Cricketers of the week: 10th July – 16th July

#5 James Anderson

300 wickets for Anderson at home, the first fast bowler to achieve that

James Anderson showed yet again why he is probably the world’s best fast bowler in Tests going around, especially with Dale Steyn currently out of action. Anderson picked up yet another five-wicket haul to add to his previous 21.

The pacer has 470 wickets in 123 Tests and became the first fast bowler to pick up 300 wickets at home, the previous three being spinners – Anil Kumble, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan. The 34-year-old picked up the wicket of Dean Elgar early before bowling a devastating spell with the second new ball, where he accounted for the wickets of Philander, Morris, Maharaj and Morkel to snub the resistance of the tail, within a span of six overs and 26 runs.

The Englishman eventualy returned figures of 5/72 in 23.2 overs.