Jimmy Anderson's Lancashire future in doubt as county declines new contract
Lancashire will not offer Jimmy Anderson a new contract for the 2027 season, leaving the 44-year-old's playing future uncertain after 25 years at his boyhood club.
Jimmy Anderson’s playing future is in doubt after Lancashire decided not to offer the 44-year-old a new contract for the 2027 season, first reported by The Times on Wednesday.
Anderson was informed this week that his 25 years at his boyhood club are set to end, with senior Lancashire officials telling him he will not be offered a new contract for the 2027 season and the club declining to comment. On Monday he met new chief executive Richard Kenyon and incoming director of cricket Paul Farbrace, who takes up the role on November 1.
It is unclear whether Anderson will seek another county or retire. He had intended to continue into 2027. The seam bowler claimed 50 wickets at 17.68 in 11 County Championship matches this season, in a campaign that saw Lancashire record their worst-ever Championship finish, avoiding the wooden spoon by a single spot.
Anderson is England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker with 704 wickets in 188 Tests, his final Test coming against the West Indies at Lord’s in July 2024. He subsequently served as England’s bowling coach, captained Lancashire, made his first-class debut for the county in 2002 and has a stand named after him at Old Trafford.
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