- 42-year-old retired from England duty last July
- Anderson knighted in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours
Jimmy Anderson is to be awarded a knighthood for “services to cricket” a year on from the final Test of his record-breaking England career.
Anderson was widely tipped to have his previous OBE upgraded after retiring from international cricket last summer and on Friday was the only sportsperson to feature in the resignation honours list of former prime minister – and cricket fan – Rishi Sunak.
Written by Ali Martin
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