Overview
- The 43-year-old fast bowler received the insignia of a Knight Bachelor from the Princess Royal during Tuesday’s investiture at Windsor Castle.
- Anderson retired from Test cricket in July 2024 after 188 caps, finishing with 704 wickets as the most successful pace bowler in Test history and third overall.
- He continues to play for Lancashire and is in talks over a one-year extension that could keep him on the county’s books in 2026 after a side injury curtailed his 2025 season.
- He was the only sportsperson named in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours, which formally conferred the award earlier this year.
- Lancashire Cricket shared photos celebrating the moment, as Anderson joined a select group of English cricket figures previously knighted, including Sir Ian Botham, Sir Geoffrey Boycott, Sir Alastair Cook and Sir Andrew Strauss.