James Anderson's Five-Fors At Lord's In Test Cricket

James Anderson grabbed the limelight of everyone after bagging a 5-wicket haul in the ongoing India vs England 2nd Test at Lord’s cricket stadium in London. The England pacer gave a big blow to the Indian batting on Day 2 of the match, restricting India to 364-10 after reaching 276-3 on Day 1. However, this was not the first time that the right-arm pacer picked a five-for in a Test innings at the home of cricket.

There have been 7 times when James Anderson picked a fifer at Lord’s, registering his name at the Lord’s honours board. Out of his 7 fifers at the Lord’s stadium, 4 have arrived against India. In Test cricket, the 39-year-old pacer has picked 31 five-wicket hauls so far.

With 626 wickets in 304 innings, he is the 3rd highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Here we take a look at all the bowling triumphs of the English pacer at Lord’s cricket stadium in Tests. Below are James Anderson’s five-fors at Lord’s in Test cricket.

7. Zimbabwe- 5/73 (22 May 2003)

Anderson’s first fifer at Lord’s came long back in 2003 in a Test match against Zimbabwe. The right-arm pacer picked 5 wickets for 73 runs in his quota of 16 overs in the 1st innings. With his spectacular bowling, England bowled out Zimbabwe for 147 in the 1st innings and gave them a follow-on. Zimbabwe were later bowled out for 233 and lost the match by an innings and 92 runs. Earlier, England scored 472 runs while batting first in the match.

6. India- 5/42 (19 July 2007)

In July 2007, James Anderson picked his first 5-wicket haul against India in Tests at Lord’s. After England put up 298 in the first innings batting first, Anderson’s fifer restricted India to 201 in 1st innings.

He conceded only 42 runs in 24.2 overs while crushing 5 Indian batsmen. In the 2nd innings, Anderson picked 2 wickets but England failed to bowl out India, who ended with 282/9 while chasing 380 run-target. The match ended in a draw.

5. India- 5/65 (19 July 2011)

Once again during India’s tour of England in 2011, James Anderson claimed a fifer at Lord’s. In the 1st Test match of the 4-match series, the English pacer picked 5 wickets for 65 runs in 28 overs as India struggled to chase a mammoth target of 458 runs in the 2nd innings. With Anderson’s deadly attack, India were bowled out for just 261, losing the match by 196 runs to home side England.

4. New Zealand- 5/47 (16 May 2003)

In May 2013, James Anderson picked another five-wicket haul at Lord’s in a Test match against New Zealand. The 39-year-old bowler dismissed 5 Kiwi batsmen in 1st innings while giving away 47 runs in his 24-over spell. New Zealand were bowled out for 207 against a 1st innings lead of 232. England set up a target of 239 for New Zealand in the 2nd innings, however, the visitors were miserably bowled out for just 68. England won the match by 170 runs.

3. West Indies- 7/42 (7 September 2017)

James Anderson picked a five-wicket haul against West Indies in September 2017 at Lord’s, and it is still his best bowling figures in a Test innings at the stadium. In the 1st innings, England bowled out West Indies for 123 with Anderson picking 2 wickets. In response, England were bowled out for 194. In the 2nd innings, Anderson showcased his bowling magic and scalped 7 wickets for 42 runs in his 21.2 overs, halting West Indies to 177. With Anderson’s brilliance in bowling, England got an easy target of 107 in the 2nd innings and won the match 9 wickets.

2. India- 5-20 (9 August 2018)

In August 2018 during India’s Test tour to England, James Anderson grabbed a five-wicket haul at Lord’s. England bowled out India for just 107 and 130 in both innings. Anderson bagged the limelight from the 1st innings itself, dismissing 5 Indian batsmen.  He gave away just 20 runs in his 13.2 overs. With 4 wickets in the 2nd innings, Anderson accounted for 9 wickets in the match. With a mammoth total of 396/7 (d) in 1st innings, England comfortably bagged victory with an innings and 159 runs.

1. India- 5-62 (12 August 2021)

In the ongoing Test match against India at Lord’s, right-arm pacer Anderson took 5 wickets for 62 runs in the 1st innings. The English pacer dismissed Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah in the match. India, who were going great with 276-3 at one point, were halted to only 364 after Anderson’s impeccable bowling show.