Some of the legendary batsmen of this era – Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Kumar Sangakkara, Ajinkya Rahane, Jacques Kallis, MS Dhoni, and Cheteshwar Pujara have one thing in common. They all have been dismissed most times in Test cricket by James Anderson.
If you want me to point out one special quality of Jimmy Anderson (as he is fondly called), it is his consistency over a long period. From Tendulkar to Kraigg Brathwaite of West Indies, he has dominated batsmen of different generations, which is great considering he is a pace bowler.
Now let’s find out the top dismissed batsmen of James Anderson – the batters he enjoyed bowling against!
Most Dismissed Batsmen by James Anderson in Test Cricket
BATSMEN | NO. OF DISMISSALS | INNINGS BATTED |
---|---|---|
Cheteshwar Pujara (IND) | 12 | 37 |
Peter Siddle (AUS) | 11 | 18 |
David Warner (AUS) | 10 | 35 |
Kane Williamson (NZ) | 9 | 21 |
Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 9 | 23 |
Azhar Ali (PAK) | 9 | 25 |
Michael Clarke (AUS) | 9 | 35 |
Shan Masood (PAK) | 8 | 11 |
Lahiru Thirimanne (SL) | 8 | 15 |
Ajinkya Rahane (IND) | 8 | 29 |
Shane Watson (AUS) | 8 | 35 |
Steve Smith (AUS) | 8 | 37 |
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 7 | 14 |
Murali Vijay (IND) | 7 | 19 |
Kraigg Brathwaite (WI) | 7 | 22 |
Jacques Kallis (SA) | 7 | 22 |
Brad Haddin (AUS) | 7 | 27 |
Virat Kohli (IND) | 7 | 36 |
Stats Highlights
Among the batsmen, Anderson has least played against (less than 15 Test innings), Shan Masood of Pakistan is his favorite victim. Anderson dismissed Masood 8 times in the 11 innings they played each other. Watch here how Anderson traps Shan Masood plumb in front of the middle stump. Kumar Sangakkara comes next as he was dismissed 7 times in 14 innings by the English swing bowler.
Anderson against Tendulkar was too good in the longer format. The Indian master batsman scored at 23.1 in the 27 innings they played against. Sachin scored 208 runs and was dismissed 9 times in total – most by any international bowler. Check out all Sachin-Anderson dismissals in the below video:
Cheteshwar Pujara, the joint-most dismissed batsman (11 times) along with the Australian bowler Peter Siddle, has been caught by keeper 6 times of the show stopper Anderson’s bowling.
‘Virat Kohli vs James Anderson’ has always been a treat to watch. Even though Anderson dismissed Virat 7 times in his Test career, the latter has been better in the last 3 meets between their teams, getting out only twice. As a result, Virat averages 42.4 against Anderson in the format.
One of the top 10 Ashes wicket-takers, James Anderson, has 5 Australian batsmen dismissed more than 7 times. Notably, among the current Aussies batters, David Warner and Steve Smith have been his victims 8 and 6 times, respectively.
In terms of the mode of dismissals, Sachin Tendulkar and Ravindra Jadeja are dismissed by LBW 3 times each – the most for the bowler. Michael Clarke (Australia), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), and Kieran Powell (West Indies) have been bowled 3 times by Anderson – again, the best for the bowler. Siddle was dismissed 6 times caught by fielders, whereas Pujara tops the same list for getting caught behind by wicket-keeper 7 times.