Who is James Anderson? England cricket legend and guest on Play To The Whistle - all you need to kno

JAMES Anderson is England's most successful bowler of all-time having broken a whole range of records over the years.

But do you know about the 34-year-old's work outside of cricket? Here's the low-down...

Who is James Anderson?

James Anderson is a cricketer who plays for both Lancashire and England.

A pacey bowler, he has gone onto make over 120 Test match appearances since making his England debut in the 2002/03 season.

He has also been involved in over 200 One Day internationals taking over 250 wickets.

His career started at Burnley cricket club before moving to Lancashire where he made his debut in 2002.

It quickly became obvious that Anderson would rise to the very top and in 2003 Anderson became the youngest player to take a hat-trick for Lancashire. Just a week later he made his Test match debut against Zimbabwe.

What has James Anderson achieved in cricket?

Anderson is currently the sixth highest Test wicket-taker of all time having taken 21 Test and two ODI five-wicket hauls.

On February 11 2016 he received an OBE, for his services to cricket, at Buckingham Palace.

Anderson is the first English bowler to reach a 400 wicket-haul in International Test Cricket.

He is also ranked No.1 in the ICC Test Bowler's Rankings.

In July 2016 Anderson became the first seamer to take 50 wickets against all other seven major test playing nations.

Does James Anderson have a family?

James Anderson has wife of 11 years named Daniella Lloyd.

He met the model in 2004 whilst on England duty in London and married her two years later in a church in Hale.

They have two daughters together - Lola Rose and Ruby Luxe.

What is James Anderson's net worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, James Anderson is worth around £6.5million.

His main income comes from his contract with the English board, his menswear brand and modelling.

He has a yearly income salary of around £800,000.

What media work has Anderson done?

James Anderson became the first cricketer to model for Attitude, Britain's biggest-selling gay magazine, in September 2010. His aim was to help kill off homophobia in cricket.

Anderson has also presented a show on BBC Radio 5 Live called Not Just Cricket which was nominated for Best Sports Programme at the 2013 Radio Academy Awards.

He's also due to appear as a guest on the third series of Play to the Whistle, currently airing on Tuesday nights on ITV.

What is Anderson's fashion range?

James Anderson has his own fashion range called The James Anderson Collection.

He started the venture in 2012 stating that he would like to be 'the first cricketer to become a designer.'

He launched his own menswear brand in late October 2014 and even released a watch in 2015.

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