5 best exponents of the outswinger in cricket history

#2 James Anderson

James Anderson

In a column for The Daily Telegraph, a couple of years ago, former Wisden editor Scyld Berry wrote that James Anderson belongs in the pantheon of England's best ever fast bowlers. However, he went on to add, “But Anderson can claim a unique niche of his own as England’s finest ever swing bowler.” Ever since he debuted, the outswing has always been James Anderson's most natural delivery and over the years he has perfected it to such a degree, that he is now regarded as one of its greatest ever exponents.

Anderson was quite quick in his early years and can still bowl at pace, which makes the accurate outswinging delivery on off stump an even bigger challenge for most batsmen. Later on in his career, he developed the inswinger as well and since he can swing it both ways, the outswinger became an even more lethal delivery.