New Zealand won the test match series 1-0 against the English thus winning a series against them after a gap of 19 years.
Thanks to a great stand from Ish Sodhi and Neil Wagner who battled the entire day to save the match and making NZ triumph. Tim Southee was awarded the MOM for his all-round performances while his mate Trent Boult has been awarded the Man of the series award.
Meanwhile, English bowler James Anderson added a unique feather to his cap. He is now the pacer to bowl the maximum deliveries in the longest format of the game. He surpassed Courtney Walsh”s total deliveries of 30,020.
The 35-year-old right arm fast bowler has now bowled 30,074 matches by the end of the NZ series. He has represented England in 136 tests and picked over 531 scalps, being the first one from England to do so. He is now the second-ranked test bowler and will look to achieve best ratings in near future.
Other pacers who are behind Anderson include:
Courtney Walsh-Â 30,019 deliveries
Glenn McGrath-Â 29,248 deliveries
Kapil Dev-Â 27,740 deliveries
Spinning legends Muralitharan, Kumble, and Warne continue to remain on the top of the table for the most deliveries bowled by the bowlers (spin and pace) and Anderson will be happy to join the fourth position.
This record marks him as the “most-overworked” pacer in the test history.
Here”s how Twitter reacted to this unique record.
James Anderson keeps piling them on… #NZvENG pic.twitter.com/N1RP3It042
— #IPL2017 (@IndianIPLScore) April 3, 2018
https://twitter.com/cricfreakz/status/981065875141750784?s=20
Most wickets in New Zealand v England Test series
15 – Trent Boult
12 – Tim Southee
11 – Stuart Broad
08 – James Anderson
05 – Neil Wagner
04 – Colin de Grandhomme
03 – Todd Astle
02 – Jack Leach
02 – Mark Wood
02 – Joe Root#NZvENG— Waqar Younis Khiwa 🇵🇰 (@WaqarKhiwa) April 3, 2018
James Anderson keeps piling them on …
30,020 ,,, counting
Most deliveries bowled by a pacer in Test cricket #NZvENG
— Raghava (@Raghava4mahesh) April 3, 2018
James Anderson has had a phenomenal career and his numbers speak for themselves!
Having bowled 5012 overs, he now holds the record for bowling the most overs by a fast bowler in Test cricket. pic.twitter.com/xtDLWLLyiV
— CEAT Cricket Rating (@CEAT_CCR) April 3, 2018
#Cricket stat of the day: James Anderson overtakes Courtney Walsh as the seam bowler to have bowled the most balls in test cricket. Anderson has now sent down 30,074 deliveries in his career. The most by any bowler? Muralitharan, 44,039
— Gerald Imray (@GeraldImrayAP) April 3, 2018
