Stats: Bowlers with most number of Test wickets in England

James Anderson celebrates after picking up an Indian wicket

James Anderson has equalled Fred Trueman’s tally of 229 wickets to become the most successful bowler in Tests in England. He picked up 4 wickets in the Test match between England and India that ended in a draw on 13th July, 2014. Apart from Anderson and Trueman, Sir Ian Botham is the only bowler to have taken over 200 Test wickets in England.

Player	Country	No.of Wickets
James Anderson	England	229
Fred Trueman	England	229
Ian Botham	England	226
Bob Willis	England	176
Alec Bedser	England	167
Stuart Broad	England	158

Note: Stats updated till 13th July, 2014.