Media[edit]

Anderson became the first cricketer to model naked for Attitude, "Britain's bigg
est-selling gay magazine", in September 2010. He stated "if there are any gay cr
icketers they should feel confident enough to come out because I don't think the
re is any homophobia in cricket."[10]
Alongside former cricketer Graeme Swann and BBC Radio 1 radio presenter Greg Jam
es, Anderson hosts a cricket-themed radio show on BBC Radio 5 Live, "Not Just Cr
icket". The radio show was nominated for Best Sports Programme at the 2013 Radio
Academy Awards.
Domestic career[edit]
Anderson made his first-class debut for Lancashire in 2002; he played 13 matches
and took 50 wickets at an average of 22.28, including three five-wicket hauls.[
11] He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award for Lancashire's most promising y
oung County player in the 2002 season.[3] In 2003, Anderson became the youngest
player to take a hat-trick for Lancashire, just a week before his Test match deb
ut against Zimbabwe; it was the first hat-trick at Old Trafford in eight years.[
12] In a match against Worcestershire in May 2004, Anderson recorded his maiden
first-class ten-wicket haul.[13]
2005 was Anderson's first full season for Lancashire. He was propelled into the
England side soon after his Lancashire debut and had returned to rediscover his
form after winter tours with England where he had spent the majority of his time
on the sidelines, and when given a chance for England he often bowled poorly du
e to a lack of match practice.[14] He finished the season with 60 first-class wi
ckets at an average of 30.21 and 27 one day wickets at an average of 22.00.[11][
15]