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Playing on for Lancashire: England great James Anderson (Glyn KIRK)<\/p>\n
England great James Anderson took two wickets for Lancashire on Saturday, nearly a year on from his emotional Test farewell at Lord’s.<\/p>\n
The most successful fast bowler in Test history, with his 704 wickets a record for any England cricketer at that level, Anderson had not played a competitive match since his international swansong against the West Indies at Lord’s last June.<\/p>\n
The 42-year-old has since worked as a bowling consultant with the England team, while also repeatedly insisting he still had something to offer as a player<\/p>\n
Anderson signed a new one-year deal with his native Lancashire earlier this year, but missed the first five games of the County Championship season with a calf injury.<\/p>\n
He needed just 18 balls on Saturday, however, to get back among the wickets, with Anderson dismissing Caleb Jewell.<\/p>\n
After Lancashire — who started this round of matches bottom of the Second Division, having yet to win a Championship match this season – posted 458 all out before tea on the second day, cheers rang round Old Trafford when Anderson’s name was announced to open the bowling at the James Anderson End.<\/p>\n
He had a tough start, with Anderson driven for three boundaries in his third over.<\/p>\n
But switching to around the wicket, he bowled Jewell with a ball that clipped the top of off stump.<\/p>\n
Anderson struck again when David Lloyd edged behind to wicketkeeper Matty Hurst.<\/p>\n
The veteran paceman finished the day with figures of two for 24 in five overs, with Derbyshire 112 for four in their first innings at stumps — a deficit of 346 runs.<\/p>\n
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