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| Full name | Ben William Sanderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 1989 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Yorkshire (squad no. 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Northamptonshire (squad no. 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 14 May 2008 Yorkshire v Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 25 April 2010 Yorkshire v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,31 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ben William Sanderson (born 3 January 1989 [1] ) is an English first-class cricketer. He is a seam bowler,capable of opening the bowling,and an aggressive batsman and fielder.
Sanderson began his career with Yorkshire County Cricket Club he made his first-class debut for Yorkshire,against Durham,at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street,on 14 May 2008. In September 2011,Yorkshire announced that Sanderson was being released by the county. [2] He then spent time playing minor county cricket for Shropshire,club cricket for Rotherham Town and working as a builder. [3]
On 18 July 2015 Sanderson made his return to first-class cricket playing for Northants against Derbyshire,and later signed a two-year contract to play for Northants. [4] During the 2016 season,he took 55 first-class wickets at an average of 21.89,including career best figures of 8/73 against Gloucestershire in September. [5] He was also on the victorious side in the Twenty20 cup,taking 3/31 against Durham in the final. [6] He was rewarded for these performances with a new three-year contract. [7]
