I think if Jimmy Anderson wants to play another year when he’s taken 50 ‘poles’ at 17, you find a way to do that.” Lancashire have endured a torrid year on and off the field with membership unrest and the team finishing second-bottom in Division Two of the Championship.
Lancashire teammate or observer comments indicate that if Anderson wants to play another year after taking 50 poles at 17, the club must find a way to accommodate him.
Lancashire has endured a torrid year both on and off the field, marked by membership unrest and a second-bottom finish in Division Two of the Championship.
With his significance to the game now well established, it is easy to overlook the turmoil Anderson endured at the beginning of his career a quarter of a century ago.
While his early days at Lancashire impressed observers, no one could have predicted he would finish his career as one of all-time England greats.
His rapid propulsion from Burnley CC to the World Cup stage was followed predictably by a backlash of scepticism.
New to the media carousel at the time, it was entirely natural for the young fast bowler to be shy.
He was drafted into England's one-day international side that winter before he even possessed a county cap.
Throughout his career, Anderson has remained more interested in playing the game than serving his own ego.
Anderson recognised his greatest strength even at that early stage as being able to come back stronger.