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James Anderson Becomes Oldest Fast Bowler To Take Wicket In The Hundred

James Anderson Becomes Oldest Fast Bowler To Take Wicket In The Hundred
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James Anderson became the oldest fast bowler to take a wicket in The Hundred on 26 Aug 2025. Playing for Manchester Originals against Northern Superchargers at Headingley, Leeds, he took two wickets. Anderson broke the record of Michael Hogan, who was 41 years and 86 days old. Anderson took the wickets of Dawid Malan and Dan Lawrence early in the match. He bowled 20 balls and gave 30 runs. His bowling helped restrict Northern Superchargers to 139 for 8. Manchester Originals chased the target with Jos Buttler scoring 70 runs. Anderson’s achievement adds to his long cricket career with 704 Test wickets and 269 ODI wickets for England. (Updated 27 Aug 2025, 09:18 IST; source: link)