James Anderson became the first England bowler to take 500 Test wickets and just the sixth in history when he dismissed West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite on the second day of the third Test at Lord's on Friday. Anderson, who started West Indies' second innings on 499 Test wickets, reached the landmark when, with the last delivery of his second over, he bowled Brathwaite for four with a big inswinger that demolished the right-hander's stumps.
A capacity crowd at Lord's rose to give Anderson a standing ovation, with the Lancashire swing bowler having started his Test career by taking five wickets in his debut innings against Zimbabwe at the 'home of cricket' in 2003. Anderson was just the sixth bowler and only the third paceman to have taken 500 Test wickets.
He is also the only active cricketer in that elite group, with the spin trio of Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800 Test wickets), Australia's Shane Warne (708), India's Anil Kumble (619), as well as Australia seamer Glenn McGrath (563) and West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh (519) now all retired.
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SCOREBOARD
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West Indies 1st Innings 123 (B Stokes 6-22)
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England 1st Innings (overnight: 46-4)
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A. Cook c Dowrich b Roach 10
M. Stoneman c Dowrich b Roach 1
T. Westley lbw b Holder 8
J. Root c Powell b Holder 1
D. Malan c Dowrich b Roach 20
B. Stokes b Gabriel 60
J. Bairstow lbw b Roach 21
M. Ali c K Hope b Roach 3
T. Roland-Jones c S Hope b Holder 13
S. Broad c Dowrich b Holder 38
J. Anderson not out 8
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Extras: (lb4, nb7) 11
Total: (all out, 52.5 overs, 267 mins) 194
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