Overview
- The contract keeps England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker with Lancashire into his 44th year, stretching a professional career that began in 2001 toward 25 seasons.
- Anderson retired from international cricket in 2024 but featured heavily in 2025 across formats for Lancashire following a brief England coaching stint he later left to focus on playing.
- He took 17 wickets in six County Championship matches at an average of 24 and returned to T20 after a decade, helping Lancashire reach Finals Day.
- Having captained Lancashire in red-ball cricket during 2025, Anderson said he will help develop the group and support Croft as the club targets promotion and trophies next year.
- Director of cricket performance Mark Chilton hailed Anderson’s 2025 impact and dressing-room influence, with his legacy underlined by the renaming of Old Trafford’s Pavilion End in his honor.