James Anderson will captain Lancashire for the primary time in skilled cricket when he steps in as skipper for the membership’s subsequent two County Championship fixtures.
England’s all-time main Check wicket-take, 41, will deputise for Marcus Harris, who has returned to Australia for the delivery of his second baby.
Anderson will lead Lancashire – who sit second backside of Division Two with 5 attracts and two defeats from seven video games – in opposition to Kent in Blackpool from Sunday after which for the match versus Derbyshire in Chesterfield from June 29.
The paceman has solely performed one Championship match this season – taking 5 wickets within the residence conflict with Derbyshire – after lacking the early rounds attributable to a calf pressure.
Anderson has, although, bagged 10 wickets in 4 Vitality Blast matches for the Pink Rose county, with three-wicket hauls in opposition to Worcestershire, Northamptonshire and Durham.
He’ll turn into Lancashire’s third red-ball captain this time period, after Harris and Keaton Jennings, with the latter quitting after the membership’s poor begin to the season.
Interim head coach Steven Croft, who’s in non permanent cost following the departure of Dale Benkenstein, stated of Anderson to BBC Sport: ” It’s thrilling for him and us.
“He has captained only once and that was in a pre-season tour T20 game in Dubai so it will be nice for Jimmy and nice for the lads. He has obviously got a lot to offer on and off the field.
“Will probably be a proud second for him. It’s not clearly all on Jimmy however it helps and his presence, significantly as captain, is an enormous enhance for the remainder of the lads.”
