England’s James Anderson has topped the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers for the first time in his career after bowling his side to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test in Chester-le-Street on Monday.
Anderson took three for 36 and five for 58, and, in doing so, has leapfrogged team-mate Stuart Broad and India’s Ravichandran Ashwin into the coveted number-one position. He now leads Broad by 15 points and Ashwin by 13 points.
Anderson is the fourth England bowler to top the bowlers’ table since Ian Botham first achieved this feat in 1980.
In the batting table, England’s Moeen Ali has achieved a career-best ranking.
The left-handed batsman scored 155 not out, his career-best score in 25 Tests, which helped England to declare its first innings at 498 for nine. For this achievement, Ali has earned 82 points that has lifted him 12 places to a career-high 35th position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen.
Australia captain Steve Smith is the number-one ranked Test batsman, followed by Joe Root of England and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson.
In the all-rounders’ list, Ali has gained one place and is now sixth, just one point behind team-mate Ben Stokes. Ashwin is the number-one ranked all-rounder.
BELOW ARE THE DETAILS
ICC Test Player Rankings (as on 31 May, after Chester-le-Street Test)
Batsmen (top 10)
Rank Player Team Pts Ave HS Rating
1 ( – ) Steve Smith Aus 925 60.18 936 v Eng at Lord’s 2015
2 ( – ) Joe Root Eng 878 54.46 917 v Aus, Trent Bridge 15
3 ( – ) Kane Williamson NZ 868 49.23 893 v Aus at Perth 2015
4 ( – ) Hashim Amla SA 860 51.45 907 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2013
5 ( – ) Younus Khan Pak 826 53.94 880 v SL at Lahore 2009
6 ( – ) AB de Villiers SA 818 50.46 935 v Aus, Port Elizabeth 2014
7 ( – ) Adam Voges Aus 811*! 95.50 811 v NZ, Christchurch 2016
8 ( – ) David Warner Aus 800 50.06 880 v NZ at Perth 2015
9 ( – ) Angelo Mathews SL 784 49.25 877 v NZ, Christchurch 2014
10 ( – ) Misbah-ul-Haq Pak 764 48.89 842 v NZ at Abu Dhabi 2014
Bowlers (top 10)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts Avge HS Rating
1 (+2) James Anderson Eng 884! 28.33 884 v SL at Durham 2016
2 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 871! 25.39 871 v SA at Delhi 2015
3 (-2) Stuart Broad Eng 869 28.37 880 v SA, Johannesburg 16
4 ( – ) Yasir Shah Pak 846*! 24.17 846 v Eng at Sharjah 2015
5 ( – ) Dale Steyn SA 841 22.53 909 v WI at Centurion 2014
6 ( – ) Ravindra Jadeja Ind 789*! 23.76 789 v SA at Delhi 2015
7 ( – ) Trent Boult NZ 757 29.14 825 v Eng at Lord’s 2015
8 ( – ) Josh Hazlewood Aus 741* 25.77 792 v WI at Hobart 2015
9 ( – ) Morne Morkel SA 724 29.33 776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
10 ( – ) Vernon Philander SA 717 22.08 912 v Ind, Johannesburg 13
All-rounders (top five)
Rank (+/-) Player Team Pts HS Rating
1 ( – ) R. Ashwin Ind 406 419 v WI at Mumbai 2013
2 ( – ) Shakib Al Hasan Ban 384 419 v Zim at Khulna 2014
3 ( – ) Stuart Broad Eng 294 382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
4 ( – ) Vernon Philander SA 275*/ 376 v Aus at Cape Town 2014
5 (-1) Ben Stokes Eng 269 /* 276 v SA at Centurion 2016