Decoding England’s bowlers with the most Test wickets at Edgbaston, Birmingham

James Anderson – 52

James Anderson, who retired from the sport after the first meeting at Lord’s, is Edgbaston’s most successful bowler.

Conformable ESPNcricinfoAnderson played 14 matches and picked 52 scalps at 24.28.

In addition to two four-wicket innings, he claimed three five-wicket innings with a best of 6/47.

Versus Windies at Edgbaston, right-arm pacer Anderson claimed seven wickets at 15.14 (2 matches).

Stuart Broad – 49

Former England ace Stuart Broad was a menace at Edgbaston for the opposition batsmen. Right-arm pacer Broad has played 11 matches here, collecting 49 scalps at an average of 23.81.

He took three overs with four wickets and a wicket. His best performance was 5/86.

Against the West Indies, Broad played one match here, taking five wickets, including a three-wicket haul (3/34).

Fred Trueman – 39

Former England legend Fred Trueman made his presence felt at Edgbaston. He played in 7 matches here and managed to claim 39 scalps at 20.46.

Remarkably, he took four four-wicket hauls and three five-wicket hauls with a career best of 7/44.

Against the Windies, the right-arm fast bowler played two matches here, taking 16 wickets at 14.06. He managed two five-wicket hauls.

Ian Botham – 29 years old

Former England all-rounder Ian Botham collected 29 wickets at Edgbaston from nine matches at 37.48.

He took a four-wicket haul and two five-wicket hauls with a best performance of 5/11. Against the Windies, Botham took just one wicket from his solitary match against them in Birmingham.

He managed figures worth 1/127 from 34 overs in the only innings he played.