Whilst Jimmy seems immortal I'm not sure he'll get up to second spot - I can see Broady going past McGrath this year though - to have two of the top 5 is pretty incredible though.
Current Batting Records (after Pakistan series) 12472 - Alastair Cook 10629 - Joe Root 8900 - Graham Gooch 8463 - Alec Stewart 8231 - David Gower 8181 - Kevin Pietersen 8114 - Geoffrey Boycott 7728 - Michael Atherton 7727 - Ian Bell 7624 - Colin Cowdrey 7249 - Wally Hammond 7037 - Andrew Strauss 6971 - Len Hutton 6806 - Ken Barrington 6744 - Graham Thorpe 5825 - Marcus Trescothick 5807 - Denis Compton 5764 - Nasser Hussain 5719 - Michael Vaughan 5602 - Ben Stokes 5482 - Jonny Bairstow 5410 - Jack Hobbs 5200 - Sir Ian Botham Joe Root is 12th in the all-time list - he is 298 behind Steve Waugh
Current Bowling Records (after Pakistan series) 675 - Jimmy Anderson 566 - Stuart Broad 389 - Sir Ian Botham 325 - Bob Willis 307 - Fred Truman 297 - Derek Underwood 255 - Graeme Swann 252 - Brian Statham 248 - Matthew Hoggard 236 - Sir Alec Bedser 234 - Andrew Caddick 229 - Darren Gough 226 - Steve Harmison 226 - Andrew Flintoff 202 - John Snow 193 - Jim Laker Jimmy Anderson is 3rd in the all-time list. He is 33 adrift of Shane Warne. Stuart Broad is 5th - he is 53 behind Anil Kumble
Can he reach 700 in 2023? 4 wickets per Test could mean it should happen in the Ashes, that is if he is not rested, rotated or injured. Has been Stokes leading wicket taker, 8 Tests 35 wickets at 17.85. Root has the most runs under Stokes 10 Tests 740 at 52.85
Current Batting Records (before 2023 home tests) 12472 - Alastair Cook 10948 - Joe Root 8900 - Graham Gooch 8463 - Alec Stewart 8231 - David Gower 8181 - Kevin Pietersen 8114 - Geoffrey Boycott 7728 - Michael Atherton 7727 - Ian Bell 7624 - Colin Cowdrey 7249 - Wally Hammond 7037 - Andrew Strauss 6971 - Len Hutton 6806 - Ken Barrington 6744 - Graham Thorpe 5825 - Marcus Trescothick 5807 - Denis Compton 5764 - Nasser Hussain 5719 - Michael Vaughan 5712 - Ben Stokes 5482 - Jonny Bairstow 5410 - Jack Hobbs 5200 - Sir Ian Botham Joe Root is 11th in the all-time list - he is 256 behind Allan Border
Current Bowling Records (before 2023 home tests) 685 - Jimmy Anderson 576 - Stuart Broad 389 - Sir Ian Botham 325 - Bob Willis 307 - Fred Truman 297 - Derek Underwood 255 - Graeme Swann 252 - Brian Statham 248 - Matthew Hoggard 236 - Sir Alec Bedser 234 - Andrew Caddick 229 - Darren Gough 226 - Steve Harmison 226 - Andrew Flintoff 202 - John Snow 193 - Jim Laker Jimmy Anderson is 3rd in the all-time list. He is 23 adrift of Shane Warne. Stuart Broad is 5th - he is 43 behind Anil Kumble
Current Batting Records (after 2023 Ashes tests) 12472 - Alastair Cook 11416 - Joe Root 8900 - Graham Gooch 8463 - Alec Stewart 8231 - David Gower 8181 - Kevin Pietersen 8114 - Geoffrey Boycott 7728 - Michael Atherton 7727 - Ian Bell 7624 - Colin Cowdrey 7249 - Wally Hammond 7037 - Andrew Strauss 6971 - Len Hutton 6806 - Ken Barrington 6744 - Graham Thorpe 6117 - Ben Stokes 5825 - Marcus Trescothick 5807 - Denis Compton 5804 - Jonny Bairstow 5764 - Nasser Hussain 5719 - Michael Vaughan 5410 - Jack Hobbs 5200 - Sir Ian Botham Joe Root is 10th in the all-time list - he is 398 behind Mahala Jayawardene. Now only 1056 off Alistair Cook
Current Bowling Records (after 2023 Ashes tests) 690 - Jimmy Anderson 604 - Stuart Broad 389 - Sir Ian Botham 325 - Bob Willis 307 - Fred Truman 297 - Derek Underwood 255 - Graeme Swann 252 - Brian Statham 248 - Matthew Hoggard 236 - Sir Alec Bedser 234 - Andrew Caddick 229 - Darren Gough 226 - Steve Harmison 226 - Andrew Flintoff 204 - Moeen Ali 202 - John Snow 193 - Jim Laker Jimmy Anderson is 3rd in the all-time list. He is 18 adrift of Shane Warne. Stuart Broad ended with 604 wickets - is 5th in the all-time list Moeen Ali got in the "200 club"
Current Batting Records (after 1st test against WI at Lords) 12472 - Alastair Cook 11804 - Joe Root 8900 - Graham Gooch 8463 - Alec Stewart 8231 - David Gower 8181 - Kevin Pietersen 8114 - Geoffrey Boycott 7728 - Michael Atherton 7727 - Ian Bell 7624 - Colin Cowdrey 7249 - Wally Hammond 7037 - Andrew Strauss 6971 - Len Hutton 6806 - Ken Barrington 6744 - Graham Thorpe 6320 - Ben Stokes 6042 - Jonny Bairstow 5825 - Marcus Trescothick 5807 - Denis Compton 5764 - Nasser Hussain 5719 - Michael Vaughan 5410 - Jack Hobbs 5200 - Sir Ian Botham Joe Root is 10th in the all-time list - he is 10 behind Mahala Jayawardene and 63 behind Shiv Chanderpaul. Now only 668 off Alistair Cook
Current Bowling Records (after 1st test against WI at Lords) 704 - Jimmy Anderson 604 - Stuart Broad 389 - Sir Ian Botham 325 - Bob Willis 307 - Fred Truman 297 - Derek Underwood 255 - Graeme Swann 252 - Brian Statham 248 - Matthew Hoggard 236 - Sir Alec Bedser 234 - Andrew Caddick 229 - Darren Gough 226 - Steve Harmison 226 - Andrew Flintoff 204 - Moeen Ali 202 - John Snow 201 - Ben Stokes 193 - Jim Laker Ben Stokes passed 200 test wickets (good timing for this thread!) Jimmy Anderson finished with 704 wickets - 3rd in the all-time list. His stats were: Tests - 188 (second in all-time list - only Tendulkar played more) Overs - 6672.5 Maidens - 1730 Runs - 18627 Wickets - 704 Ave - 26.45 Best Figures - 7-42 5 Wkts - 32 times Man of Match Awards - 8 Catches - 107 Batting - 1353 runs at an average of 8.96 (highest score 81)
Current Batting Records (after final test against Sri Lanka at The Oval) 12472 - Alastair Cook 12402 - Joe Root 8900 - Graham Gooch 8463 - Alec Stewart 8231 - David Gower 8181 - Kevin Pietersen 8114 - Geoffrey Boycott 7728 - Michael Atherton 7727 - Ian Bell 7624 - Colin Cowdrey 7249 - Wally Hammond 7037 - Andrew Strauss 6971 - Len Hutton 6806 - Ken Barrington 6744 - Graham Thorpe 6508 - Ben Stokes 6042 - Jonny Bairstow 5825 - Marcus Trescothick 5807 - Denis Compton 5764 - Nasser Hussain 5719 - Michael Vaughan 5410 - Jack Hobbs 5200 - Sir Ian Botham Joe Root is 6th in the all-time list - he is 70 behind Alistair Cook
Current Bowling Records (after final test against Sri Lanka at The Oval) 704 - Jimmy Anderson 604 - Stuart Broad 389 - Sir Ian Botham 325 - Bob Willis 307 - Fred Truman 297 - Derek Underwood 255 - Graeme Swann 252 - Brian Statham 248 - Matthew Hoggard 236 - Sir Alec Bedser 234 - Andrew Caddick 229 - Darren Gough 226 - Steve Harmison 226 - Andrew Flintoff 204 - Moeen Ali 203 - Ben Stokes 202 - John Snow 193 - Jim Laker Ben Stokes is 80th in the all-time list
