James Anderson's Milestone Test Wickets

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As James Anderson bids goodbye with 704 Test Wickets, let's take a look at the milestone wickets of his career.

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1st Wicket: Mark Vermeulen (ZIM)

Anderson took a five-fer on debut, with his first scalp bowling over Mark Vermeulen, in 2003.

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100th Wicket: Jacques Kallis (SA)

Anderson's 100th scalp was South African great Kallis, whom he got out LBW in late 2008.

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200th Wicket: Peter Siddle (AUS)

Siddle was dismissed 11 times by Anderson, one being his special 200th in 2010-11.

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300th Wicket: Peter Fulton (NZ)

Anderson's 300th Test wicket was Kiwi batsman Peter Fulton, caught at slip, in 2013.

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384th Wicket: Denesh Ramdin (WI)

Anderson overtook Ian Botham to become England's all-time highest Test wicket-taker in 2015.

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400th Wicket: Martin Guptill (NZ)

Later in 2015, Anderson accomplished his 400th Test scalp, dismissing New Zealand opener Martin Guptill.

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500th Wicket: Kraigg Brathwaite (WI)

Anderson hit 500 Test wickets in 2017, Brathwait being his victim, being clean bowled.

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564th Wicket: Md Shami (IND)

Anderson became the fast bowler with the most Test wickets against India in 2018.

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600th Wicket: Azhar Ali (PAK)

Pakistan's Azhar Ali was Anderson's 600th Test victim, the milestone coming in 2020.

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700th Wicket: Kuldeep Yadav (IND)

Anderson became only the third bowler in history to achieve 700 Test wickets in early 2024.

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704th Wicket: Joshua Da Silva (WI)

Anderson's 704th and final Test wicket came in his final Test in 2024.

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James Anderson's Milestone Test Wickets

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As James Anderson bids goodbye with 704 Test Wickets, let's take a look at the milestone wickets of his career.

1st Wicket: Mark Vermeulen (ZIM)Anderson took a five-fer on debut, with his first scalp bowling over Mark Vermeulen, in 2003.

100th Wicket: Jacques Kallis (SA)Anderson's 100th scalp was South African great Kallis, whom he got out LBW in late 2008.

200th Wicket: Peter Siddle (AUS)Siddle was dismissed 11 times by Anderson, one being his special 200th in 2010-11.

300th Wicket: Peter Fulton (NZ)Anderson's 300th Test wicket was Kiwi batsman Peter Fulton, caught at slip, in 2013.

384th Wicket: Denesh Ramdin (WI)Anderson overtook Ian Botham to become England's all-time highest Test wicket-taker in 2015.

400th Wicket: Martin Guptill (NZ)Later in 2015, Anderson accomplished his 400th Test scalp, dismissing New Zealand opener Martin Guptill.

500th Wicket: Kraigg Brathwaite (WI)Anderson hit 500 Test wickets in 2017, Brathwait being his victim, being clean bowled.

564th Wicket: Md Shami (IND)Anderson became the fast bowler with the most Test wickets against India in 2018.

600th Wicket: Azhar Ali (PAK)Pakistan's Azhar Ali was Anderson's 600th Test victim, the milestone coming in 2020.

700th Wicket: Kuldeep Yadav (IND)Anderson became only the third bowler in history to achieve 700 Test wickets in early 2024.

704th Wicket: Joshua Da Silva (WI)Anderson's 704th and final Test wicket came in his final Test in 2024.