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Jimmy Anderson's 700 Test wickets in numbers

A breakdown of Jimmy's incredible achievement

Career numbers:

Matches: 187
Overs: 6646.1
Maidens: 1720 
Wickets: 700 
Average: 26.52
5fers: 32 
10fers: 3

Which teams has he struck against most?

India: 150
Australia: 117
South Africa: 103
West Indies: 87
Pakistan: 82 
New Zealand: 84
Sri Lanka: 58
Zimbabwe: 11
Bangladesh: 9

How has he taken his wickets?

Right-hand: 481
Left-hand: 219
Caught: 466
Bowled: 136
LBW: 97

Milestone dismissals:

1st: Mark Vermuelen (Zimbabwe)
100th: Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
200th: Peter Siddle (Australia)
300th: Peter Fulton (NZ)
400th: Martin Guptill (NZ)
500th: Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies)
600th: Azhar Ali (Pakistan)
700th: Kuldeep Yadav (India)

Most dismissed:

C Pujara: 12
P Siddle: 11
D Warner: 10
M Clarke: 9
A Ali: 9
S Tendulkar: 9
K Williamson: 9
S Smith: 8

Favourite grounds (Home)

Lord’s: 119
Trent Bridge: 73
Edgbaston: 52
The Oval: 50
Headingley: 43

Favourite grounds (Away)

Adelaide: 19
Cape Town: 16
Barbados: 15
Sydney: 14
Melbourne: 13