Ben Sanderson

Ben Sanderson
Personal information
Full name Ben William Sanderson
Born (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Nickname Sando
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right arm medium-fast
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
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
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 22 14 7
Runs scored 115 18 1
Batting average 6.76 18.00 –
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 42 12* 1*
Balls bowled 3,323 336 142
Wickets 72 9 14
Bowling average 22.45 42.11 11.42
5 wickets in innings 5 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a n/a
Best bowling 8/73 2/17 4/21
Catches/stumpings 3/– 7/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 September 2016

Ben William Sanderson (born 3 January 1989,[1] Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer, who was contracted to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Sanderson is an all-rounder, capable of opening the bowling. An aggressive batsman and fielder, 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 CCC 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]

References

  1. ↑ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  2. ↑ "Yorkshire Secure Young Talent". Yorkshireccc.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Chris (23 September 2016). "Ben built for success at Northants". The Cricket Paper.
  4. ↑ "WELCOME ON BOARD BEN!". NorthantsCricket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Wright, Matt (15 September 2016). "Ben Sanderson tears through Gloucestershire to end Northants' season in style". Northampton Herald and Post. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Dobell, George. "Defiant Northants dig deep to lift T20 prize". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ben Sanderson: Northamptonshire seamer signs new three-year deal with club". BBC Sport. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

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