Anderson rolls back the years on return

JAMES Anderson took three wickets in his first T20 match for 11 years as Lancashire beat Durham at at the Banks Homes Riverside on Sunday night to claim a third consecutive Vitality Blast North Group win.

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The 42-year-old former England seamer had not played a sprint-format match since the Red Rose faced Warwickshire at Edgbaston in August 2014.

But, having retired from international duty, Anderson returned with a bang by returning figures of three for 17 from four overs to help Lancashire limit the hosts to 150 for six.

Michael Jones hit 55 before Jack Blatherwick’s single from the final delivery then took Lancashire home by four wickets to condemn Durham to their first defeat in the 2025 competition.

Jimmy Neesham was the pick of Durham's batters, unbeaten on 40 off 25 balls.