James Anderson took six wickets before lunch in Lancashire’s County Championship match against Nottinghamshire, eight days before his farewell Test appearance for England.
Anderson had figures of 6-19 as he ripped through the Notts batting line-up, taking all the wickets to fall in the morning session in Southport as the visitors reached 74-6.
It is the first match the 41-year-old has played all summer as he gears up for the first Test against West Indies at Lord’s on 10 July.
That will be the 188th Test of his career – having made his debut in 2003 and taken 700 wickets, the most of any fast bowler in Test history.
