but what single adjective was written on it?
Grumpy
In case those 15 questions were too easy, our very own statistician Benedict Bermange came up with this poser ahead of the first Test…
16) On which ball of the over has Anderson taken the fewest Test wickets? The first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth?
The first. 1st (55), 2nd (64), 3rd (63), 4th (63), 5th (67), 6th (68)
Hope you enjoyed the quiz – and well done Jimmy!