Seamer takes five-wicket haul within opening eight overs at Emirates Old Trafford to reach landmark
Anderson, the most-prolific fast bowler in Test history, went into the game on 995 wickets in all red-ball cricket and, after the first day and a half was washed out, wasted no time in snapping up another five-for with the new ball.
Kent middle-order batter Heino Kuhn was the man to go as Anderson reached the 1000 mark, edging a trademark outswinger through to the keeper to cue the celebrations.
The last seam bowler to reach the mark was Andrew Caddick in 2005.
Bowling from the end of the ground that bears his name, Anderson claimed a wicket in each of his first three overs. England team-mate Zak Crawley was caught in the slip cordon, as was Jordan Cox, before Ollie Robinson edged to Dane Vilas behind the stumps – all three of them victim to perfectly pitched outswingers.
Jack Leaning resisted for a few overs, before being lured into sending another edge to Rob Jones in the slips, and Kuhn went in Anderson’s next over – giving the 39-year-old figures of 7-5-3-5. He then added two more as Kent slipped to 34 for 8, before a relative rally from the lower-order, took them to 74 all out on the stroke of tea.
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