Sunday 26 April 2015 13:55, UK
So how much do you really know about England's leading Test wicket-taker in waiting? Try our fun quiz...
You've got until each team has batted in the first Test between West Indies and England - or until Anderson surpasses Ian Botham's record of 383 Test scalps - before we give you the answers...
1) Anderson is a freeman of the Borough of Burnley. True or False?
2) Who was the first professional player Anderson dismissed while playing for Burnley first XI? Clue – he’s West Indian.
3) Anderson made his County Championship debut against Surrey in 2002. Which member of the Sky Sports teams was his first victim?
4) He made his international debut on December 15 2002 against Australia but who was his first wicket?
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?
6) How many runs did Anderson concede in his first over of Test cricket and who was it against?
7) Anderson’s spell of 10-6-12-1 against Australia in January 2003 equalled England's most economical ten-over spell in 50-over cricket – but whose record did he match?
8) What is Anderson’s highest Test score and who was it against and when?
9) How many Test innings did Anderson bat before he made his first duck?
10) Anderson has hit two sixes in Test cricket – but who are the bowlers he despatched?
11) Who are the two batsmen who once hit a 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 from one Anderson ODI over?
12) In what year was Anderson named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year?
13) Who has scored the most Test runs off Anderson’s bowling?
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?
15) In the 2013 Ashes Joe Root gave Anderson a t-shirt – but what single adjective was written on it?
Too easy? Then try this beauty from of our very own statistician Benedict Bermange…
16) On which ball of the over has Anderson taken the fewest Test wickets? The first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth?
Best of luck with that one! Make sure you check in with us for the answers…
