Usually, 35 is the age when a cricket player starts thinking of retirement. The transition age in cricket is 30 but with Anderson things are different. In this article, we will tell you a comparison of the stats of Jimmy Anderson before and after turning 35 in tests.
- Matches – before turning 35 Anderson played 125 test matches and after 35, he played 63 matches.
- Overs – overs bowled by Anderson before 35 were 4567.4 and after 35 he bowled 2105.1
- Maidens – before turning 35 Anderson bowled 1124 maiden overs and after 35, he bowled 606 maiden overs
- Wickets – before 35 Anderson took 480 wickets and after 35, he took 224 which are career highest wickets by many bowlers.
- Best bowling figure in an innings – before 35 Anderson’s best bowling spell was 7/43 which became even more better after 35 to 7/42.
- Average – Anderson aged like a fine wine. His average before 35 was 28.20 which became 22.71 after he turned 35.
- Economy – he gets better with age as his economy before 35 was 2.96 which got improved to 2.41.
- 5 wicket hauls – Anderson has 32 five-wicket hauls in his test career. 22 came before 35 Anderson 10 came after 35.
