List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by James Anderson
In cricket, a five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and only 45 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. James Anderson, an English cricketer has taken 28 five-wicket hauls in international cricket. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Anderson has played 151 Tests and 194 One Day International matches for his country, and has taken 584 and 269 wickets respectively. He was honoured with the NBC Denis Compton Award for "The Most Promising Young Player" in 2002, and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named him one of their cricketers of the year in 2009. In 2013, former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram described him as "the best bowler of this era".
Anderson took a five-wicket haul on his Test debut in 2003 against Zimbabwe at Lord's Cricket Ground; he took 5 wickets for 73 runs, a match England won by an innings and 92 runs. In July 2010, he took five-wicket hauls in both innings of a Test match against Pakistan at the Trent Bridge. In total he took 11 wickets for 71 runs in the match, his best bowling figures in Test cricket. He took another pair of five-wicket hauls at the same venue, against Australia in the first Test of the 2013 Ashes series. Anderson's career-best figures for an innings are 7 wickets for 42 runs against West Indies at Lord's Cricket Ground, in September 2017., he has taken 28 Test five-wicket hauls at 11 cricket grounds, and has taken four five-wicket hauls each against Australia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.
Anderson made his ODI debut against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 2002–03 VB series, a match England lost by 89 runs. His first ODI five-wicket haul came in November 2009 at the St George's Oval, against South Africa, a match England won by 7 wickets. His career best performance of 5 wickets for 23 runs in the match earned him the man of the match award. Anderson has taken two five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket.
Making his first Twenty20 International appearance in 2007, Anderson has yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format. His best performance in T20I is 3 wickets for 23 runs, against the Netherlands at Lord's Cricket Ground during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20., he is ninth overall among all-time five-wicket haul takers, and second in the equivalent list for England.
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
| Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
| Runs | Number of runs conceded |
| Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
| Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
| Econ | Bowling economy rate |
| Result | Result for the England team |
| One of two five-wicket hauls by Anderson in a match | |
| 10 wickets or more taken in the match | |
| Anderson was selected as man of the match |