- West Indies planned a guard of honor for James Anderson.
- Run out celebration threw the plan into disarray.
- Anderson took 2 wickets despite not batting.
The West Indies cricket team had arranged a guard of honour for England’s James Anderson at his final Test match at Lord’s, but the plan was not executed.
The intended tribute to Anderson was interrupted by the celebration of a run out, which drew the players away from their positions.
Mikyle Louis achieved a run out against Shoaib Bashir and celebrated with his non-playing squad member brother Jeremiah at the boundary.
Consequently, when Anderson entered the field, which is 230 meters across from North to West, most of the team was not in proximity. Nonetheless, Captain Jason Holder did manage to offer a handshake to Anderson, who is 41 years old and ranks as the third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.
“We had planned to give him a guard of honour before his batting,” West Indies bowler Jayden Seales shared with the media.
“However, the celebration for the run out led us down to Swiss Cottage, making it challenging to arrange the guard of honour for him. Fortunately, Jason was able to greet him.”
Anderson didn’t get a chance to bat as England concluded their first innings with a lead of 250 runs at 371, but he later added two wickets to his record, bringing his total to 703, while the West Indies finished the second day at 79 for 6.
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