Dropped by Lancashire after 25 years, England great Jimmy Anderson is not retiring and will captain and co-own the Napoli Knights in a T10 event.
Jimmy Anderson is not ready to walk away. England's all-time leading Test wicket-taker has found his next challenge after Lancashire confirmed this week that his contract will not be renewed following 25 years at the club.
At 44, Anderson has shown no appetite for a farewell tour. Some athletes want to leave at the peak of their powers. Anderson, like tennis star Andy Murray, seems happy to keep going for as long as his body will let him do what he loves most: dismissing batters.
The news of Lancashire's decision was not followed by a retirement statement. Instead, the one-club man posted a clearly irritated message on Instagram and then went quiet while he weighed his options. One of those options turned out to be a T10 cricket tournament in Rome.
That move is now confirmed. Anderson will lead the Napoli Knights for 12 days next month, and he will even take a co-ownership stake in the franchise. It is an unexpected next chapter for a bowler whose stubborn streak has driven the biggest moments of his career, and it suggests the Anderson story is still being written.
