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| Full name | Benjamin Thomas Slater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1991 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Slats, Slatsy [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Leeds/Bradford MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Southern Rocks (squad no. 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | →Nottinghamshire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | →Leicestershire (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 31 March 2012 Leeds/Bradford MCCU v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 6 October 2012 Southern Rocks v Mashonaland Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,24 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benjamin Thomas Slater (born 26 August 1991) is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. Slater is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Chesterfield,Derbyshire.
Slater was educated at Netherthorpe School,before studying Sport and Business Management at Leeds Metropolitan University. [1] While attending the university,he was selected to play for Leeds/Bradford MCCU,making his first-class debut in the team's inaugural first-class match against Surrey at The Oval in 2012. He made a second first-class appearance for the team in that same season against Yorkshire at Headingley. [2] He was also a member of Derbyshire's squad for the 2012 season. [3]
In April 2022,in the 2022 County Championship,Slater scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket,with an unbeaten 225 against Durham. [4]
Slater scored a List A career best 164 against Surrey on 4 August 2024. [5] [6] He was named Nottinghamshire One-Day Cup player of the year for the 2024 season [7] and was rewarded with a new three-year contract in December that year. [8] [9]