JM Anderson of England becomes the first medium pace bowler to capture 600 test wickets
JM Anderson of England became the first medium pace bowler to capture 600 test wickets in the history of test cricket. His 600th victim was Pakistan captain Azhar Ali whom he had caught by JE Root for 31 in Pakistan’s second innings in the just concluded third test against Pakistan at Southhampton. The following table furnish the career summary of JM Andersone
| Opp | M | I | Overs | Mdns | Runs | W | 5 | 10 |
| Aus | 32 | 59 | 1175.1 | 285 | 3595 | 104 | 5 | 1 |
| Ban | 02 | 04 | 0084.0 | 021 | 0223 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ind | 27 | 52 | 1006.1 | 264 | 2858 | 110 | 4 | 0 |
| NZl | 14 | 26 | 0492.1 | 121 | 1610 | 60 | 3 | 0 |
| Pak | 18 | 34 | 0607.4 | 178 | 1429 | 74 | 3 | 1 |
| SAF | 26 | 47 | 0993.2 | 214 | 2932 | 93 | 4 | 0 |
| Srl | 13 | 24 | 0449.1 | 117 | 1241 | 52 | 4 | 1 |
| Win | 22 | 41 | 0752.3 | 212 | 1967 | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| Zim | 02 | 04 | 0064.0 | 018 | 0223 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Tot | 156 | 291 | 5624.1 | 1430 | 16070 | 600 | 29 | 3 |
The following table furnishes the performance at home-away-neutral venues, his 50 plus wickets in calendar years, performance under various captains and performance in winning-losing-drawn tests.
| M | I | Overs | Mdns | Runs | W | 5 | 10 | |
| home | 89 | 169 | 3214.3 | 851 | 9154 | 384 | 22 | 3 |
| away | 61 | 110 | 2193.4 | 516 | 6472 | 194 | 07 | 0 |
| neutral | 06 | 012 | 216.0 | 063 | 452 | 022 | 00 | 0 |
| Total | 156 | 291 | 5624.1 | 1430 | 16070 | 600 | 29 | 3 |
| M | I | Overs | Mdns | Runs | W | 5 | 10 | |
| year 2010 | 12 | 23 | 463.0 | 120 | 1309 | 57 | 3 | 1 |
| year 2013 | 14 | 27 | 531.5 | 125 | 1655 | 52 | 3 | 1 |
| M | I | Overs | Mdns | Runs | W | 5 | 10 | |
| AN Cook | 49 | 93 | 1776.1 | 470 | 4919 | 191 | 9 | 2 |
| A Flintoff | 04 | 08 | 0124.3 | 028 | 492 | 011 | 0 | 0 |
| N Hussain | 03 | 06 | 0090.0 | 021 | 352 | 012 | 1 | 0 |
| KP Pietersen | 03 | 06 | 0110.0 | 020 | 341 | 009 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Root | 33 | 61 | 1110.5 | 319 | 2664 | 130 | 8 | 0 |
| BA Stokes | 01 | 02 | 040.0 | 014 | 104 | 003 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Strauss | 42 | 76 | 1639.5 | 411 | 4587 | 168 | 7 | 1 |
| MP Vaughan | 21 | 39 | 732.5 | 147 | 2619 | 076 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 156 | 291 | 5624.1 | 1430 | 16070 | 600 | 29 | 3 |
| M | I | Overs | Mdns | Runs | W | 5 | 10 | |
| won match | 70 | 139 | 2341.1 | 631 | 6524 | 323 | 19 | 3 |
| lost match | 53 | 094 | 1895.3 | 457 | 5665 | 151 | 6 | 0 |
| drawn match | 33 | 058 | 1387.3 | 342 | 3889 | 126 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 156 | 291 | 5624.1 | 1430 | 16070 | 600 | 29 | 3 |
The following table lists the cumulative wickets captured by JM Anderson
| Mat | Inns | Wkts | Opp | Date |
| 001 | 002 | 005 | Zim | 22.05.03 |
| 029 | 055 | 104 | SAF | 07.08.08 |
| 055 | 101 | 200 | Aus | 16.12.10 |
| 081 | 149 | 305 | NZl | 16.05.13 |
| 104 | 195 | 403 | NZl | 29.05.15 |
| 129 | 242 | 506 | Win | 07.09.17 |
| 156 | 291 | 600 | Pak | 21.08.20 |
Progressive milestones of wickets captured by JM Anderson is furnished below
| Wkt | Batsman | R | MoD/Fielder | Opp | Inns | Date |
| 001 | MA Vermeulen | 01 | B | Zim | 1 | 22.05.03 |
| 100 | JH Kallis | 02 | lbw | SAF | 1 | 07.08.08 |
| 200 | PM Siddle | 08 | C Collingwood | Aus | 2 | 16.12.10 |
| 300 | HD Rutherford | 04 | C Cook | NZl | 1 | 16.05.13 |
| 401 | KS Williamson | 00 | C Buttler | NZl | 1 | 29.05.15 |
| 500 | KC Brathwaite | 04 | B | Win | 2 | 07.09.17 |
| 600 | Azhar Ali | 31 | C Root | Pak | 2 | 21.08.20 |