the Test series against the West Indies. On 4 July 2020, Anderson was named in England's thirteen-man squad for the first Test match of the series. On 25 August, Anderson became the first fast bowler to reach 600 Test wickets. In November 2020, Anderson was nominated for the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade award. 2021: Australia Anderson was selected for the 2021-22 Ashes. Achievements On 25 July 2016, during the second Test of that year's England-Pakistan series at Old Trafford, he became the first fast bowler to take 50 wickets against all other 7 major Test-playing nations, Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies. In December 2019, in the first Test against South Africa, Anderson became the ninth cricketer to play in 150 Test matches. In January 2020, in the second Test of the series against South Africa, Anderson took his 28th five-wicket haul in Test cricket. He surpassed Sir Ian Botham's record of 27, to become the bowler with the most five-wicket hauls for England in Test cricket. He is the only seam bowler to take 300+ Test wickets on home soil. He is the first pace bowler, and second player overall, to take 100 Test wickets at a single venue (at Lord's; Muttiah Muralitharan has taken 100 wickets at three separate grounds in Sri Lanka) He has the most international Test deliveries bowled by a pace bowler. He holds the world record for "not out" batting performances in Test cricket, achieving his 62nd Test "not out" at Lord's in 2017, passing the previous record of 61 set by Courtney Walsh. On 5 July 2021, playing for Lancashire against Kent in the LV= County Championship, Anderson took seven wickets for 19 runs (including 5 maiden overs), a new First Class best. It also meant he passed 1,000 First Class wickets. On 18 December 2021, Anderson during England's 1st innings in the 2nd Test of the Ashes, became the first-ever batsman to remain not out in Test cricket on 100 instances. Awards On 8 December 2011, he was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of Burnley. In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, Anderson was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to cricket". On 11 February 2016, he received his OBE at Buckingham Palace. References External links James Anderson's Official Website English cricketers England Test cricketers England