Sept. 10 (CRICKETNMORE) - James Anderson became the first first Englishman, third seamer and sixth bowler to claim 500 test wickets, on day two of the final Test against West Indies at Lord's on Saturday.
Anderson reached the milestone when he bowled Kraigg Brathwaite shortly after tea.
"It's surreal thinking about how much cricket I've played and where I've got to in the game," said Anderson.
Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan holds the Test record with 800 wickets followed by Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne on 708 and India leg-spinner Anil Kumble on 619.
Top 10 Bowlers in Test Cricket
Top 10 Bowlers in Test Cricket
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) - 899
Shane Warne (Australia) - 708
Anil Kumble (India) - 619
Courtney Walsh (West Indies) - 519
James Anderson (England) - 506
Kapil Dev (India) - 434
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) - 431
Shaun Pollock (South Africa) - 421
Dale Steyn (South Africa) - 417
Harbhajan Singh (India) - 417
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