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Indian Express
an hour ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
WATCH: James Anderson plays first T20 in 11 years, records career-best figures in T20 Blast
After moving on from his legendary Test career last year, English pace ace James Anderson returned to T20 cricket for the first time in 11 years with his career-best haul in the format on Sunday. Anderson, who signed on a one-year county contract after his Test retirement as the highest wicket-taking pacer with 704 scalps, made his return to the T20 Blast against Durham. Making an instant impact with his ever-snappy action, Anderson accounted for the Durham top-order whilst registering his best T20 figures. The 43-year-old removed openers Graham Clark and Alex Lees within the first overs before returning to dismiss Dutchman Colin Ackermann in the 11th over before finishing up with 3/17 in four overs in Lancashire's eventual four-wicket win. International duties historically restricted Anderson's availability for Lancashire. However, in the bid for his final Test season last year, Anderson turned up for Lancashire and secured figures of 7-35 in his sole 2024 Championship outing. Prioritising his rich hauls in Test cricket for the most of last decade, Anderson made his final ODI appearance in the 2015 World Cup and never appeared in a T20I after 2009. Enjoy every ball of Jimmy Anderson's 3/17, on his return to the Vitality Blast 🌹 — Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 2, 2025 While he had made the transition to a brief consultant mentorship role for the England men's bowling unit, Anderson had insisted on giving T20 and franchise cricket a go, believing he still got the gears to deliver in the competitive format. This was Anderson's first T20 appearance since August 23, 2014, when he played for Lancashire in the T20 Blast final against Warwickshire. That match went against the sprit as the England legand leaked 52 runs in four overs as Lancashire lost by four runs. In total, Anderson has played 45 T20s in his career for Lancashire and England, taking 44 wickets at an average of 30.34, with an economy rate of 8.36 runs per over. Anderson made his first IPL auction appearance during the 2025 Mega Auction last year, but he found no takers in the two-day event. 'I know for a fact that my body has got a certain amount of deliveries left in it. Once that goes, I'll no longer be a bowler. But as long as my body allows me to bowl, I will see myself as a bowler. And other people can see me as whatever they want to see me as. I don't care,' Anderson had recently said in a Guardian interview, insisting that he wants to keep going with the ball.
Hindustan Times
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
James Anderson makes T20 return after 3935 days, returns with career-best figures
It might be nearly 11 years since he last appeared in a competitive T20 cricket match, but when you're James Anderson, everything you touch tends to turn to gold. Representing Lancashire in the T20 Vitality Blast, Anderson marked his return to the shortest format of the game with a performance that rolled back the clock, taking his best-ever figures of 3-17 in his team's victory against Durham. Anderson hadn't played T20 cricket since August 2014, a span of nearly 4000 days, and will celebrate a full year since his international retirement next month. However, even at the age of 42, Anderson looked like his old self, as he bowled three overs up front in the powerplay against Durham. In those three overs at Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street, Anderson accounted for the wickets of both Durham openers, Alex Lees and Graham Clark. Extracting plenty of movement and bite, Anderson took 2-15 in the powerplay, and returned in the 11th over to add a third wicket, dismissing Colin Ackermann to finish with figures of 3-17. This was Anderson's best figures in T20 cricket, improving on his figures of 3-23, which came in a T20I game for England against the Netherlands, all the way back in 2009. That was the last year in which Anderson represented England in T20 cricket. Anderson took his first wicket in his second over, bouncing back having conceded a six and a four in the first three deliveries to dismiss Clark. Anderson dismissed the entirety of Durham's top three, a bowling effort that ensured the hosts were only able to score 150 on the day. Anderson's contribution was important, too, as a spirited Durham bowling effort meant that it took Lancashire the entirety of their 20 overs to chase down the target of 151. It was a marked improvement on the last time Anderson played in a T20 game, which saw him concede 52 runs for no wickets against Warwickshire during the 2024 Blast final. Anderson's return saw Lancashire rise to a third win in a row to start off their Vitality Blast campaign, a perfect record thus far after already having beaten Worcestershire and dismantled Nottinghamshire in their first two matches of the season.
Yahoo
13 hours ago
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- Yahoo
James Anderson stars for Lancashire in first T20 appearance for 11 years
James Anderson took three wickets in his first T20 match for 11 years as Lancashire beat Durham at Chester-le-Street to claim a third consecutive Vitality Blast North Group win. The 42-year-old former England seamer had not played a sprint-format match since the Red Rose faced Warwickshire at Edgbaston in August 2014. But, having retired from international duty, Anderson returned with a bang by returning figures of three for 17 from four overs to help Lancashire limit the hosts to 150 for six. Michael Jones hit 55 before Jack Blatherwick's single from the final delivery then took Lancashire home by four wickets.
The Independent
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
James Anderson stars for Lancashire in first T20 appearance for 11 years
James Anderson took three wickets in his first T20 match for 11 years as Lancashire beat Durham at Chester-le-Street to claim a third consecutive Vitality Blast North Group win. The 42-year-old former England seamer had not played a sprint-format match since the Red Rose faced Warwickshire at Edgbaston in August 2014. But, having retired from international duty, Anderson returned with a bang by returning figures of three for 17 from four overs to help Lancashire limit the hosts to 150 for six. Michael Jones hit 55 before Jack Blatherwick's single from the final delivery then took Lancashire home by four wickets.
The Hindu
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
WATCH: James Anderson returns to T20 cricket after 11 years, picks three wickets
James Anderson returned to play a T20 match after 11 years in the T20 Blast tournament in England on Sunday. Anderson was named in Lancashire's playing XI against Durham. The now 42-year-old last played a T20 game 3935 days ago. This is his first appearance since August 2014 where he featured for Lancashire against Warwickshire in a T20 Blast match. Coming into the XI in place of Mitch Stanley, Anderson opened the bowling after Lancashire opted to field. Jimmy Anderson is back in the Vitality Blast, and back in the wickets 🌹 — Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 1, 2025 The fast bowler gave away just three runs in his first over and picked opener G Clarke's wicket in his second. In his third over in the same spell, Anderson removed AZ Lees as well. Returning to bowl after a six-over gap, Anderson got one more wicket, CN Ackermann, and finished his game with three for 17 runs in four overs.
