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Legendary former England fast bowler James Anderson is aiming to play in The Hundred for the first time after entering the draft for this year’s tournament.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 42-year-old retired from Test cricket last year and has signed to play county cricket for Lancashire in the coming season.<\/p>\n
England’s all-time leading wicket-taker has now made himself available for The Hundred and will be part of the draft on 12 March.<\/p>\n
Anderson entered the auction for this year’s Indian Premier League, but went unsold.<\/p>\n
He has not played white-ball cricket of any kind since a One-Day Cup semi-final for Lancashire in 2019.<\/p>\n
Anderson’s last T20 match was in a losing effort for the Red Rose in the 2014 final of the Blast against Warwickshire.<\/p>\n
Like his long-time England new-ball partner Stuart Broad, Anderson has skipped The Hundred since its inception in 2021, mainly in order to preserve his fitness for Test cricket.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n