Jimmy Anderson takes 1,000th first-class wicket: county cricket – as it happened

James Anderson took seven for 19 to become the first Lancashire bowler to reach 1,000 wickets since Ken Higgs in 1968 9.03pm BST Fanciful? Metronomic. Absurd! Jimmy Anderson grasped his 1,000th first-class wicket in a startling spell of bowling that dismantled Kent’s batting in less than a session. His seven for 19 was a masterclass in what Anderson does best: a glorious medley of balls that seamed and swung, hooped and wavered.With the skies suitably glowering, Kent, for reasons best know