Steve Smith vs James Anderson is one of modern day Test Cricket's most legendary rivalries. In the Ashes these two men are the focal point of the entire 5 Test Match series. Steven Smith is the best Australian batter and James Anderson is the best England fast bowler. And even after so many battles, they still have a few more Ashes series to play against each other.
Steve Smith
Steve Smith still has a few years left to play In international cricket. He has been the best Test batter in the world. He has so far played in 116 Test Matches. He has an amazing average of 56.7 in Test Cricket. He has scored 10271 runs and he has hit 36 Test Hundreds as well as 4 Double Hundreds in Test Cricket. He is only 36 and he has at least one WTC cycle left in him which means he will cross the 11,000 run mark soon. He has also played in 170 ODIs for Australia. He has made 5800 at an average of 43.3 with 12 hundreds in ODI Cricket. He has made a total of 16000+ international runs which includes 1000+ runs in T20IS. He has also made 48 International hundreds so far.
James Anderson
The evergreen James Anderson is now retired from Test Cricket. He has been the backbone of England bowling for over 20 years. He has played 188 Test Matches which is the second most of all time. He has taken a whopping 704 Test Wickets which is a feat so rare and unbelievable that he Is only the third and the first fast bowler to achieve this. There will never be another fast bowler who will break this record. He has taken 32 Five Wicket Hauls and 3 times he has taken 10 wickets in a Test Match. He has also taken 269 Wickets in 194 ODIs. He has taken 991 International wickets. Take a look at the Best Bowling Performances of James Anderson in Test Cricket
Head to Head
James Anderson has bowled a total of 1086 balls so far to Steve Smith in Test Cricket. Steve Smith has scored 479 runs against him and has been dismissed 8 Times by James Anderson. This is one of the longest rivalries which has been going on since 2010.
In ODI Cricket, Steve Smith faced 75 balls from Anderson and scored 76 runs. While he got dismissed only once.
Memorable Encounters
Their first memorable encounter was in 2010 and James Anderson got out Steven Smith for the score of 6. James Anderson bowled 11 balls in this innings to Steve Smith. He was dismissed and caught by Matt Prior. This was in the first innings of the 4th Test Match.
In the 3rd Test Match in 2013, Steve Smith made a well made 89 In the first innings. He faced 43 balls from James Anderson but Jimmy was not able to dismiss him. Steven Smith was caught by Jonny Bairstow bowled by Graeme Swann.
In the 3rd Test in the 2017 Ashes series, Steve Smith made an extraordinary 239 runs from 398 balls. He was dismissed by James Anderson via LBW. This was in the first innings of the Test Match. James Anderson bowled 80 balls to Steve Smith In this innings.
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