Overview
- The 43-year-old fast bowler received the knighthood at an investiture at Windsor Castle conducted by the Princess Royal.
- Anderson is England’s leading Test wicket-taker with 704 and ranks third all-time behind Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne.
- He last played Test cricket in 2023 at Lord’s against West Indies and has continued domestically with Lancashire.
- His 2025 county season ended early after a side injury following six Rothesay County Championship appearances.
- He is reported to be in talks with Lancashire about extending his playing career into the 2026 season, while the same ceremony honoured 10cc’s Graham Gouldman (MBE) and BBC economics correspondent Dharshini David (OBE).