JM Anderson of England captured six for 40 in Sri Lanka’s first innings in the ongoing test at Galle. This was his 30^th five wickets in an innings haul in test cricket. He earned the distinction of become the first pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five plus wickets in an innings on 30 occasions. The following table lists all such occasions.

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	Zim	Lord’s	May 03
2	5-102	2	SAF	Nottingham	Aug 03
3	5-042	2	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 07
4	5-073	2	NZl	Wellington	Mar 08
5	7-043	2	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 08
6	5-087	2	Win	Ch-le-St	May 09
7	5-080	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 09
8	5-063	1	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 10
9	5-054	2	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
10	6-017	4	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
11	5-065	4	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 11
12	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
13	5-047	2	NZl	Lord’s	May 13
14	5-085	2	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
15	5-073	4	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
16	5-053	2	Ind	Southampton	Jul 14
17	6-042	2	Win	Bridgetown	May 15
18	6-047	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 15
19	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
20	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
21	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
22	5-072	1	SAF	Nottingham	Jul 17
23	5-076	2	Win	Leeds	Aug 17
24	7-042	3	Win	Lord’s	Sep 17
25	5-043	3	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 17
26	5-0	1	Ind	Lord’s	Aug 18
27	5-046	1	Win	Bridgetown	Jan 19
28	5-040	2	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 20
29	5-056	2	Pak	Southampton	Aug 20
30	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

The break up of these 30 occasions – on home soil and away soil – read thus. 22 Home Soil Performances and 08 Away soil performances are listed below

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	Zim	Lord’s	May 03
2	5-102	2	SAF	Nottingham	Aug 03
3	5-042	2	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 07
4	7-043	2	NZl	Nottingham	Jun 08
5	5-087	2	Win	Ch-le-St	May 09
6	5-080	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 09
7	5-054	2	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
8	6-017	4	Pak	Nottingham	Jul 10
9	5-065	4	Ind	Lord’s	Jul 11
10	5-047	2	NZl	Lord’s	May 13
11	5-085	2	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
12	5-073	4	Aus	Nottingham	Jul 13
13	5-053	2	Ind	Southampton	Jul 14
14	6-047	1	Aus	Birmingham	Jul 15
15	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
16	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
17	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
18	5-072	1	SAF	Nottingham	Jul 17
19	5-076	2	Win	Leeds	Aug 17
20	7-042	3	Win	Lord’s	Sep 17
21	5-0	1	Ind	Lord’s	Aug 18
22	5-056	2	Pak	Southampton	Aug 20

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-073	2	NZl	Wellington	Mar 08
2	5-063	1	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 10
3	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
4	6-042	2	Win	Bridgetown	May 15
5	5-043	3	Aus	Adelaide	Dec 17
6	5-046	1	Win	Bridgetown	Jan 19
7	5-040	2	SAF	Cape Town	Jan 20
8	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

It also represents his sixth five for against Sri Lanka. It is his best performance against Sri Lanka, improving upon his five for 16 at Leeds in May 16. It also represents his best performance against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. His previous best was five for 72 at Galle in Mar 2012. All his performances against Sri Lanka are listed below.

No	W-R	I	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	5-072	1	Srl	Galle	Mar 12
2	5-016	2	Srl	Leeds	May 16
3	5-029	3	Srl	Leeds	May 16
4	5-058	3	Srl	Ch-le-St	May 16
5	6-040	1	Srl	Galle	Jan 21

JM Anderson became the second pace bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 30 plus five wicket hauls in an innings after RJ Hadlee of New Zealand. RJ Hadlee had captured 36 five wicket hauls