Jimmy Anderson set to retire from cricket as Lancashire opt against renewing contract

England bowler may have played last game at age 44Lancashire tell Anderson he does not fit their plansJimmy Anderson is expected to call time on his remarkable career at the age of 44 after being told his contract at Lancashire will not be renewed for next season.A change of direction is under way at Old Trafford after the club finished second-bottom of Division Two in this year’s County Championship and failed to get out of the group stages in both men’s white-ball competitions. Continue reading…

Jimmy Anderson is expected to call time on his remarkable career at the age of 44 after being told his contract at Lancashire will not be renewed Jimmy Anderson is expected to call time on his remarkable career at the age of 44 after being told his contract at Lancashire will not be renewed for next season. A change of direction is under way at Old Trafford after the club finished second-bottom of Division Two in this year’s County Championship and failed to get out of the group stages in both men’s white-ball competitions.

Richard Kenyon has since arrived from Nottinghamshire as Lancashire’s new chief executive and hired Paul Farbrace from Sussex as director of cricket. While Farbrace does not officially start until next month, the pair informed Anderson on Monday that he does not feature in their plans, as first reported by the Times. Anderson had been on season-by-season contracts with his boyhood club following his retirement from England duty in 2024, and captained the first team in their most recent campaign.