James Anderson is one of the greatest cricketers of all time, but all the records that are registered to his name are generally for his bowling. However, during England’s first innings against Australia at the Adelaide Oval today, Anderson actually created a world record with the bat.
Anderson remained not out in the first innings as England were bundled out or 236 and conceded a lead of more than 200 runs, but it was the 100th time in James Anderson’s test career that he returned to the dressing room not out. No other batsmen in the history of the game has remained unbeaten so many times in test cricket.
It is a record that might be a batting record, but it can only be created by someone who doesn’t spend enough time at the crease to be dismissed, and Anderson is that kind of batsman because he almost always bats at no. 11 for England.
James Anderson never throws away his wicket despite being a no. 11 batsman
The great thing about James Anderson is that despite his limitations with the bat, he never really throws away his wicket. Even if he is up against someone who bowls at express pace, he still tries to hang in there, even if he gets hit a couple of times.
Even today when Anderson walked in to bat, Australia’s fastest bowler Mitchell Starc was bowling, and he was bowling full throttle, going short and into the body to Anderson. But, not once did Anderson try to sway away from the line of the ball. He kept defending his stumps, leaving anything outside his eye line and went back unbeaten again.
Jimmy Anderson becomes the first ever batsman in history to remain Not Out in Test cricket 100 times.
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If Anderson’s batting career is analysed, he has scored a one-half century in test match cricket as well, which might raise a few eyebrows, considering his very limited batting potential, but during one of the test matches against India during the 2014 English summer, Anderson scored 81 runs batting at no. 11
