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England's Broad completes 500 wickets in Test cricket

The 34-year-old paceman became just the seventh bowler to reach the landmark, and only the second Englishman

AFP
July 28, 2020
England's Broad completes 500 wickets in Test cricket
England's Stuart Broad celebrates the wicket of West Indies' Roston Chase. — Reuters

MANCHESTER: England's Stuart Broad took his 500th Test wicket when he dismissed the West Indies' Kraigg Brathwaite lbw at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

The 34-year-old paceman became just the seventh bowler to reach the landmark, and only the second Englishman.

The only bowlers with more than 600 Test wickets are a trio of former spinners — Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (800), Australian Shane Warne (708) and India's Anil Kumble (619).

The only seamers ahead of Broad are his long-time England new-ball colleague James Anderson (589 wickets) and Australia's Glenn McGrath (563) and the West Indies' Courtney Walsh (519), both of whom are retired.


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