JM Anderson of England became the fourth bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 300 wickets on home soil. He achieved the feat when he captured the wicket of  D Elgar caught by Dawson for 6 in the ongoing second test match against South Africa at Nottingham. He joined the elite club of M Muralitharan, A Kumble and SK Warne. He also earned the distinction of becoming the first fast bowler to achieve the feat. The following table lists the performance of all the four bowlers

 

Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
M Muralitharan	Srl	1992-2010	73	134	25061	9646	493	9/51	13/115	19.56	45	15
A Kumble	Ind	1993-2008	63	115	20792	8710	350	10/74	14/149	24.88	25	7
SK Warne	Aus	1992-2007	69	129	19417	8420	319	8/71	12/128	26.39	15	4
JM Anderson	Eng	2003-2017	71	134	15722	7716	300	7/43	11/71	25.72	17	3

 

The following table furnishes the break up of 300 wickets captured by JM Anderson at home.

 

Opposition	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	5	10
Australia	2009-2015	13	24	450.4	101	1468	44	6/47	10/158	33.36	4	1
Bangladesh	2010-2010	2	4	84.0	21	223	9	4/78	5/162	24.77	0	0
India	2007-2014	12	24	512.4	137	1553	60	5/42	7/77	25.88	3	0
New Zealand	2008-2015	7	14	237.1	63	757	34	7/43	9/98	22.26	2	0
Pakistan	2010-2016	7	13	240.4	82	547	32	6/17	11/71	17.09	2	1
South Africa	2003-2017	14	24	527.5	112	1601	43	5/102	7/119	37.23	1	0
Sri Lanka	2011-2016	7	13	272.3	81	688	40	5/16	10/45	17.20	3	1
West Indies	2004-2012	7	14	230.5	61	656	27	5/87	9/125	24.29	1	0
Zimbabwe	2003-2003	2	4	64.0	18	223	11	5/73	6/85	20.27	1	0
Total	2003-2017	71	134	2620.2	676	7716	300	7/43	11/71	25.72	17	3